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Happy Friday + Making Magazine

November 18, 2016

Happy Friday! This image was shot by the amazingly talented Carrie Hoge of Madder Made and Making Magazine. Don't you just love the neutral calmness of it all? Carrie and I are completely on the same page aesthetically, and when she asked if I would contribute to FAUNA, the second issue of Making... well, the answer was obvious. Just look at this stunning cover: I just received my copy of the magazine and it's beautiful and charming and full of inspiring and accessible projects. Love it. ... Read more

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Launch Party Crafts Recap

May 18, 2016

When the hacking debacle happened, most of my Sewing Happiness pre-launch blog plans had to be scrapped. I was hoping to build excitement with some behind-the-scenes posts culminating in a grand giveaway and I guess I could still do that, but it feels anticlimactic now that the book's been out for almost a month. One of the things I really enjoyed about the pre-launch process was preparing for the party that was held at Drygoods Design on April 19th, the actual day of the book release. I ... Read more

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2015 Advent Calendar

December 2, 2015

Sometimes I think to myself, "Good God, woman. Don't you have other, more pressing and practical things to do??" And the answer is yes, I do. However, I've never claimed to be practical and when my child is waiting with bated breath for this now annual tradition, I rise up and deliver. Admittedly, I did scale back quite a bit from my original "vision". I wanted to add garlands and branches and berries -- basically, a massive wonderland-on-a-wall. It started with curiosity: what would ... Read more

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Party Success!

August 17, 2015

Good morning! [Insert wildly uncoordinated victory dancing here] The hotel-themed 9th birthday party was a major success!! As predicted, I wasn't on the ball with photo-taking, but I did grab a snap here and there as the festivities progressed. We started with a little "check-in center" (a vintage typewriter table covered with white burlap I found in my stash). K cleverly set up my ipad with a sketching app so the girls could sign their names. Alas, the homemade cookies a la Comfort Inn was a ... Read more

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LK Dolls

June 3, 2015

Have you seen the latest issue of STYLO yet? So, so good. And did you happen to see the ninja, samurai and bunny dolls? Yep, I whipped them up and submitted a tutorial and pattern that can be downloaded from STYLO. I drew the characters in Adobe Illustrator and then created pattern pieces by pulling apart my drawing below: They're quite small and a lot of fun to make and several kiddos in my life have been especially coveting the pet bunny doll (one girl tried to sneak off with ... Read more

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