I am a sucker for go anywhere dresses.  The sort that can take a day at daycare or impress the grandparents at the drop of a hat.  This dress certainly fits the bill.  It is the perennial dress by SewPony.  There is even a free tutorial for it. The colours may look familiar, and they are.  I am trying to recapture a favorite...

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Terrariums and I are slowly scoping each other out.  I rediscovered them over at the hipster, too cool for cool, series of Terrium Tuesdays.  I picked one up thinking it would be great for at the office.  E had other ideas and when she has ideas, she makes plans.  It was just what I needed to get me out of a post modern,...

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 Vintage boxes intrigue me.  They keep me guessing.  Wondering what makes a box special enough to keep? And what could possibly be special enough to be kept inside?  This box was a strange juxtaposition of lingerie and sandwiches.  Complete with intact labels and what I can only imagine to be a sandwich pixie keeping guard.  The little faces are made from poylstyrene balls,...

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  I'm going homemade. Birthday season is upon us.  Rather than purchasing yet another last minute gift, I'm restocking the present shelf. I'm starting with zipped pouches, filled with age appropriate goodies. Does every house have a hidden repository of presents?  Ours was working just fine until the kids discovered where it was.  It was probably not a good idea to keep it...

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Once upon a time there was a beautiful  ball gown and a lovely little sister.   They were perfectly matched.  The dress was just right for school balls and other glamorous occasions and the sister was, of course, lovely. Over time the dress grew a little tired and the little sister grew too.  They were no longer the perfect match that they once were. ...

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No trip to Grandma and Granddad's is complete without a beach walk.  As you can see it was a little windy.  E tried to dig for treasure, or China, or whatever came first.  I can't pass by nesting paua shells.  E on the other hand looks for slightly more curious items.  Then there is the debrief on the door step with Grandma.  Examining...

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I have a weakness for bias tape and all it's uses.  I found myself making more tape this week as I couldn't put my hands on some I had made earlier.  The tape  is often left in the "might use oneday, but can't remember where it is " pile when I finish each project.  This had me reflecting on just how many time...

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 Before...   During  After   A beautiful basket of threads from the church garage sale.  I carefully took it home and wound up the threads, trying to imagine a world where you would need so many reels of orange, coral or variegated pink threads.  There were even the sweetest little reels holding only 12 yards of thread, dearly marked "Nora". The basket is...

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