Earlier this week I shared my deep dark seamstress secret with all of you….hee! Yes, I had and overflowing mending basket. You read that right, I had an overflowing mending basket. As of today it is done, done, done-zo! As I went through the pile I was pleasantly surprised to find that much of the girth was…
As you all have probably figured out by now I have a large and ever-growing vintage fabric stash that I often rummage through, but rarely cut up and use. Actually, I guess lately I have been going for it and using some pieces here and there. But it has taken some time for me to get here and to…
I typed “Goals” with an “S” at the end, but it’s really just one goal…a pretty big one, though. I really want my “In Box” to be empty. Just like anyone with a skill, trade or some kind of service that they provide to others, when it comes to my personal mending basket, I am…
I am currently working on some tweaks in my own wardrobe for the fall and winter. As I mentioned earlier this week, I shopped The Clothesline Consignment Sale and I did manage to come home with a few things to help revive my closet. Most of what I purchased will end up being altered in some…
Just wanted to plug the latest clothing consignment sale here in the Richmond, VA area. The Clothesline Consignment Sale is said to be one of the best in and around Richmond, so I encourage everyone to come check it out. I dropped off a pile of my own items this morning and then stuck around…
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…
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