So I got my hair did the other day, a trim and a dye job.  It's such a refreshing feeling walking out of the hair salon.  You feel like a new person.  A slightly brighter, better version of your former drab self. Well that's how I feel anyway.  I was thinking about this as I was going through my closet.   I have...

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Who hasn't heard or seen of the Sewaholic Renfrew?  Well if you haven't pull yourself out from under that rock because this is one sweeet pattern! Friday I woke up got all ready for work and realized we had freezing rain.  Just as I was about to get on Facebook to see if anyone posted about road conditions (gotta love facebook for that)...

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I love going to thrift stores.  Sometimes I find gems, sometimes I find turds.  But even a turd can be polished into a sparkling gem!  All you need is an imagination, a clothes pin and a sewing machine.  Quick projects for me are making over thrift store turds.  This one here was a little challenging because it was about 5 times too big....

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So I was strolling through JoAnn Fabrics the other day on my lunch hour trying my best to avoid the fabric section.  Let's not kid here I didn't try really hard at it.  I always have to visit the clearance section and my no buy rule has pretty much went out the window.  So I came across what I thought at first glance...

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Recently I was given a couple of blog awards by the lovely Cari @ Cari Homemaker Deserves a Cocktail.   Thank you so much!!  It's a good feeling to know that others are out there reading along. *blushing*  Make sure to go take a look at the leopard print skirt Cari just made.  It has a very retro vibe going on that I just...

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One of my goals this year was to get rid of my ginormous pile of fabric scraps I've been accumulating.  I hate throwing anything away so if I think I can somehow recycle it later I'm keeping it.  I have a huge Mood Fabrics bag in my closet spilling over with a year's worth of fabric scraps. Thought I'd share real quickly one...

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Happy New Year everyone! Hope these first 6 days have been good to you so far.  I've started out the new year with a new sewing room, so-so skirt and a ridonkulous goal (more on that later).  I finished the Colette Beignet this evening, or actually last night since it's technically Sunday @ 2am now.  What can I say I'm a a night...

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