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A Pile of Goodness
I took this picture this afternoon, interrupting the Weekend Craftbonanza to capture this beautiful shot of the sun shining in on some of my new fabric. (And yes, I am still quite smitten with the new camera.)
Read MoreIt’s Not A Craft Exactly
It burns me that I haven’t had a good craft post for a while but the whole rest of my life is keeping me rather busy. But It Is On this weekend. I have a long list of things to make and I won’t stop until I get them done. I am even bringing in the reinforcements (under the guise of hemming her jeans – ha ha). To compensate for my lack of crafting, I did a little internet shopping, including investing in a fancy new camera. I took the new baby out for a test ride last night and took this lovely shot. So here is a little eye candy until this weekend’s craft explosion gets documented. ...
Read MoreI Got the Tag!
By Amy the DINK A: Attached or Single? AttachedB: Best Friend? There are a couple of special ladies out there that get that title. You know who you are.C: Cake or Pie? cake cake cake cakeD: Day of Choice? Lazy SundaysE; Essential Item? My sewing machineF: Favorite Color? It is impossible for me to pick favoritesG: Gummy Bears or Worms? Bears, especially the pineapple ones. MmmmmmH: Hometown? Uptight, small, suburban town in ConnecticutI: Indulgence? A fancy new cameraJ: January or July? July ’cause it’s my birthdayK: Kids? Does a ten year-old gray cat count?L: Life isn’t complete without? Good friends sharing good food and great wineM: Marriage date?...
Read MoreQuilt Action Shots – Part III
So I got to see the Quilt for A Grown Up Gal in action on Sunday when I was invited over for way too much wine and some very tasty fondue. There was a lovely soup and salad, but really, the fondue was quite the winner. Why am I not eating fondue every night? I digress. Here are some great action shots of the quilt in the OLDM’s newly painted apartment. It looks terrific with her artwork and her eyes. ; ) The OLDM was nice enough to take some self portraits that are just wonderful. She even tried to emulate some of the other babies on the blog by chewing on the corner of the quilt and striking a happy baby pose, but because she might have a career in politics one...
Read MoreA New Trick
So I figured out how to make make up bags this weekend. I don’t know where the deep rooted fear came from but I had been resisting this idea for a long long time. I found a great tutorial on Craftster.org that calmed my fears and by yesterday afternoon, I was in business. The dimensions for the makeup bag in the tutorial were smaller than what I wanted so I swallowed my fear of math and adjusted the pattern to make a larger bag. The smaller one is 7″ x 4″ and the larger one is 8″ x 5″. The smaller one is perfect for going in a purse, while the bigger one is just right for holding your daily make up. ...
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