From the monthly archives: March 2010

wardrobe refashion: the first of many t-shirts

By On March 16, 2010 · 2 Comments

You know you’re getting old when the phrase, “They don’t make them like they used to…” creeps into your conversations. But seriously, can someone explain to me how my Gap t-shirts from college are still going strong almost 20 years later, but t-shirts from the past few years are falling apart?

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once and awhile i buy something new

By On March 15, 2010 · 8 Comments

I know it might be shocking to some, but this weekend I actually bought a brand new piece of clothing. Yesterday was Liberty of London’s Target debut. I have to admit that I was a little underwhelmed at the selection. Until I saw this cute dress for my daughter, that is. [...]

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my daughter’s first necklace

By On March 12, 2010 · Leave a Comment

Thank you to everyone who commented about their creative time of day. I’m encouraged that so many of you find the morning hours so productive. I’m definitely going to give it a try. I even went to bed early last night! Of course, that might have had something to do with the major destash and [...]

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my creative space

By On March 10, 2010 · 6 Comments

I’m spring cleaning in my creative space today. Three bags of fabric and craft goodies are going to my friend Sarah, who gave me the yarn from last week. I also packed up three bags of clothing that I had planned to upcycle into something else. That’s going to

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what’s the most creative time of your day?

By On March 9, 2010 · 10 Comments

I love the wee hours of the morning. Some of my fondest memories are from my little apartment in Baltimore staying up until 2, 3, or 4 a.m. just drawing, reading or listening to music.

Summertime was my favorite. I lived right in the middle of Mt. Vernon’s night life: restaurants, bars, dance clubs. [...]

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wardrobe refashion: pj pants to nightshirt

By On March 8, 2010 · 5 Comments

When I was at my craft weekend away, one of my friends was serging a nightshirt for her daughter. Another friend was making dresses out of t-shirt scraps. I blame them for this crazy idea: a nightshirt out of a pajama top and bottom scraps.

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wardrobe refashion: lollipop shirt

By On March 5, 2010 · 2 Comments

My daughter was absolutely devastated that her lollipop shirt had gotten too small. (Yes, devastated—three-year-old drama is so… dramatic!) So I did what any sewing mama would do: appliqué.

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my creative space

By On March 3, 2010 · 7 Comments

I am becoming known as the Master Unraveler. A friend of mine had two knit tablecloths, but didn’t know how to take them apart. They were seamed together, ruffled and hemmed with elastic. I took the first one from this:

to this:

In my creative space today, I’ll be [...]

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another garden scarf!

By On March 2, 2010 · 9 Comments

This was a gift for one of my daughter’s friends. The colors are so beautiful, it was hard not to keep it for myself! I decided to make it out of cotton because Spring is right around the corner. (Really! It is!) I hope she gets a lot of wear out of [...]

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my weekend

By On March 1, 2010 · 1 Comment

Last week, my husband and daughter were both sick. I repeated this mantra over and over: I will not get sick. I will not get sick. I will not get sick.

IT WORKED!

I spent a lovely weekend with friends. You can read all about it over at julie-k. In the [...]

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