Merry Christmas everyone! I’ll be taking some time to chill and be with my family. But first I wanted to share some Christmas favorites around my house, “set” to a poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. I was first introduced to the poem by the lyrics of the Casting Crowns song, “I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day.” Pomanders in my dining room…
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Merry Christmas, 2012
Tova makes for warm and chilly
Hi there! I got the itch to make something to wear. Choosing the Tova shirt from Wiksten, I set out with some prized, silky voile. And voila! I didn’t make any changes to this first Tova. I did use french seams, which was an added challenge. But it made for a nice finish inside. I thought the voile would be perfect in…
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A pretty clutch, an uncreative finish
Sometimes it’s nice to just stitch up something that doesn’t require creative brain power. Something that is already lovely without my “creative” meddlins. When I saw the “Star-Crossed Love” clutch in Anna Maria’s new Needleworks Notebook, I knew I must make one for myself. After briefly considering if I should make mine in a different color scheme, I went with…
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Wednesday {Distractions}
You know how when you’ve set out to make something for Christmas… you get distracted by other things to make. Or is it that you are always easily distractable by new shiny projects to make and you just notice this predilection under a deadline. I have a good excuse. I’m making presents for my daughters and I can only work…
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SMS Giveaway {Winner!} Goodbye My Love
The winner of the charm pack of Glimma, Lotta Jansdotter’s upcoming fabric line, is Adrianne! Goodbye my pretty! Thank you to all who participated! And a big welcome to new followers! Giving this charm pack away is hard, but worth it. It was so much fun! Now I’m off to figure out how to get this lovely package allllllllllll the way…
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