Year: 2015

A Very Green Tuesday

I hope everyone had a nice St. Patrick’s Day yesterday! My work goes all out for holidays, so I had to come up with SOMETHING. I decided to go back to my roots and break out the crochet hook for the day. I wanted to make this hat… but I didn’t have quite enough time, so I just made the necklace. …And piled on just about all the green I could find in my closet :)   Oh, and I apologize to the little bit of Irish in me if I ever used Patty instead of Paddy… my bad. :/ Did you make anything green to wear yesterday? Happy Hump Day! Until next time,

Sunday Sew Love & Sunday Sevens!

Hello Hello! Here are a few of my favorite makes from this week! (left/top) Ada Spragg Alice Top | (left/bottom) Sewing & Cocktails Upcycled Striped Plantain (center) Dixie DIY Cut-Out Dress Version 3.0 | (right) Sew Bon Bridgetown Dress Also, since I had a slightly-more-interesting-than-normal week and actually took some pictures, I thought I’d join in for Sunday Sevens this week! SUN | Kayaking adventures! MON | This is what my bed looks like 90% of the time… TUE | I have proof! ;) Finally stole some pictures from Danny’s mom’s camera from our trip to Belize. WED | Bring on the bowling! THURS | I love short weeks at work! And Thursday adventures in San Fran :) FRI | Puppy sewing madness! SAT | Came across these friendly little goats on our hike :) Hope you have a great week! And yes, I tend to overuse exclamation points. Can’t help it! Can’t stop! ;) Until next time,

Crazy Dog Lady? Maybe… just a little…

 Muahaha… yes, I couldn’t resist. How could I not join in on this challenge!? I had a vision in my head of puppy running leggings, but couldn’t find any fabric that fit what I was imagining. Plus, there aren’t many dog prints out there that look quite as adorable as my little mutt babies… sooo… in came Spoonflower… I used the same photo that I used for our Christmas Card this past year. I tried adding a few designs but ultimately decided to go with plain white. Gotta work on my pattern repeats if I want to try this fabric design thing again. I used the Sloan Leggings pattern from Hey June (view B, tall, 3/4 length). I was drawn to this pattern because of the design – and the long inseam option, of course!  I used my awesome Spoonflower Modern Jersey fabric and this black Tricot Satin Matte Nylon Spandex Knit from Girl Charlee. My puppy fabric turned out to be a little more see-through than I was imagining, but it still worked well enough. …

Sunday Sew Love: 8 March

Eeek okay I think I’m ready for Spring! Even though we basically have Spring weather around here already. This winter has definitely reminded me why moving to California is always a good idea ;) (left) Merrick’s Art Color Blocked Fit & Flare | (top/center) A Fashionable Stitch Hollyburn (top/right) By Hand London Pattern Hacking Kim | (bottom) Scruffy Badger Time Linden Sweatshirt Until next time,