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WHEN THE SEWING MACHINE IS OFF

When the sewing machine is off… I decide I need a trim.  And that my trim needs a trim.  And then to just go ahead and give myself a boy hair cut.  I had a pixie to begin with… but now it’s SHORT, people.  And yes, I do cut my own hair, because I’m cheap.  […]

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CRAYON STUFFIE

With this project, your child will create a stuffed toy of their own imagination. It’s fun for them to play with their creation, but even more special as a keepsake later on. I’ve loved seeing some of the darling crayon stuffies so far.

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HER $41 WEDDING DRESS

My sister recently got married, and this, is the story of her semi-handmade wedding dress. She had asked me and her mom to go wedding dress shopping with her (aaah).  After a few days of local bridal shops and looking through pattern books, we still hadn’t found that perfect dress.  She was describing her dream […]

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TAPERING YOUR OWN PANTS

I buy all of my clothes at thrift stores. The thing is, it can be tricky finding secondhand pants that, well, fit. That being said…

I have this pair of pants that made me feel like I was 14 again, trying on my long pants after a summer of shorts and an unknown growth spurt. I love a great pair of ankle pants, but these weren’t a great pair of ankle pants. So for months and months, and months I rolled each leg up twice, in an attempt to hide the floodwater-flair. Psssh, I should have tapered these bad boys a looooong time ago. Maybe you should too.

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WHEN THE SEWING MACHINE IS OFF

When the sewing machine is off… I’m showing my girls a picture of their daddy during his work days, just to see the way they giggle and squeal about him!  I know the feeling, ladies. The house gets messy, messy, messy, and I take a shower to procrastinate picking up. You may find me bashing […]

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