tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23257498176849108892012-01-24T12:36:07.907-05:00pretty crafty things in a modern world, and then some.Sarah McClellandhttps://profiles.google.com/103551251601572989189noreply@blogger.comBlogger2451100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2325749817684910889.post-54285688807929263682012-01-24T12:36:00.000-05:002012-01-24T12:36:07.919-05:00

So, I decided that sewing lots of long straight lines to make my quilt was so 2011... And I might have found a really fun, modern take on a 9-patch I really enjoy. It is a woman's prerogative to change her mind, you know... There are a crazy number of tutorials already out there, and if you stay tuned, you'll get one from me too! Here's the one I'm using... The English Geek's Disappearing Nine

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2 reasons I haven't posted much: 1. Finals 2. These two:  Mom and Brother. I have been sewing, so more adventures soon! SLM

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... has been a mantra for a while now. I am currently taking a 30-minute break to stand in line at the post office to pick up mailing supplies so that I'll be able to send things to my mom and brother for Christmas, and thinking of all the things I would rather do tonight and tomorrow morning instead of writing papers and exams. Lovely how that works out, isn't it? But. I have motivation in the

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I'm hoping for a China-Free Christmas.  Here's some of the progress. Mom's gift.  Has been decided upon, and I'm soooo psyched about it, because I think she'll really enjoy it.  However, she reads so I won't write.  I'm still hoping to persuade her to spend Christmas in my home (AHEM, Mama, pleeeease say yes?) so I can see her open it.   Jewelry Sets: Well, much like my sewing, I get the

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I am not buying a single pre-made, straight-from-a-big-box-store decoration for my home for Christmas. There, I said it, so it MUST be true.  Right? I did buy things… An angel to hang over my nativity (Ten Thousand Villages, an amazing Fair-Trade store) A citrus garland from Columbia (Ditto) A tree stand (bought at the local Ace Hardware) And I have a few things… Christmas balls

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Gwen and the calendar (Can you believe it’s the middle of November??) got me thinking Christmas... And I AM making gifts.  There isn’t, in my humble opinion, a substitution for handmade things or carefully chosen things… and if I give gifts, I give these kinds of things. Yes.  I have started.  I have necklaces and earrings for many of the ladies in my life.  The boys will get baked goods.  My

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Online, Whipstitch Fabrics is home of Sewing Buddies and many other great forums.  And some amazing classes and tutorials.  And a creative and ever-changing blog.  A great Etsy store.  But, as I am an Atlantan of sorts, I finally made it to the brick-and-mortar store, friends!  And boy, am I glad I did, even though it’s waaaay after I mean to.  It’s so great.  I can’t wait to have an excuse to

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I had to do a closet switch, FINALLY.   This is a great thing, friends... Fall temperatures have necessitated the pulling out of sweaters and jackets  and made vests feel appropriate once more... Have I shared how much I love vests?  I do, I really do... But we'll talk about that later.  Let's go back to categories. As I was thinking about my categories, I felt the need to show you guys

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When real life hits, escaping to the land of ribbon and lace and fabric, glorious fabric, will often make everything better. Well, I'm counting on it.  Reality bites every so often, and now is one of those times.  So, to keep my sanity and update my fall wardrobe, I'll be sewing along with a 6-piece wardrobe! They have top and bottom suggestions, but I see some dresses happening in addition

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The Academic Wardrobe is providing the food for today’s thought.  In planning a wardrobe, you have to plan for YOUR life… and what that looks like.  So, the idea of what composes the perfect list of basics and the perfect number of things you should have off of that list of basics should get based on how you live your life.  Here are my categories and some things: -Class/weekend (4-5 days/week

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Well, it turns out that school is counter-productive to wardrobe reform.  But.  Fall is not. As the seasons change, I have a great desire for cohesion, friends.  And a touch of paring down.  Nancy’s Week 1 has been my guideline, and I really do want to work on it, it’s honestly about the time to do so right now.  I want to organize, and get control of things while it’s still warm

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It's back to school time, and I confessed to you already, I've done my shopping. Now Labor Day has come and gone, and with it a massive amount of cleaning, and it's time to talk about what came out after all of the going-in that happened. There are many schools of thought as to how much clothing a woman need own, and I'm thinking it through here in front of my wardrobe, too... And I've decided

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Home Dec sewing really isn’t as bad as I thought it would be… lots of getting things ready and measurements before I sew a bunch of straight lines.  The hardest part?  Getting to it.  I washed dishes to avoid it this afternoon.  Seriously.  And if you know me in real life, you know how much I ABHOR dishes.  But you know what?  I bit the bullet.  Sitting cut out and pinned are the covers for

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Well, there really is a good reason to be late sometimes.  Being home and hugging my mama? Qualifies.  She gives the BEST hugs. Right.  Wardrobe planning. There are soooo many websites that will try to tell you about how to plan a complete wardrobe, and they have merit, but who is to say what is right? Real Simple gives their guidelines here, with a list of basics by season. For me, this won't

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I confess, as I have in the past... I bought things. Not thrifted, bought. Not as spectacular as when I bought things in Turkey...But Gap and Old Navy this time. You see friends, I have not conquered pants.And it's waaay easier to go with what you know works sometimes. And so, a pair of khakis, pictured, from Old Navy(25% off) and a pair of jeans from the Gap(40% off) now call my wardrobe

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This, friends, is the Lunch Date Skirt from Spotted Moth. If you haven't looked around this website, you should. It's dreamy, wonderful sewing eye-candy and man-oh-man, what fun.... and I have an idea of how to make this cute little skirt, but time? HA! I have made an epic fail of getting summer sewing done. Life just... gets in the way. Really, Greek just gets in the way.For my sanity's

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Ah yes... That most dreaded, but necessary chore, doing any form of sewing for the home. I am not looking forward to lots of squares and rectangles, but they're coming...-bedskirt-at least 3 pillow shams, if not 5 or 7(living and bedroom)-curtains, maybe-covers for nightstandsFun times, but SO glad to have a big girl apartment to sew for!

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For the first time in a while yesterday, I flexed sewing muscles and altered a pattern to fit a very dear friend. Today, well, writing a sermon should take the front burner, and it may yet, but I'm also thinking about putting together this men's shirt, or at least reading about doing so... I don't know, though. There is a deadline involved... Which should motivate me more. It's still tough

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On the docket this past week was a big finish and 2 little ones. The big finish: My first year of Seminary. Finals are over and oh, has it been a whirlwind.The little ones: Changing a halter dress into a strapped dress. 5 minutes and 2 lines of stitching later, I can wear a real bra with this dress, and stains that were on the wrong sides of the straps are hidden now. I anticipate MUCH more

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It's official, my sewing space has been taken over by UFOs... Un-Finished Objects. While cleaning up after not for a really long time, I laid them all out nicely and photographed them... And I was kind of saddened by the numbers and types of things that need to be done. SO many of these would be so easy! -grey pants: hem-wine skirt: Buttons and a hem-McCall 5801: Collar and put it all

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So one of my dancing friends has decided we need a "code-word" for every time I have something home-made on while dancing... And the word he decided on is Luxembourg. So today, what with my last-minute-ness, I've got to finish this dress for a Luxembourg night. I'm using the pink baby rib knit from December so yay for stash consumption. It's along the same lines of the infinity dress, but

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First, we're going to play pretend... and pretend this is green oxford cloth you see on your left. Then, we're going to pretend it's the super-huge(read:17.5" neck) shirt I found at the thrift store, and not from Rusty Zipper.After that, we're going to pretend I wasn't just distracted by all of that fun vintage-ness.Now let's talk about my first refashion in toooo long. I used the

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I did make an Easter dress… From scratch, in spite of and because of my crazy schedule… I say in spite of and because of because at times, it really is a both/and thing. I sew despite being busy, and because of how busy I am, if that makes any kind of sense at all. The sewing gives a measure of sanity… It’s something that is really and truly calming… especially the things that don’t involve

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(props for the term go to The Slapdash Sewist) I confess… And I have pictures.Well, it started when I went to Hancock’s for a thing of hem tape… and it was all half off. I walked out with 4 things of trim. I meant to get 2. That’s nothing compared to the amount of damage I did when I saw the $1/$2/$3 table… I bought much of what’s now in the baby blanket stack I showed earlier this week, and

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I did more pattern alterations for this dress, which began its life as Simplicity 2580... It had a collar treatment that would have looked best in plain white with my choice of knit, but I really just wanted to sew, not shop, so I eliminated it. I also lenghtened and widened the skirt of the dress... You guessed it. For twirl factor. We're going to pretend that I took pictures of the alterations

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Well, I could finish a long-loitering UFO, McCall 5801, or I could cut into some new fabric… We’ll see. This IS Holy Week, the worst time ever for me to decide, oh, a new dress for Easter. But the one I’m working on? So BROWN… Maybe if I don’t have to buy anything. And I choose a really simple pattern. That I have. And have fabric for. Hmm… Shouldn’t be too difficult. Option from

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Although I'm at the age when everyone seems to be getting married, not yet babies, there are still family and friends who are a little older and are having children. I can think of 3 since January and 2 due this month without trying hard, and of at least 1 more before the end of summer, and that's without trying hard.That's a lot of baby showers, y'all.My mom passed down a great tradition though

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Alright, because I'm still not feeling 100%, you don't get to see my smiling face, but pictures really are looong overdue. I altered a pattern...Then, from my Frankenstein of Simplicity 4881, made this skirt out of a yard and a half of mystery black knit that came in my first-ever fabric bundle from Fabricmart. Funny how the things I bought to sew from there are still all whole pieces of fabric

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The queue is updated.... next come links.And photos are on the schedule for as soon as I do laundry and kick strep throat in the butt.

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A skirt and a dress to be more precise! From stash! Well, the bundle from Fabricmart, but that counts as stash I think... anywho, I made an 8-gore swing skirt a week ago, and could not go straight from the pattern, though I did use one. Simplicity 4881 was the starting point, but did I stop there? Hahaha... I shortened the pattern 1-1/2" right off the bat, then removed a good amount of width

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Well friends, here's the dress... I discovered the un-levelness of the hem and the unfortunate length (frame 1) after wearing the dress twice, washing, and the first full day of wear, and then shortened while levelling, so this is the finished product, lacking only a new hem, which will probably just be rolled on the serger... as soon as I find one to use for such a task. Anybody in the Atlanta

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Already, I am using this exercise as a way to do a bit of an evaluation of my wardrobe... I went to look in my closet, wondering what I could possibly wear this morning when I have had little sleep, less primp time, and still REALLY wanted to have a skirt day... And you know what I didn't have in my closet? A comfy black skirt. So you get pinstripes. Again, my me-made pieces are the happy bag

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Well, 2 outfits... one was for the day, and celebrated the return of the skirt... I wore jeans after 2 whole weeks in skirts and dresses on the first, but the weather is just too pretty for pants. My me-made items in outfit 1 are a trusty bag in a happy print that began its life as upholstery and became a beach bag... which has worked its way into all-the-time rotation when the temperature is

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"I, Sarah from In a Nutshell, Anachronism, sign up as a participant of Me-Made-March 2011. I endeavour to wear at least one handmade/refashioned piece of clothing or accessory every day for the duration of March 2011."... Already started. Today's piece? An accessory. My earrings. A darling favorite pair that a sorority sister made... Because much of my wardrobe was pre-determined. It's camp

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My goal was to sew 3 things.... and I did.The blue turtleneck was a wadder, but one well worth having, because it made this amazing chocolate knit dress I still have yet to photograph possible. I finished it, minus hems, and wore it twice. It's come through the washer and dryer without a problem, and I see it being heavily featured in my closet in the coming months. See, Atlanta has this thing.

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Well folks, the infamous Burda turtle that everybody loves is... not my favorite. For me, on me. And I've made some alterations that help with this, but my pretty grey-blue version? A wadder. One of my first. And it was supposed to be a SWAP garment, albeit not one integral to any planned outfit. At this point, I'm working on the first essential garment in the plan- the half-sleeve tneck

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First up, from basting to a garment... I've marked up the Burda tneck, and it'll be wearable, albeit not as well fitting as I'd hoped. I added some space in the first version, and I'll be taking most of it out again.After a salad, my sewing machine is moving to my kitchen table for the rest of the weekend. And oh, does it feel good to type that... I am kinda psyched. I started out my MLK

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Oh yeah! I made a sewing resolution, and no far I am well on my way to keeping it... I decided I will make 3 things a month. The goal is to complete 3 things, mostly pre-determined, every month. I am allowed to get ahead if I finish one set of things, but I really hope not to get behind.With the whole SWAP thing and kind of knowing what the months of May and June will look like in the rest of

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Before Christmas: a pageant, work at the Christmas tree lot, a formal, and Christmas Eve serviceDuring Christmas: opening presents, filling up my new sewing box from W's grandmother with supplies, and cutting out a dressAfter Christmas/this past weekend: Going to a GA youth conference and watching youth grow in God and seeing old friends again. How awesome!Now to go make use of snow day number

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Well friends, I’ve been silent, but that certainly doesn’t mean I haven’t been doing anything. The Christmas season is always busy in churches, and mine was no exception. We had an absolutely beautiful Christmas Eve service, and then I was off to W’s parents after dinner with a family from church. My Christmas gifts were things for my apartment and clothes, and all of them were things I can

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Yup, almost through. I am working on (ahem, procrastinating) a 15-page paper due tomorrow. I've made some stellar advances in laundry, and I'm sure when I get back to campus I'll make stellar advances in apartment-cleaning before the oh-my-goodness-I-have-to-do-this-now ship firmly arrives. My procrastination efforts have involved crafting, I'm sure you're excited to note. Here are some

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Today I've lived in the OT and daydreamed about the day when Hebrew will be done. And it's going to be a pretty good day. Tomorrow at noon, I'm going to walk out of Hebrew and not look at it much till February, when I start Hebrew Exegesis. (Exegesis: critical explanation or interpretation of a text in the bible or portion of the text, often using the original language said text was written in

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Okay, time for a breather and the things I am thankful for so far this month...running buddies... We are up to a 5k for our long run, and I felt pretty awesome today with my 1.5 miles, no stopping digs... YESS! But as much as I am thinking 'go me' I know I couldn't have done it without the group. I wouldn't have even made it out of bed without them!packages... OF FABRIC! I have everything

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... begin Thursday, when the first take-home is handed out.We have practice exams, and I have pages to write for classes... and translation.So, my contribution- what I offer for the week- is a queue of what will be done when I finish.1. The Burda Turtleneck, 2. draft a skirt to make a SWAPtastic tneck dress3. The suit jacket- alterations first, of course, but I'm hoping there won't be many

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So, I was given a gift of some money earmarked especially for fabric... and as I am trying to watch my spending, that suited me just fine... So I moseyed on over to fabric.com yesterday, armed with a coupon, a list for some gifts, and my SWAP plan, and promptly picked out just enough to earn myself free shipping. I'll show you what I got for me, because some gift recipients are readers, so

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I got something done.Last night I skipped out on Improv because I wanted to sew. And lo and behold, I had a skirt in about an hour. Granted, it's a muslin of the pencil skirt for my suit so I didn't do it as well as I could have, but I'm pretty okay with that. I didn't feel like I really needed the zipper and nicely finished seams to know the fit, and after holding the fabric up to the light,

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I feel like I've been planning forever... and guys, part of me really does want to just sew already. But... and you knew there was a but coming... I am missing things and now that I'm out of class, it's 9:30 and I can't think of a place that has interfacing this late at night. Or that I'd want to drive to in the ick-fest going on outside my window. So I am sitting with homeade hot chocolate

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You know what I just realized?Advent began yesterday. Wishes for the new year are not out of place- Advent IS the start of the church's year. I knew, this time last year, my life would look pretty different today, but like this? Couldn't have guessed it... I am glad it looks the way it does though. It's been tough to do, but the best things aren't always easy. Actually, the things that end up

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Cyber Monday... means a sale at fabric.com. If you need any, check it out... great coupons but they're gone tomorrow at midnight! I think I'm gonna go ahead and get lots of the fabrics I need for gifts- keeping my deal with myself and only spending the money gifted to me specifically for fabric for me on myself- over 2/3 of my purchase would be for things for other people.Go look! Go look!Today

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It didn't happen. No cutting out, no sewing, not even any blogging! But you know what? My family deserved that... bigtime. I have been so happy to take the time with them and to really enjoy them... But it WILL be back to business as soon as I catch up on some homework... Or, you know, even though I haven't. Hope all is well in your part of the world! Here are highlights and thankfuls:

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Here is my starting point for my collection: a 2 piece skirt suit in 2 fabrics. The herringbone will be the body, and the corduroy will be the shawl collar, back tab, and covered buttons on the jacket... maybe even the pockets. On the skirt it'll be the waistband. SWAP pieces all have to have something new to them... I have never covered buttons or done much in the way of jacket construction,

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I'm getting there... slowly but surely. Swing class was good, and we're going to Hot Jam, which is the optional, social side of the class, but not for long. Just putzing along! Nothing interesting to report, except for meeting a new doggy friend today.I'm also thankful. For dance. It's amazing how getting off your tush and getting moving a little can make you feel better.

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Today- Hebrew studying, a paper to finish, and a paper to startTomorrow- Hopefully time to stop being a sick kid!Some more Hebrew, my very first staff meeting, Hebrew quiz(zes), and last lunch with everyone here before the holidays start... Followed by a house-sitting walk-thru and last swing class! These have been SO much fun... If you are in the Atlanta area, check out Down South Swing. They

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Funny how draining being sick can be. And then you forget how terrible it is till you're sick again. Lots of nothing going on here. I made a red velvet cake last night, but only because it was for 3 birthdays. Otherwise I would have stayed in bed. It tasted delicious. I'm pretty sure the next baking feat will be red velvet cheesecake for a little dessert thing my mom has visions of doing...

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Alright. This is a bullet point post because I have noooo energy. I'm gonna start with the bad to end on a good note...Soul-Killing:the sheep VOLUME of stuff we have to read for all of these classesbeing away from the people I've thought of as family- my college circle is very much missed. 3-hour night classesclass sizes- I have one class with 61 people- most of my entering class.adjusting to

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Well dear readers, this week has been crazy. A couple of days ago I went to check my mail and was greeted to a mailbox overflowing with goodies... including this! BeeBee sent me the Burda turtleneck that everyone is raving about. I opened the envelope, and it was exciting to see what had everyone raving. I went to my fabric trunk to see what I'd make it in. And then it hit me. The few knits I

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A La Stitcher's Guild:Option #2:2 dresses -single pieces consisting of top and bottom that can be worn alone. My 2 Dresses: McCall 5801- the border print dress I never finished a good date night dress- most likely chocolate brown knit6 tops - t-shirts, shirts, blouses, or camisoles My 6 tops: Simplicity 2593 Burda Style Pintuck Top in white, pictured a blue linen shell, pictured a

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Leaving that in the state I did yestersay, I wonder who had already called it... And who all is reading this, and had watched me plan here or on SG... and who is waiting for me to say it's different. Do I have more time this year? No.Do I need to make time this year? Maybe. What's my motivation? Well, this is much more about Seminary and self-care, so I'll forgive you if at this point you just

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Well, I'm toying with it again this year...That's right. SWAP. I'm noticing that life is strangely different, and I think part of that is a lack of creative outlet in the way I'm used to expressing it. And part of THAT, a big part of that, is the theatrical costuming isn't happening. And so I'm not sewing. Y'all, I haven't NOT sewn for more than a month since... high school. And even then,

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I'm cutting it close again tonight. Alright. Necklace time. Here's the cast of characters. The essentials. Beads of varying sizes. Some seed beads. A clasp. Tigertail wire. Crimp beads. Some needle-nose pliers. Paper plates, at least 2. Ideal but not necessary are some smaller things to hold beads in. And we're going to pretend I have needle-nose pliers in that picture.I use an odd

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Blogger hated my photos yesterday, and this post really wouldn't have made much sense without them. Read this post as if it were Friday, because that's when I wrote everything. I am going to ask for a Mulligan with NaBloPoMo, and you'll get 2 posts Monday to make up for it! Deal? Deal.Well, with only a few entries, I told the Stitcher’s guild community and Facebook about it in the eleventh hour,

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Today is Veteran's Day. I, as a daughter of 2 military parents, am really proud to celebrate that for all that it means. As far back as we can find records, we know that there is military service in our family. And I'm REALLY proud to even consider continuing that tradition. I hope, that sometime today, you are able to say thank you to a soldier or their spouse. Sometimes people don't

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I am actually at Craft Night right now, a tradition started by Ruth, a great neighbor who opens her home to let us hang out, laptops or crafts, to commune and un-stress. And tonight, in that process, I am going to plan, because that's what I need right now. It's a great group of people, and a great mini-sabbath from studying.And a tour. Beth at Wee Pereas offered a tour of her studio today,

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It's been a while. This list was posted in 2008, and I'm gonna just talk about sewing today, because my idea generators want to hear about sewing. And, while we're on the subject, you can still comment and become an idea generator. We're in this month of stuff together, after all!Fix-its-take in 2 dresses-hem a dress-fix a slit on a skirtMaking/Finishing-chocolate knit dress with a swishy

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Are you excited? I'm excited. It's the last necklace. Except I made another one... But I'll show you both of those today. I'm ready to talk about something non-necklace related. Maybe some sewing? Maybe some apartment fun times? Maybe some Seminary? It's bad when a week into NaBloPoMo I really could use some focus. I'm a bit of a flibbergibbet today. It's probably gonna get worse. So you

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I bet you guys are waiting for the end of these necklace posts... So I figured since it's Sunday and I'm ready for the end of the necklace posts too, I'd do a twofer. I decided to start with primary colors on this necklace, and the green somehow worked its way in as well... But I think I like it! These are lots of fun to look at after the fact, although it's made me realize how similar they all

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Groovin all week with you...Well, the tours have come and gone, and then my pastor dropped in. Which worked out kinda nicely, as my apartment was all clean and wonderful. If I see some interest shown, I will give a virtual tour tomorrow, but right now we've got necklace 4. The model(myself) didn't do it justice. As it's spoken for- a bday gift for W's sister- I'm okay with that. If you'd

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We all need a touch of these colors in our lives every once in a while... And I have to confess, there was a person in the back of my head on this one. Although it took me a while to realize it. Anywho, I thought I'd share a secret of the way I do necklace making with you guys today... It's kinda silly, but I don't like to knock it too much because of how well it works.You see, I have this

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Hey there. So, I must confess, this thankful for 30 is not my idea. Mary over at Confessions of a Craft Addict did it in 2008, and I sort of followed along. This year, I was looking for her link, and found something even more focused. 30 Days of Gratitude is scientifically grounded in PROOF- saying a little thank you every day is mood-altering. They guide you through the process and give you

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It's that time of year, and these colors are... everywhere! Including on your "lovely model". It was soooo tempting to put this one on for church on Sunday, and I am proud of myself for my ability to resist, even though it;s one of the few that's properly finished. There is a bit of a story there... Creativity struck and I responded before there was too much thought. And then I thought about

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Well, this is the first one... I decided I really wanted to use these beads, so I did... And I'm excited about a blue-and-white necklace. This has been one of my favorite things to do for a while, and pearls are a great, classic white compliment. This necklace is the last one, but I got the best shots of it because I REALLY love love love how the light played, and how you can see fall in the

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Alright friends... It's November again. Good thing I had a really productive crafting weekend, because I am going to be trying to post every day for the entire month. Over the past 4 days, I've made 7... that's right... SEVEN necklaces. Many will be Christmas presents, but to people who I don't think read my blog. So. Today you get to see them all at once, living in the lid for the container I

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That's right friends! I got this awesome quilting cotton as a gift from W's grandmother- a very sweet lady who got me some when I said it would make a good lining for a purse! I have nooo idea who it's by or where it came from, but I think it'll be great with some denim or this khakhi fabric as a schoolbook-sized bag for the times I want to go study without my laptop. The wooden box the

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But tonight I will be done with midterms and there are already plans happening for something crafty to go on... We have had massive amounts of studying to do, because that's what happens when you're a student. You do crazy things like memorize details out of text after text... in this case, the Bible. Hey, it could be worse.... I love what I'm doing and am blessed to be doing it! I hope y'all

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This weekend, I spent time with my mama and W in Jacksonville, FLA! We visited my godmother and went to an amazing event: a wine tasting for a cause. There were some awesome bands and the whole thing was at an amazing venue- the Jacksonville Landing. It was a great day- I spent time with an amazing lady I'm fortunate enough to call my mama, heard the Navy Band Southeast make great music-

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Does anyone remember the Infinity dresses of a few years ago? Well, I gave in and made one. Because I had a dress that didn't have a back, but that I wasn't happy with. I wanted this vibrant pink to be a happy fabric, and lo and behold, I needed a salsa dress for a fun little outing. Enter the extra fabric and that inkling for a fun dress that just happens sometimes. These fun times? Well,

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Well kids, I have this terrible habit of sewing things at the last minute at times, which can mean getting around to posting a review will happen, just not quickly. But with me trying to post more often, it'll happen! I WILL be caught up in my reviews! And sew more too, by the looks of it. There are only SO many things I made in 2010... Pattern: Vogue 1027, a DKNY dress.Pattern Rating: Easy.

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Of all the money e'er I had,I spent it in good company.And all the harm I've ever done,Alas! it was to none but me.And all I've done for want of witTo mem'ry now I can't recallSo fill to me the parting glassGood night and joy be with you allOh, all the comrades e'er I had,They're sorry for my going away,And all the sweethearts e'er I had,They'd wish me one more day to stay,But since it falls unto

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Autumn is coming, and I can feel it. There are tights showing up on campus. Sweaters are making appearances. The leaves are doing all the turning they'll do in Atlanta, and it makes my heart happy. During my bike ride last weekend, I was rejoicing over having to wear long sleeves and the SMELL. The smell of Fall is in the air and just lifts my heart.A new season is pushing me- making me

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I am jazzed to report my time for 33ish miles on a bike was 2:40... so roughly 12.5 to 13 miles an hour. Right at what was expected for riders in my distance, and BEYOND what I thought I'd accomplish!It was amazing... and I think I might just be hooked. And with the nip in the air, fall weather(read: time to wear fun tights... I have a collection) is upon us and so are some projects...

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Sooo excited!Tomorrow is the big day- a 50 K bike ride... the Kaolin Festival Century! W's dad is a race coordinator who is very much of the opinion that there's no time like the present to start something new. It's gonna be fun. image courtesy of toonpools.com

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My life just got much more simple, AND much more connected all in the same moment. And it's because today I walked into Staples and bought a laptop. Boys and girls, meet Suzi.I'm excited. Now I really need to write a paper.

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I love Seminary... And I LOVE Decatur!There's this AMAZING place, it's called Your Dekalb Farmer's Market (On Ponce, for you Atlanta people) ... You can't bring a camera in, so the photo is compliments of the New Georgia Encyclopedia and it only shows the produce... Really. This place is amazing. And produce is fresher than the grocery store, and often for less! What floored me was the spices

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Slowly but surely, it's happening. Seminary really is a learning and growing process, and I feel at home. My mom visited last week, and she can attest to the fact that there are things on my walls, that my sewing machine has a home, and that it's shaping up to be a cute apartment. Pictures soon. The last of my first classes is tonight, and then I suppose I owe y'all a real post.For now,S

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Ahhh... How nice it is to be settling in to my very own apartment! I'm looking forward to picking fabric for curtains and all of the little things that come with having a place of my own... YAY!I did want to check in and say hi, and I made it to Atlanta safely. In my new car. Well, new to me. And it's a Kia Sportage, soo I guess it's not a car. But I'm here!

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That seems to be a dominant phrase in my vocabulary this week. Really and truly. It's been a holy cow kind of month. As in Holy COW it's gone by fast. And it's picking up some more. And there's a ton going on. And my body choses, when all of this was happening, to hit me with 2 days of stomach ick. Thank goodness I feel better. I have a (busy) countdown...6 days till the move-in date. 5

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13 days.WOW. What with an amazing hiking trip with my best friend W from camp and a sermon(which went really well... I thought about posting pieces but I dunno...) to fill up the last 2 weeks of my life, I didn't notice the last of my summer slipping by me as well! Oh, and the tutus. Which were an all-around hit.In the next 2 weeks I have...Alterations/sewing galore.-I am conquering duplicates

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Well, when I made an installed petticoat while working on Sunset, my amazing then-boss Missy referred to sewing tuelle or crinoline as sewing air. Here in tutu land, I'm back at it! 40 yards of tuelle became this:...And that was how it sat about 4 hours ago. I have since lined up the sorted tuelle with some help from my awesome-sauce Mama, all 6 layers, which will be gathered using a very

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Today I...Did measurements for tutus, and cut EVERYTHING. All 30+ yards! Assembly lines and plans, really just knowing what I'm doing, are all SO helpful. I have a feeling, if this works the way I think it will, then it'll be CAKE to have these in the mail by Tuesday. As long as I have light tonight, because sewing the pretty fine colors of tuelle is like sewing on air. And the cute little

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Well, right now I should be sewing 8 tutus for children ranging from 9 months to 3 years. And 2 cowboy vests. Did I mention ladybug skirts and wings? Just two of each of those, thankfully. Or writing my sermon... now there's a good use of time.Why not do these things? I have all of my supplies for the tutus and cowboy vests except for possibly the most important one... MEASUREMENTS. I know

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I've learned that when filling out anything that has to do with ordination or applying for a ministerial position, one must explore things that sometimes wouldn't be thought about otherwise. There are things that are SUCH a part of life that we don't think of them as life-changing, and we certainly don't think of them as having an impact on how we think and live. While filling out an

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I'm restructuring a bit. Trying to streamline and be more accessible. Get some features back that my old look lost for me. Review the categories I have listed, and work on improving them, too. So if things disappear, I'll do my best to make them reappear if they're honest-to-goodness supposed to be there. Did I mention a new look? I have one. Click through to the page, let me know what you

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...And I discovered another fabric cat along the way. Meet Abigail. Well, I spent yesterday afternoon drafting: to lengthen the Cynthia Rowley top (Simplicity 2593) to a dress and to basically invent a skirt. Simplicity 2564 served as a rudimentary sloper of sorts, but I took 3 inches out from the waist up and 4 off of the hem. No more back vent, no more back zip... now it's no the side.

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Well folks, here is some honest-to-goodness wardrobe planning!I made a stop at Hobby Lobby(read: the only fabric store around) to pick up thread, and they happened to have one of their wonderful sales going that day... Simplicity patterns were 99 cents each. The only time I buy big 4 patterns is if I get them for 50% off or more, so I was super excited! 6 came home with me, 2 of which I have

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There is a thoughtful and thought-provoking discussion on modesty taking place in the blog-o-sphere this week, as Sophie, Peter, and Gertie and their many commenters have attested to. They've had their say, and I am going to speak my mind too... This really seems to be a charged, comment-generating topic.And before I continue, I have to say I don't mean to offend... I simply wanted to state my

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... Quite possibly the BEST GIFT EVER! Sorry. I'll stop yelling now. But I'm still really excited. The minister's new wife, is a really neat person- a Presby turned DOC by marriage and we love her dearly... She's open, easy to talk to, and has adapted quickly from having 2 boys at home to having 3 girls and 2 boys at home. We've talked about a little bit of everything, and I am glad to call

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Yep... Really.I have...... seen 2 distilleries on the Bourbon Tour, and peeked at a third... The Kentucky Bourbon Tour is made up of 6 distilleries with historic prominence in KY. They've got passports, and each distillery has a stamp.Woodford Reserve is AMAZING. The drive out is beautiful and all of it really just takes your breath away. And the Angel's Share, which is where they store the

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Well, ya see, my laptop died. On Graduation day. One minute Mom turned it off. The next it wouldn't come back on.Almost 100 dollars and 5 days of worry later, I found that all of the info in the hard drive is intact... and the 100 dollars bought me an external hard drive that now holds all of that info. The intel came from a very dear friend. Now, I am on the hunt for a job, and then will be

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I returned Tuesday in the wee sma's from a little over a week spent in the service of God as a sponsor for a high school group of 24 to Los Fresnos, Texas and Matamoros, Mexico. The youth group I sponsored completed their annual week of giving back in a big way with the help of Southwest Good Samaritan Ministries. We funded the building of a casita, a small, one-room house that is common in the

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I have my degree, safely passed into the hands of an awesome mother who currently has the frame for it. I have a direction.As I may have shared, I begin Seminary in the fall. I will be moving into the Atlanta area and starting a 4-year course toward 2 degrees I hope will equip me to use inborn gifts and better serve God as a chaplain in the military. I'll be moving into my first apartment and

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