Our computer crashed and burned, so i can't blog until we buy a new one.  I'm realizing this past week how much I use the computer, and we're on the look.Which stinks because I have a lot of awesome projects to share.  I've been building like crazy and mixing some sewing in there too.   So stay tuned and hopefully we'll be up...

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The previous owners of our home left a bunch of junk on one side of our house.  I've actually been using quite a bit.  But this bench actually started as the supports for a lattice box that surrounded our patio. We took it all down when we moved in, except for the posts to hold our shade sails. So we threw all these...

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Thank you for all the support of my new maxi dress pattern these last few days.  I appreciate it so much and hope to see some of the new dresses in the flickr group hopefully!  I can't wait to see the new variations and creative uses of fabric and sheets.   on a side note.... I've realized summer is winding down and I...

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I haven't quite finished the Maxi Dress from a Vintage Sheet pattern.  We ended up going camping this week and it didn't get done as I'd hoped.  In the mean time, we had one last niece project we whipped out. ____________________________________________________________ The 80s Baggy Tee Last week my nieces and I went shopping.  They pointed out shirts they liked--baggy, loose tees that reminded...

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Monday I took my visiting nieces to the mall.  We were looking in American Eagle and saw cute boxer shorts.  They had lace on the hem and I told the girls if they liked them, we could make them a lot cheaper then buying. So we went home and they ended up picking this Justice League superhero print.  So I thought lace would...

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I've been sewing a butt-load of dresses to sell the full pattern with extra variations for the yellow maxi dress from a vintage sheet.   Making patterns are a lot of work, especially women's clothing having to take into consideration regular sizes, then adjustments for the bust, and then height. But things are coming together and I hope to have it available this week!!Here are a...

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My husband, Rhett and I recently celebrated our 7th wedding anniversary.  It's kind of crazy we've been married that long.  It seems like not long ago I was falling in love with him and doing really embarrassing things when he was around. We don't really celebrate each other's birthdays, and don't even do much for Mother's/ Father's Day, but anniversaries are big for...

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