Category Archives: sewing
Capes in the Making
Handmade presents are scary because they reveal that you have too much free time. ~Doug Coupland ———————— I’m not MIA, not really. I’m reconnecting with my sewing machine so we can have an awesome birthday party for a certain little … Continue reading
Posted in just talking, kids, purses, random sewing, sewing
Tagged handmade, purse, sewing, spiderman cape, sweet limes, sweetlimes
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Neckware
Art is making something out of nothing and selling it. ~Frank Zappa ———————— Part of being back atter for me is putting some stuff in my wee etsy shop. These necklaces are one of the recent additions. I love how … Continue reading
Posted in accessories, etsy
Tagged accessories, etsy, etsy shop, hand made, necklaces
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Anything but Dead
Sometimes I need what only you can provide — your absence. ~Ashleigh Brilliant ———————— My darling son the other day came up to me while I was laying down and asked if I was sick. ”No” I replied. Then he … Continue reading
Posted in art, book making, fabric, sewing, stitching
Tagged fabric, journal, sewing, sweet limes
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2012 Here I Come
Desire is the starting point of all achievement, not a hope, not a wish, but a keen pulsating desire which transcends everything. ~Napoleon Hill ———————— Without planning on it I took December off. I needed time, not really to do … Continue reading
Posted in accessories, sewing, Sunday Sunshine
Tagged sewing, sunshine sunday, sweet limes, wallet
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AEDM ’11 – Day 7
Ideals are like stars, you will not succeed in touching them with your hands, but like the seafaring man on the dessert of water, you choose them as your guid, and following them, you reach your destiny. ~Carl Schurz ———————— … Continue reading
AEDM ’11 – Day 4
There is no passion to be found playing small – in settling for a life that is less than the one you are capable of living. ~Nelson Mandela ———————— Today we played hard at our house which meant that naps … Continue reading
Posted in Art Every Day Month, pattern drafting, sewing, skirts
Tagged Art Every Day Month 2011, pattern drafting, sewing, sweet limes
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AEDM ’11 – Day 3
True happiness comes from the joys of deeds well done, the zest of creating things new. ~Antoine de Saint-Expery ———————— After a down day yesterday I feel like singing, “Human Again” from Beauty and the Beast. I’m worn out and … Continue reading
Posted in Art Every Day Month, dresses, pattern drafting, sewing
Tagged Art Every Day Month 2011, pattern drafting, sewing, sweet limes
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Finished Owls
“The crow wished everything was black, the owl, that every thing was white.” ~William Blake ———————— Last Wednesday I showed you what I was working on, I finished them up the next day and think they are pretty darn sweet so I … Continue reading
Posted in doll making, embroidery, felt, sewing
Tagged doll making, felt, sewing, stitching, sweet limes
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In Progress
Progress is impossible without change, and those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything. ~George Bernard Shaw ———————— Wee little dolls are in progress but pushed aside for breakfast this morning. My kitchen table has become my workbench right now … Continue reading
Posted in art, doll making, fabric dolls, felt, painting, sewing, sketchbook, watercolour, workbench wednesday
Tagged art, doll making, fabric doll, felt, painting, sewing, sketch book, sweet limes, watercolour, workbench wednesday
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Getting Messy
I bring to my life a certain amount of mess. ~Kitty O’Neill Collins ———————— I’ve been busy making a mess of this that and the other. My work bench is currently cluttered with visual journal stuff, but that’s not all. … Continue reading
Posted in art, art journal, sewing, workbench wednesday
Tagged sewing, sweet limes, visual journal, workbench
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