My son is a little artist. He loves to draw and paint and build sculpture out of everyday objects. I like to try to incorporate some of his work with things that I do and make. I picked up this fun kit from Dharma Trading Co. a couple of months back and I finally got […] Read more…
I just got these great new books (well, new to me)! Some of them have been around for a while. Heather Ross’ Weekend Sewing (which let me tell you, I don’t know how many times I’ve checked this out of the library – or how much late fees I’ve paid on it because I wanted […] Read more…
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I know it’s July and hot out! I haven’t gone nuts. But I did finally dig out this project and finish it. I didn’t like how the zipper turned out the first time and so it got stuck under my pile until I could get another zipper (the right color) to replace it with. The […] Read more…
I loved this picture when I first saw it. It’s of my husband, his brothers and their father when he was younger. I wanted to do something special with it. I used gel medium and affixed the image to it (see how to do it here). After removing the paper, I sanded it to age […] Read more…
Have you joined the ice cream dress social? It’s hosted by One Flew Over and Badskirt. I’ve never sewn an Oliver + S pattern and what a great excuse! My little girl lives in dresses. The ice cream dress is too cute. Check out the great photos in the Flickr group with all of the […] Read more…
