Posted in Life, children's projects, embroidery, family, heirloom sewing, sewing, sewing for babies, tagged crochet, Add new tag, heirloom sewing, sewing for babies, baby bonnet, burp clothes, applique baby kimono on July 7, 2008 | 1 Comment »
There are a lot of babies soon to be born, in our family and a lot of friends as well. So, with this in mind I am trying out a few different things. The first topic being an area that I have wanted to get back into for a long time…. The Handmade Dress’ Samantha [...]
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I finally finished baby Jake’s hat, it is a really cute pattern It took me awhile to get through this, I had to concentrate, on the pattern. It was not hard at all, it was fun and quick when I was alert and non-drowsy. It did not help that Christmas was in full swing.
I made [...]
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Posted in Handmade Christmas!, completed projects, embroidery, knitting, sewing, tagged elf, embroidery, Handmade Christmas dolls, Handmade Christmas!, sewing on December 3, 2007 | 2 Comments »
Happy December! The time is drawing near. In the spirit of all things Elfie, I have taken inspiration from many places….Here and here (this one really got me going!!)and I know there are many more. Anyhoo, I took my inspiration and focus to come up with …
Eloise~ the Elf!!
We think she is kind of special!
She [...]
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Thank you to Allsorts!! This elf pattern almost made me fall down. Love it! Here is my tribute to the wee little elf.
I love the simpleness of this shoe, I love the little felt bobble on the toe, and I love the little embroidered flowers. I see this as gift potential for the ladies at work.
Go [...]
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We had a wonderful start to our Saturday today. Daughter #1 made us a delicious treat. They were so good they would make you slap your mamma, no joke they rocked! I think this sort of a treat is perfect for our seasonal food. Great job Sara!
Next, daughter #2 created an artwork inspiration~
The artist showing her [...]
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So, I have gotten a little behind on my wadrobe refashion projects… here is the leftover linen tablecloth from GW
I started out using a pattern, but for some reason my brain could not get it together. SO, after I struggled for a bit, I cut out lining from some pink cotton and sewed it all [...]
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Quick little update on my embroidery attempt. I used the embroidery work and created a few borders of stash fabric to create a pillow. I backed the pillow in a chocolate suede type fabric leftover from a previous project.
Loving fall right now!
Surprise lilies popped up after our last recent rains..
This rose is Martha Gonzales, [...]
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Posted in embroidery, sewing, tagged embroidery, sewing on September 28, 2007 | 3 Comments »
Here is a quick little update on my embroidery project…
I made a little pillow using the embroidery work and pieced together pieces of a border from stash fabric. I used some crochet trim for pillow ties.
I used many tones of brown to honor fall…
Loving fall right now!
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Because fall is upon us and to me that mean leaves will soon be raining down upon the garden. I choose to not bag my leaves instead I use them for mulch. I love leaves and so do the worms! I believe in feeding the soil and so in honor of what is to be [...]
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Black gold for my garden. I love fall and I love to prepare my garden for rest. While I live in the south, we do have severe winters we do have dormancy for most plants. I love to use what nature gives me. Leaves are a real winner. They provide wonderful insulation for plants, they [...]
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