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New Configurations & A Recap

28. October 2011

New configurations, happy accidents, whatever you want to call it. I’ve discovered a few new treats. My friend Glenn was in town last week and we went to Penelope for breakfast. Scrambled eggs with pesto? WHAT!? Trust me, fab-u-lous. Warm pesto. Yummers… Digging through my closet I found this old shirt with a big ruffle [...]

Holy Cow, I Wrote A Book.

24. May 2011

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I wrote a book. For real. I know, weird. I still can’t wrap my head around it even though I’ve been on several conference calls and filled out forms and signed a contract and everything. Me! Silly ole me! I’ve worked on hundreds (and hundreds…) of books and never really thought about having one of [...]

Vote! Have I Gone Crackers?

22. May 2011

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My goal was to buy a bunch of super old grain/feed sacks at Brimfield. I stopped at several booths to check on prices. Of course the French ones were a fortune – but even the US versions were expensive. Almost everyone seemed to want $40-$75 each. See: Me? I found a nice older man that [...]

Our French-Country-NYC-Urban Yummy Wedding.

20. May 2011

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Sam and I were married on March 5th, 2011. I guess being engaged for 7 years (he says 8 years) was silly but I just couldn’t wrap my head around the enormous expense and all that itchy taffeta. Everytime I started working on the wedding I got distracted or bored. What can I say? [...]

Spring!

4. March 2010

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Spring is in the air! Spring. When a young (shut up) girl’s thoughts turn to things like… Casters! And Plumbling Supplies! And scoring some vintage wood!

And Now, It’s A Sewing Table!

8. February 2010

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Oh, was there a football game yesterday? We had a nice day lazing around the house. Later in the day we headed out to do errands. The world was a ghost town! I took a walk through Anthropologie and saw the cutest butter dish - ever. Ever! I decided to move some stuff around in my home office. [...]

Mini Resolutions.

31. December 2009

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I proclaim 2010 the year of the mini dessert! To be honest, that kicked off 4Q 2009. With all the mini pie madness, mini banana bread and the chicken pot pies (not a dessert but totally delish!) it clearly has to continue into the new year. I think 2010 is going to be the year [...]

Holiday Gifts…

25. December 2009

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I was a very busy worker bee the last few months. I made about 75% of my holiday gifts this year. They were surprisingly well-received! I’m no fabulous craftster, but I’m getting better. Over the next week or so I’ll post them here now that they aren’t a secret. A few months ago I bought [...]

You Say Baret, I Say Beret…

15. November 2009

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Since my usual ham model Lynsey is off on maternity leave I had to seek out a new model. Enter Megan. Super sweet and hysterically funny, she always yells “God Bless You!” when I sneeze (loudly) at work. Megan’s also a very serious marathon runner who raises oodles of cash for the Leukemia & Lymphoma [...]

Gift Bag Sweat Shop.

16. August 2009

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I now have 15 bags finished and/or nearly finished. The unfinished bags are just waiting for a button hole & button. Why unfinished? The buttonholer on my machine seems to be on strike. Not nice! I tried increasing the stitch size to compensate for the 2 layers of cotton and 2 layers of fusible interface [...]

42 Inches!

13. August 2009

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We finally made the jump to a bigger (yet skinnier) tv. We have had one of those great big 32″ TVs for a long time. You know, the kind that is as thick as it is wide. The old tv works fine…but it takes up soooo much room in our tiny livingroom. Ole Bessie will [...]

Completion.

8. August 2009

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A friend on Facebook asked me if I ever finish my projects. I was sort of like “WTF?” for a second, till I realized that I’m perhaps not the best at showing the end result of my many adventures. I love talking about new projects and discussing them while they are in process and the [...]

Banksy

25. July 2009

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I must-must-must go see this exhibit. It’s on till 8/31. Who’s with me!?!? Previous Banksy post here.

Stalled, Not Stopped

24. July 2009

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I didn’t get much accomplished this week (outside of all the work that Roy did!) other than the cake plates/cookies. Between rain (no spray-painting joy) and forgetfulness (please remind me to call the glass store and order glass for dresser tops!) an evening spent at the Vets office for Miss Penny’s paw and sheer exhaustion…well, I [...]

Fleur Cowles

20. July 2009

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I just heard that Fleur Cowles passed away last week. She was 101 years of age. As if reaching 101 wasn’t an accomplishment in and of itself, she also excelled at so many other wonderful pursuits. What a legacy. Don’t miss this Vanity Fair article.

Anthropologie By The Sea

15. July 2009

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Today I had to go do store checks. That’s where we go out and check a bunch of stores to look for new trends and potential opportunities in the market. I hit B. Dalton, Borders, Barnes & Noble, Claire’s, Icing, Dick’s, Urban Outfitters, Justice, Hot Topic, Journey’s, WalMart, Target and Anthropologie. Yup, my feet hurt! [...]