Simplicity 5914
Monday, February 4th, 2008 Posted in sewing, skirt | No Comments »This is one of the skirts that brought back the seamstress in me after more than a decade. I was a little nervous to sew again; for many years I had only sewn hems, lots of pillows and a picnic blanket...but ...
My hips don’t lie
Saturday, February 2nd, 2008 Posted in sewing | No Comments »When I was a kid, I loved making my dolls dresses and fancy skirts, furniture, houses, etc, etc. Doll's clothes were extremely expensive for someone without an allowance (and a bit hard to find in a small-town-third-world-country setting) so there ...
Mum-o-rama: the making of.
Saturday, January 26th, 2008 Posted in Flowers, Wedding, crafts, general crafts | 3 Comments »Well, we already discussed how I liked the pomander balls....now here is how they were made: 1. Beheaded LOTS of mums! 2. Went glue gun CRAZY! Nah, seriously, these are the changes that I made to the pomander idea:
Mum-o-rama!
Wednesday, January 23rd, 2008 Posted in Flowers, Wedding, general crafts | 1 Comment »Picture this: September, 2007; a beautiful hot summer in Philadelphia. Leaves were starting to turn beautiful golden colors but the weather remained around 70's. In our little garden, tomatoes were still being harvested; the basil was giving up and the eggplants ...
We LOVE burgundy.
Wednesday, September 5th, 2007 Posted in crafts, hobbies, paper crafts | No Comments »So once we had a basic idea for the invitations (burgundy, square, with a ribbon accent that would prove to be useful and small cream-colored contrasting LOVE* embossed square) we started to play.
Brainstorming is better done in two.
Monday, August 13th, 2007 Posted in crafts, paper crafts | 3 Comments »After looking at a few pictures of invitations (you can use Flickr.com, Knot.com or WeddingChannel.com to find images that inspire you) I found one that we both liked. It was square, it had a ribbon holding the "extra" paper inserts ...
R.S.V.P. – Reserved Savings Vanish (in) Paper
Saturday, August 11th, 2007 Posted in crafts, paper crafts | No Comments »So what do you do when you walk into a Center City stationary shop that shall-remain-unnamed and are given a quote of $500 for 100 wedding invitations? If you're me, you thank the person and walk out. Then, later ...