When I think of summer, I picture fresh cool citrus drinks and desserts. And who wouldn’t want a slice of summer as a gift? So wrap up the summer with a simple gift:* a colorful Hobo Sack* filled with juicy fruits* and your favorite Citrus recipe.If you can’t bake-up a pie, you can give the [...]
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Lucy has an obsession: The Princess and the FrogShe saw the Disney movie 3 times in theaters, she loves the DVD, she has the songs memorized, she dances around the house in various princess dresses that might resemble the different dresses Tiana wears in the movie. Yesterday her yellow Belle dress became Tiana’s “waitress dress”. [...]
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A customer asked me to make a monogrammed skirt for her 7-year-old daughter Emory, out of this great Amy Butler fabric:So I made a simple gathered, tiered skirt.It needed some extra fringe so I made this and sewed it on top of the seams (double-layered, 1/2 inch wide cotton fabric, gathered in the middle and [...]
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My new favorite place to shop for refashioning items? IKEA!Since I love a bargain, I always browse the “As-Is” section on my way to the register. There are usually 4 HUGE bins full of random couch cushion covers, pillowcases, curtains, etc. Well, if you have the time rummage through (I did this without children), you [...]
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