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Very Interesting 20 Aug 2013 | 11:08 pm
When I first started my handmade Etsy shop, several sewing friends, Elizabeth among them, reminded me that I'd always said I'd never want to sew for a living because it would take all the pleasure out...
It's the most wonderful time of the year 6 Aug 2013 | 08:19 pm
No, not Christmas. And not back to school, for you exhausted parents out there. It's TOMATO SEASON. What you see there on the counter is about 30 pounds worth of plum tomato goodness, which will be...
A funny thing happened on the way to the craft show 5 Aug 2013 | 07:52 pm
With a different belt! This was just what I had within reach. I made a dress. For me. This is a momentous event, because I haven't done that for quite some time. It isn't a complicated dress, but...
The Cat Who Went Home 1 Aug 2013 | 07:31 am
Houseguest no longer, the orange kitty went home today. I put a "found cat" ad on our local news blog and the cat's mother, who had been away on vacation and came home last night to find her cat miss...
The Cat Who Came to Stay 28 Jul 2013 | 06:37 am
or, as Britney might say, "Oops, I did it again!" I went out back the other morning to feed the chicken. I was temping this past week so I was in a rush, trying to remember how to deal with 9:00 - 5...
This Coming Sunday 25 Jul 2013 | 08:55 am
I'll be at the Bang!Boom!Craft! event in South Philadelphia from 12:00 - 5:00 p.m. Craft vendors, antique cars, food trucks, homemade ice cream . . . what more could you need? Here's the link to the...
Christmas in July 9 Jul 2013 | 07:49 pm
Offering this up here as well - I'm participating in Etsy's Christmas in July promotion for my vintage shop. If there's anything there that sets your heart to beating a little bit faster, I'm having ...
The Secret Life of Dresses: a very late review 8 Jul 2013 | 04:13 am
Let me preface this by saying that Erin McKean's Dress A Day was the first sewing blog I ever read. I especially enjoyed her Secret Lives series, where she would post a photo of a vintage dress, anyth...
And the Winner Is . . . 6 Jul 2013 | 03:44 am
Linda T from SeamWell! Linda, please contact me with your address so I can send out your book. Hope everyone had a wonderful Fourth and you're all keeping cool. The rain has finally stopped and no...
Berry Harvest 3 Jul 2013 | 12:31 am
The back yard garden is moving along. We've had rain every stinking day for the last two weeks, and every time the sun dares to show its face, all the plants grow about 3". In one day. Double that ...
