I really want to make my son’s Halloween costume again this year, but I’m having trouble figuring out what would be best. Gnome- 2009 Charlie Brown- 2010 My preference for something a little offbeat has me shying away from his occasional suggestions of “Thomas (the Tank Engine)”, “Elmo” and “Shrek”. I don’t think he really even…
I see so many wonderful fabrics online, in stores, on blogs, that darn Pinterest!..that I thought I would start sharing some of my favorites. This one is new from Anna Maria Horner, it is part of the Loulouthi Needlworks group and is called, Crossing Paths. Dapper Persian Tumeric Visions Spa Basically the fabric patterns are all made…
You may have spied the recent additions to my FLICKR account, which include a couple of my vintage quilts. I wrote about using them to decorate and quiet an echo chamber hallway in my home over at Kitsch Designs. Both quilts were old and tattered when I gained position of them years ago. Rather than fixing them…
I stumbled upon this cool shop on Etsy the other day. Lilian Asterfield is a bonanza of neck adornment! The artist behind the shop is Nicole Deponte and she has re-envisioned neckties and pocket squares in the most creative way! For a while now I have been really in love with all the big chunky new necklaces,…
I have been working on a mini-makeover in our playroom/media room/exercise room/man cave space and wanted to share the window valance I made to coordinate with the other window treatment. For more information about the work-in-progress mini-makeover please head over to Kitsch Designs for all the details. This is another one of those projects where…
Collecting vintage textiles is something I have been doing since I was in high school and I use them in many of my projects. Once in a while I go through my ever-changing stash to either get inspired or to find a color match for something I am working on. And, every so often I…
This is a FABULOUS new project post by Erika Kern, over at Craftstylish! I have not been sharing much specifically about embroidery lately, but I have been using it on many of my recent projects. (All photos are from the artist’s post at Craftstylish.com) I am definitely going to incorporate some embroidered buttons into a…
A while back I wrote about trying to come up with cute kid’s toys and gifts that could be sewn. Not only did I want to create something interesting and fun, but sometimes sewing can help keep the cost down to you while making something priceless for someone else. My two-year old son’s friend was the…
Today’s Featured Seller on Etsy is Molly Goodall who owns the shop Little Goodall. I had noticed her cute animal coats in the past and was super excited to see her feature this afternoon. (Photo taken from LittleGoodall.etsy.com, and shot by http://www.bellinipics.com) I mean REALLY, could this be any sweeter? She also makes some very…
If you have not already stopped by this blog you have to check it out. Coletterie is the blog of Sarai Mitnick, Owner and Designer of fabulous patterns named Colette. Whether you are just starting out or are super advanced, you have to check out her gorgeous pattern shop. Everything is well labeled so you can find…
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