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C is for C. Wonder Seamed Stripes Swing Tee

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Hello hello! Welcome to the third installment of my self-imposed A to Z Brand Inspiration Challenge! I’m actually super excited about this make! It’s probably the most well-fitting thing I’ve made yet. Yes, it’s only a t-shirt, but it’s really comfortable and it has a great shape and length. I credit the pattern (see below!). Here was my inspiration: C. Wonder – Seamed Stripes Boxy Tee Theirs: $78 (now out of stock)   Mine: $14 (and I have plenty of fabric leftover for another project) I got 2 yards of this Two Sided Cotton Jersey from Girl Charlee at the same time I got my KnitFix last month. I’d been looking for a good stripe knit for this project for a while and this one worked out perfectly. I love the heavier weight and it has the perfect amount of stretch. I was trying not to worry too much about matching the stripes at the seams, but it actually worked out and I love so much that it did! Don’t mind the hair… I shed… the puppies shed… …

Sunday Sew Love: 18 January

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Is it really more than halfway through January already!? Phew. I’m loving all of these beautiful neutrals. Polka dots, stripes, lace and animal prints count as neutrals, right? :) (top/left) House of Pinheiro Walk on the Wild Side | (top/right) Poppykettle Back to Basics Dress (bottom/left) Makery Refashion Cardi | (bottom/right) Two Random Words Oakridge Blouse Have a great week! I’m hoping to get my car back this week… it’s been in the shop for over 2 weeks now and they keep saying it’s going to be a little bit longer, then a little bit longer :/ At this point, I’m not holding my breath… Until next time,

DIY Headboard Full of Memories

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I came across this post about DIY headboards the other day and decided I need to share another. I wish I could take credit for this one but it was absolutely 100% my mom. A little while back, our county suffered a really bad storm. It hit the worst over near what was my Grandma’s house – now my Uncle’s house. They live right on the lake, and the pier was torn apart. So was the roof of the house… and the fence… and trees were strewn everywhere. I didn’t actually see the worst of it, but I saw everything after it was cleaned up and there was just a weird sense of calm. Like something was missing. Here was the pier before the storm:   Actually, way back in the day, there was a lot more to it. Where those ducks are standing there was another entire section. But of course life has happened… other storms have come though… it’s changed and adapted over the years. This pier has seen a lot. My cousins and …

Sunday Sew Love: 4 January

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First up… new year, new look for the blog! What do you think? I’m still working on it, but I love how simple and organized it is. And the home page lets me play around a bunch with formatting without getting into coding, which is wonderful because as much as I’d love to learn it, it’s definitely not on my priority list :) Also, here’s my lifebyky.com Bloglovin page if you’d like to follow along (I’d love to have you!): Follow my blog with Bloglovin I didn’t realize back when I switched over from the worpress page that it made a new page on Bloglovin. They both get the updates, though, so I suppose it doesn’t matter too much. So here we are… new year, new makes! I love these tops, and I really couldn’t get enough of Horatio the stuffed horse. Pretty sure I would have gone ca-raaazy over that as a kid! (top/left) Velvet Ribbon Last Garment of 2014 | (right) Threaded Wo(men)’s Plaid Flannel Shirt (bottom/left) Sewaholic Party Top! | (bottom/center) Kestrel …