And Now…The Dress

I finished my new dress just in time to wear for Easter, and now days later, I am finally posting it here. Here’s the sketch of the design.  It’s considerably different than what I originally had in my head, because in my head I was thinking of a different fabric that I thought I had.  I went fabric shopping, fell in love with a different fabric and pumped out this design inspired by the new fabric. ...

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Easter Bunny! Chocolate!

To celebrate Easter, here’s the life cycle of a Lindt Dark Chocolate bunny. Presenting the bunny. Unwrapping the bunny. First bites. The head is gone, the rest will follow. This has been the life cycle of a Lindt Chocolate bun...

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Just Several Pretty Lace Accessories…

Finally some crafts from my list to show off.  Still have more to do before Easter, but at least these are complete and ready to share. I bought this pretty off-white floral print fabric for a particular project and I thought it would be great to use some of it for a small simple purse too.  One that I could wear with tons of different outfits instead of just that particular project. I made this bag roughly...

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Up to Thirty Five

I realized that with Easter fast approaching as well as spring and then summer, I have plenty I want to sew/make.  I of course made a list of these things I want to make, but I realized I haven’t posted it here yet. So here’s my latest to-do list: Craft Project List #35: dress hair accessories small bag pins clips doll clothes video Seven projects and about half of them need to be done by Easter.  Eek! ...

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Purple and Lace

The bad news, this post is unbelievably late, like several weeks late.  The good news, I finished all the projects on my list. First up.. …a laptop case. This project is actually a bit of a substitution on my list.  I intended to make something to “cover” something else, but this became more of a priority. I found myself needing to replace my laptop computer (one of the reasons this post is late) for a larger...

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