27 Haziran 2012 Çarşamba

Duct Tape Coozies for the 4th of July!

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{Happy early 4th of July Everybody! Patti Wallenfang, Leisure Arts designer and creator of all the cool duct tape projects in our craft pattern books—Go Crazy with Duct Tape and Just Duct Tape It!, is back again today as a guest blogger here on Everyday Life at Leisure! Check out her fun idea for making patriotic coozies for your 4th of July celebration!}Get out the red, white and blue duct tape! Time to get ur “patriotic” ON!I know you are probably planning some fun things to do for the 4th of July, and I’m sure being outdoors is in there somewhere. Swimming, havin a cook-out, goin to watch the fireworks, maybe even camping!? Don’t forget the bug spray!Another thing you’ll want to have is a drink “coozie” to keep your beverage of choice COLD!And, of course, this coozie should be made of duct tape to reach the ultimate level of “Coolness”...Here’s a picture of some that I made.God Bless America! Besides the duct tape, I also used some stick-on foam stars and some sparkly garland. Adds a really festive touch, don’t you think? As I always say, it’s all about the shiny stuff! If you are going to be with a whole gang of people, putting your name on ur coozie is a great idea. That pretty much eliminates the chance of someone else’s cooties getting on your drink! Hahaha!To make the coozie with the personalized star, stick some duct tape on a piece of non-stick foil (get it at the grocery store by the reg. foil...Super great for duct tape crafts). Trace or draw a star on the tape, cut out and then peel the foil off the back of your shape. Sam Patriot, u have a sticker!Stick it on ur coozie and write ur name on it with a permanent pen. As a joke, I like to write “not yours” on my coozie. Well, it’s NOT! This always makes people laugh. I write that on my luggage tag, too...
Learn to Make Duct Tape CooziesSo, to make the coozie, follow the instructions from my Just Duct Tape It book or watch my free video—Learn to Make Duct Tape Coozies. Lots of other cool ideas in the book, too. Check it out. Now that you already have the patriotic duct tape rolling, make some patriotic flip-flops if you have time. Or a tote bag, or a hat, or a flower, or a...Have a great 4th of July! Be safe with your sparklers and eat a bratwurst for me....L8r!

National Quilting Day, Saturday 19 March 2011

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It took a non-quilter genealogist to bring "National Quilting Day" to this gal's attention. Thanks to our friend Thomas MacEntee who keeps tabs on all sorts of things including Geneabloggers and GeneaPress. Somehow, he manages to find out about doings over at the website for The National Quilting Association, Inc. as well. KUDOS!
My good excuse is that I've been busy working my quilt blocks up for the Genea-Quilters 2011 Block Challenge to benefit the Southern California Genealogical Society's Jamboree scholarship fund.
The National Quilting Association's website encourages us to "Build Your Own Log Cabin for National Quilting Day 2011" Download the free pattern here, and check out other free patterns while you are visiting the site.
JUST what I needed was a national holiday to celebrate quilting! Now I am sure Mr. Myrt won't mind my observing this special day by diligently quilting away, while he take his woodworking class.







Free Motion Quilting Suggestions from Cracy Mom Quilts

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A few weeks ago, I discovered the Crazy Mom Quilts blog. Her color work continues to inspire me.

But useful to perhaps many of you will be Crazy Mom's ideas for Free Motion Quilting. I've tried this, and have several practice squares, which in and of themselves would make a kewl quilt.

AmandaJean's post includes a video, and lots of practical advice.


Have you done any free motion quilting? Just curious how you overcome that "bending" needle issue.

Jo Arnspiger's Confederate – Mississippi Flag pattern

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GREAT! Another block for the  Genea-Quilters 2011 Block Challenge, this one from Jo Arnspiger. Harking back to her Confederate ancestry with this beautifully executed Mississippi Flag pattern (a blue background with white star) Jo writes:
My father’s family were almost all from Mississippi and Alabama. I choose the dark blue background and white star block pattern which represents the first flag flown by Mississippi in 1861 when they seceded from the United States. This flag was never officially adopted but was raised over the capital building and inspired the song “The Bonnie Blue Flag”.  See: Free Union and Confederate Quilt Patterns, ( by Judy Anne Breneman.
My great great grandfather Henry Stephen Archer Sr. served in the 32nd Mississippi Regiment from Mar 1861 through 1864. Sometime in 1864 he was reassigned as Chaplain for the 41st Mississippi Regiment. Copies of some of his military papers indicate President Davis was instrumental in approving his reassignment to the 41st Regiment as Chaplain. 

I have recently discovered the existence of the personal diary of Henry S. Archer for the years of his service in the Confederate Army. A microfilmed copy of the diary has been ordered through  Interlibrary Loan. Can’t wait to get my hands on that.
 

John Samuel Smith, a brother of my great great grandmother, Elizabeth Hurt Smith, also served in the 32nd Mississippi Infantry and died in battle 15 May 1864 in  Georgia. My great great grandfather, Joshua Atwood Tilton, enlisted in Co. D, 8th Regiment Alabama Infantry 10 May 1861. He was discharged 23 Oct 1862, having suffered a severe gunshot wound to the arm, leaving him with little or no use of the arm. He was a railroad engineer before the war and apparently continued that occupation after his discharge.


THANK-YOU Jo, for sharing your quilting talents, and for the stories about the service of two second great-grandfathers, and your second great-grand uncle. How very special to find the diary of one of these soldiers. Perhaps you can transcribe it for a series of blog postings? Just thinking...  ;)
So, DearGenea-Quilters, remember the  Genea-Quilters 2011 Block Challenge runs through 15 April 2011. We're going to raffle the resulting quilt at the Southern California Genealogical Society's Jamboree on Saturday, 11 June 2011 at the Marriott Burbank Conference Center. Proceeds will be donated to the Society's scholarship fund for the 2012 Jamboree.

Leah Day's free-motion quilting tutorials

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Wiggly Woven Lines is one of many Free Motion Quilting videos offered by Leah Day on YouTube. I am SERIOUSLY considering ding the  365 Days of Free Motion Quilting Filler Designs Project. Even if I take time off to attend genealogy conferences and the week-long studies at Samford this year, I'd certainly know a lot more about free motion quilting when I got done.



Although Leah has a website, the Free Motion Quilting Project was so big, she devoted an entire blog on the topic.  http://freemotionquilting.blogspot.com. There's advice about maintaining consistent lines and improving your sewing machine setup.


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25 Haziran 2012 Pazartesi

Leah Day's free-motion quilting tutorials

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Wiggly Woven Lines is one of many Free Motion Quilting videos offered by Leah Day on YouTube. I am SERIOUSLY considering ding the  365 Days of Free Motion Quilting Filler Designs Project. Even if I take time off to attend genealogy conferences and the week-long studies at Samford this year, I'd certainly know a lot more about free motion quilting when I got done.



Although Leah has a website, the Free Motion Quilting Project was so big, she devoted an entire blog on the topic.  http://freemotionquilting.blogspot.com. There's advice about maintaining consistent lines and improving your sewing machine setup.


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Fat Quarterly Shape Workshop for Quilters: 60 Blocks + a Dozen Quilts and Projects!

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Publishers Weekly (03/19/2012):
A quartet of quilters started Fat Quarterly, an online magazine for quilters who respect tradition and support modernity. Although Bruecher hails from Germany, Jones and Greenberg from the U.K, and Adams from the U.S., the Internet allows them to form a bee as if living in neighboring hollows. In their colorful book, they exploit the guiding principle for their e-zinea sharing ideas and inspiration for creative projects with the wider, online community, but they focus their creativity on shapes, from squares and rectangles to circles and polygons. The patterns range nicely from simple nine patches (Jonesa aBook of Stampsa) to a complex octagonal horological background (Bruecheras aTickety Tock Clocka). Each pattern includes a list of materials and instructions with illustrations for cutting and assembly; many patterns, complete with templates, offer hints or background from the designer. Their colloquial writing suffers from mistakes in grammar as correctable as toe-catchers in quilting; jargon (afussy cuttinga) is defined in the section on quilting basics, which offers beginnersa instruction or expertsa refreshment. (May) Copyright 2012 Reed Business Information.
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Hat Shop: 25 Projects to Sew, from Practical to Fascinating

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The latest installment in our popular Design Collective series features over 25 hat projects from contemporary designers all over the world, each hand-selected for their freshly sewn flair and skilled millinery work. Ladies and gents, boys and girls what will you tip from the top of your head? A bonnet, a cap, a cloche, a tam? Projects include other adornments for your crown, such as headbands, fascinators, and scarves. From playful to practical, sassy to sophisticated, there is something for everyone to make and wear any day, every day.
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Baby Times: 24 Handmade Treasures for Baby & Mom

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Everything the modern baby needs (and mommy too) for party time, playtime, quiet time, or go time.Stitch up some of these imaginative and practical designs, and the days will be a little easier for both mom and baby. Marcea Owen and Janice Liljenquist, founders of Abbey Lane Quilts, bring you 24 projects including quilts, bibs, diaper bags, soft toys, and so much more, using fresh, modern fabrics. Choose from a variety of unique colorways, embellishments, and skill levels. Get creative with coordinating projects to make great gift sets get more oohs and aahs at every baby shower!
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Gemstone Settings: The Jewelry Maker's Guide to Styles & Techniques

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If there ever was a book subtly designed to seduce readers into a jewelry-making career British artist Young's is it. And if slipcased with her first book, The Workbench Guide to Jewelry Techniques (2010), it would be half of an excellent map to the workings and how-tos of the business. Its four sections Introduction to Design, Gemstone Directory, Techniques Directory, Reference are packed with information. The first sets the stage by zeroing in on contemporary practices, inspirations, and outsourcing, with lots of jeweled examples (who could resist one tongue-in cheek beauty called Glue Ring, in which Philip Sajet carves the ring's shank from rock crystal, molds the stone in gold, then joins the two with adhesive?). More than 30 groups of gemstones, from the hardest (diamond) to artificial stones, are the focus of section two; expect lengthy but highly instructive blurbs to include information on availability, synthetics, and care. By far the largest and most critical set of information is the third section's presentation of five different types of techniques, which are not only explained but also extraordinarily well illustrated. Section four is filled with data about conversions, stone shapes, templates for settings, a glossary, and lists of suppliers and services, further reading, and galleries, fairs, and organizations. Glorious color photographsa real visual distraction to those just being introduced to the artpopulate every page of this tome. Sparkling, and with substance.(Reprinted with permission of Booklist, copyright 2012, American Library Association.)
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24 Haziran 2012 Pazar

More Fabric Art Collage: 64 New Techniques for Mixed Media, Surface Design & Embellishment Featuring Lutradur(r), Tap, Mul Tex

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In this follow-up to her bestselling first book, Fabric Art Collage 40+ Mixed Media Techniques, Rebekah Meier inspires you even more to stretch the boundaries of fabrics, papers, and fibers. Explore more than 60 new surface-design techniques with 7 richly layered projects. Learn how to combine creative processes like resists and image transfers with unique surfaces, embellishments, and found objects to create dimensional works of art. Transform everyday materials such as batting and foil into something even more extraordinary than you ever dreamed was possible! Mixed-media artists at any skill level will find something fresh and fascinating to try.
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Gemstone Settings: The Jewelry Maker's Guide to Styles & Techniques

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If there ever was a book subtly designed to seduce readers into a jewelry-making career British artist Young's is it. And if slipcased with her first book, The Workbench Guide to Jewelry Techniques (2010), it would be half of an excellent map to the workings and how-tos of the business. Its four sections Introduction to Design, Gemstone Directory, Techniques Directory, Reference are packed with information. The first sets the stage by zeroing in on contemporary practices, inspirations, and outsourcing, with lots of jeweled examples (who could resist one tongue-in cheek beauty called Glue Ring, in which Philip Sajet carves the ring's shank from rock crystal, molds the stone in gold, then joins the two with adhesive?). More than 30 groups of gemstones, from the hardest (diamond) to artificial stones, are the focus of section two; expect lengthy but highly instructive blurbs to include information on availability, synthetics, and care. By far the largest and most critical set of information is the third section's presentation of five different types of techniques, which are not only explained but also extraordinarily well illustrated. Section four is filled with data about conversions, stone shapes, templates for settings, a glossary, and lists of suppliers and services, further reading, and galleries, fairs, and organizations. Glorious color photographsa real visual distraction to those just being introduced to the artpopulate every page of this tome. Sparkling, and with substance.(Reprinted with permission of Booklist, copyright 2012, American Library Association.)
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Custom Knits Accessories: Unleash Your Inner Designer with Improvisational Techniques for Hats, Scarves, Gloves, Socks and More

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"Custom Knits Accessories "is the third book in the Custom Knits series by acclaimed designer Wendy Bernard. While the first two books focused on techniques for customizing top-down sweaters, this one showcases the ever-popular quick-knits: hats, scarves, gloves, mitts, socks, and more. Each of Bernard's 25 sassy-chic patterns offers specific ideas for customization--from switching out yarns to personalizing fit and style details--and fun, glamorous photographs show off the finished pieces. Also included are formulas for knitting all types of accessories without a pattern, using a single body measurement as a starting point. In true Custom Knits style, Bernard encourages knitters to unleash their inner designer every step of the way.
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Paper Made!: 101 Exceptional Projects to Make Out of Everyday Paper

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Publishers Weekly (03/05/2012):
Repurposing diva Terry transforms trash to treasure, fashioning newspaper, wallpaper, or plain old paper headed for the garbage into beads or bangles or headboards. A merchandise manager for Anthropologie and a crafter, Terry has transformed playing cards into lampshades, and an abandoned roll of raffle tickets into a coffee-table conversation piece. An avalanche of catalogues can become a cavalcade of crafts: the aRing around the Rosy Vasea is constructed of pages woven from advertising usually destined for refuse. Paper maps become passport covers or origami birds on a string for a childas nursery. The process may appear tedious at times, with instructions to cut 100 paper strips, but they are well worth the payoff of drink umbrellas from paper scraps and papier-mache pinatas bursting with treats. Family heirloom letters fashioned into a bridal barrette may not be to everyoneas taste, but with a gum wrapper or 200, you can be a jeweler on a budget. (Apr.) Copyright 2012 Reed Business Information.
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30-Minute Bracelets: 60 Quick & Creative Projects for Jewelers

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We live in a hurry-up world-so busy crafters will find these quick, inventive ideas for creating spectacular jewelry a godsend. The newest entry in the popular "30-Minute Series" offers 60 exciting designs for bracelets, bangles, and cuffs, all featuring easy-to-follow instructions with no more than ten steps. Showcasing everything from pink pearls and sterling silver to nontraditional and repurposed materials, these varied projects are fresh, fantastic, and fun.

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Leah Day's free-motion quilting tutorials

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Wiggly Woven Lines is one of many Free Motion Quilting videos offered by Leah Day on YouTube. I am SERIOUSLY considering ding the  365 Days of Free Motion Quilting Filler Designs Project. Even if I take time off to attend genealogy conferences and the week-long studies at Samford this year, I'd certainly know a lot more about free motion quilting when I got done.



Although Leah has a website, the Free Motion Quilting Project was so big, she devoted an entire blog on the topic.  http://freemotionquilting.blogspot.com. There's advice about maintaining consistent lines and improving your sewing machine setup.


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Pop Knitting: Bold Motifs Using Color & Stitch

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"Celebrated author Britt-Marie Christoffersson has studied color and texture in knitting for more than 25 years. Pop Knitting showcases her intensive work, demonstrating how minimal ingredients can be combined in seemingly endless ways to create striking, graphic knitted fabrics. Using a variety of innovative stitch manipulation techniques, this book explores how to construct highly textured fabrics and gorgeous knitted strandwork. You'll also learn how to create knitted fabrics with holes, pleats, double-fabrics, and more. Knitters of all skill levels will love the projects and inspiration Christofferson presents and the aesthetic masterpiece of Pop Knitting will have the most advanced knitters eager to experiment. Bright color dominates throughout this exuberant book, making simple patterns boldly stand out. Discover vibrant color, in-depth instruction, and artful inspiration that have ruled Christoffersson's work and life. Pop Knitting promises revolutionary knitting results. "--

Mod Podge Rocks!: Decoupage Your World

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Mod Podge hasn't changed much in 45 years, but crafting tastes have. Anderson (modpodgerocksblog.com) has assembled a variety of home decor, accessory, and holiday projects that bring this iconic sealer from the macrame-planter era to the modern age. Standouts include a necklace made with candy wrappers and a stylish clock using washi tape and scrapbook paper. VERDICT Younger crafters will enjoy Anderson's fresh approach, and those who remember the 1970s will be pleased to see the return of an old favorite.

Making Wire Jewelry

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Get wrapped up in "The Absolute Beginners Guide: Making Wire Jewelry," the fourth book in the successful "Absolute Beginners Guide" series. This user-friendly wireworking primer takes readers through the basics of wire types, tools, findings and more. Then it's on to progressive, fun-to-make projects designed to teach fundamental techniques and build confidence every step of the way. Wireworkers will learn how to open and close jump rings, make head pins and earring wires, create wire spirals, wrap, coil, and more! Variations for each project give readers the chance to experiment with many techniques. Aspiring wireworkers will learn, practice, and reinforce skills with a rewarding result: fun, wearable wire jewelry!

Made to Play!: Handmade Toys and Crafts for Growing Imaginations

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From musical instruments to building blocks and wooden animal figurines, the projects in this book are meant to encourage open-ended play. Overall, the projects are meant to stimulate imagination, build confidence through success and enjoyment, and enhance the bond between family and friends through the creation of unique, artistic handmade toys and crafts.

21 Haziran 2012 Perşembe

Merry Belated Christmas!

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I hope your Christmas was as awesome as mine turned out to be. There were plagues running rampant through my relatives house so we had to change plans very last minute, which just about killed me. I thought I was going to lose it when I didn’t know where we were going and it was the 23rd. Then 2 of my kiddos started throwing up the 24th. By Christmas all the kids were down and out with the flu.
As sick as everyone was I barely noticed. We had fun, Santa still brings toys to kids who are out of town and sick, and I had a ton of helping hands to make it that much easier for me. Not how I planned it to go but considering all that was going on it couldn’t have gone any better. I love it when things just work out anyway! Sorry to everyone that got sick or will. Not the gift I meant to leave!
I did manage to have a little fun before we left. Ashlyn and I made these for her school party earlier in the week-
00cupcakesNorth Pole cupcakes found here.I eeked out a little sewing time to make a gift for my little sister. She’s a chocoholic cupcake baking maniac. She told me she liked purple and lime green, which I don’t have a ton of but found a cute stripe that worked. I cut the cupcake out with my super fantastic cutter and sewed it on. Fast, cute, and easy.00apron00apronpocketDenim apron tutorial found here.
Then I heard that my sister wasn’t going to do Christmas jammies for her kids- blasphemy!- and I’m a freak and wanted them to have a pair to open like everyone else so I spent 2 hours whipping these up the day before we left. I know, not the warm fuzzy winter jammies I would have liked to make them but my mom reminded me they wear shorts and flip flops in the snow so I wasn’t worried. Time wise these were the fastest to make. I’m making a bunch more for my girls for summer!

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So by now my house was a total disaster so I thought, what the heck- why not really have some fun so I made all my sisters kids some pillowcases to go with their jammies.
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The pictures are cruddy, trying to pack and wait for the right lighting conditions don’t really go together but they really did turn out just as I hoped. They definitely look better in person though.
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And then… yes, I had more projects, but this is the sad ending to my super long post. The projects I wanted to love the most, the ones I devoted the most time to, the two I was sure were going to be a hit and my sister in law and mom were going to love- didn’t turn out! I spent weeks spray painting and sanding but they just got uglier and uglier until I ran out of time and had to cop out with a gift certificate and a promise to get it done before next year.  It’s the thought that counts though right? Not to mention I’m going to have an entire year to gussy them up. I didn’t even start 3 projects. So much for a project free Christmas ;o).
The flu has left the building and so will all the old toys, outgrown clothes, the tree, and anything else I can get my hands on today. It felt great to sew stuff again so now all I want to do is clean clean clean to have room to make more sewing messes! Spring dresses are calling my name.
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Must.Keep.Folding

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Like so many people I started out the new year with a couple of goals. Not really resolutions because I looked it up and it’s a firm decision to do or not to do something. I don’t like deciding anything, especially firmly. I want to focus my efforts on a few things. Slowly. I want each day to be better than the day before. I won’t accomplish anything if I bite off an entire year at a time firmly. One little thing at a time one day at a time. I can do that!

There’s just one hang up. I’m     s   l   o   w    .  It takes me forever to do anything.

I thought to start I should clean up my sewing space and organize my fabrics. Fabrics are happy and it’s something I like to do so I thought it would be a great place to start. Get a little organized so it doesn’t look like an chimp sews in my room you know. 

I love the way fabric shelves look when they are stacked like mini bolts and you can see everything. I thought I would give it a go.

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NO ONE told me how painful it is. It’s brutal. They look nice, especially when they are tipped the right way in my shelves but holy guacamole. This took me a week of folding while Jakey was napping. This is one tote of fabric- I have more taking over my living room.

I won’t fold it all. I can’t fold it all. I will die. If I wasn’t such a control freak I would pay my kids to fold it for me. The only thing that makes this somewhat bearable is that it beats the heck out of folding laundry. I think I need to make some dresses this weekend before I pull out another tote just so I won’t have to fold any more than I have to. If you see a rash of dresses cropping up around here you’ll know why ;o).

I’m going to wrap up in a blanket tonight, sip some hot chocolate, and fold until I hate me some fabric designers and super duper sales and vow to never buy a single yard again. Have a great Thursday!


Shabby Apple dress giveaway!

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While I’m plugging away at a few projects I thought now would be the perfect time for a giveaway! With Valentines day right around the corner who doesn’t need a great new dress?
Dresses from Shabby Apple
Shabby Apple has a great site filled with amazing women’s dresses, little girls dresses, even maternity dresses and swimwear.  I love the vintage inspired styles, especially this navy blue Champs Elysees dress and the super cute scalloped Red Fox dress. I would go into the woods more often if I had a dress like that.
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The one thing I’m always on the look out for though is a really cute little black dress. I found this black Boogie Woogie dress and loved it.
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Today I get to give away this dress to one of you lucky ducks! Here's what you have to do to get your hands on your very own Shabby Apple Boogie Woogie dress.
To Enter- Go now to Shabby Apple on Facebook and "like" them, then come back and leave a comment on this post letting me know you did.  If you don’t want to do the Facebook thing, no prob. Just head over to Shabby Apple and tell me what dress is your favorite. That's it!  One entry comment per person please.
The Nitty Gritty- The giveaway will go until Thursday Feb. 2nd and the winner will be announced on Friday the 3rd.  You must have a US shipping address and there will be no exchanges for the winning dress.
Shabby Apple is also graciously giving my readers a 10% off coupon code! Just use code everydaychaos10off at checkout. Just in time to find a new dress for your hot valentines date ;o). I’m a sucker for a sale, but hurry this code is good for 30 days only.Have a fantastic weekend and good luck!Pin It

Little old lady and her new dress

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Ms. Ashy pants turned 10 ten days ago. That’s practically 12. Then 18. Then 26.  It seems like just last year I was telling Cody over breakfast that I thought the baby was coming that day and he assured me she wasn’t. I’m positive it was last summer that they announced over the golf course that Mr. Baxter needed to go home- his wife was having a baby.  He barely made it. Well maybe not barely since she came 3 hours later but I was right and she came. That’s what counts when I tell the story.

Cinched up dress

We celebrated and I allowed her to get older again. I need to stop doing that.

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I’m in a dress making mood lately so I let her go first since she was the birthday girl. She picked a really easy style and we got it done last week. She’s not fond of frilly gathered numbers anymore. A part of me cried when she stopped liking tutus and pink wasn’t her favorite color anymore. Then I realized how fun it is to sew more grown up styles in bold prints. Thank goodness she still likes bold. Can’t cut me off cold turkey!

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I guess that happens when you get so old. You start wanting more grown up things to wear.

cinched up dress back

It’s just a simple cut around dress with a cinched up waist but to her it was the dress that made her feel 10. I get it. I’ll gladly support her new wardrobe choices as long as I get to keep making them and she still wants to wear them.

Love that Ashy girl.

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