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snail in a real shell

December 16, 2011

I made this guy today. He says, "Happy weekend to you!".

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learning to make teddy bears

December 1, 2011

I am learning to make jointed teddy bears.  Although making teddy bears is not so different from making any other kind of softie, it is intimidating because there is a whole huge community of artist teddy bear makers out there and they are very particular about the way these things are made.  There are long,… 

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the ornaments are now in the shop!

November 28, 2011

My winter ornament collection is now up in my shop! There are five handmade birds and five handmade mice. Each one is sewn from felt and treasured bits of vintage fabric. I hope you like them! We were away in Connecticut for Thanksgiving. I brought a huge bag of assorted felt scraps with me and… 

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Winter Collection

November 17, 2011

My Winter Collection of handmade ornaments is coming on Monday, November 28. Five mice and five birds, all made from wool felt and bits of vintage fabric, will be up in my Etsy shop that morning. Each ornament will be $25 and shipping is free. If you want to reserve one of these now, email… 

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Article About Me in Wellesley Weston Magazine

November 17, 2011

There is a lovely article about my work in the winter 2011 issue of Wellesley Weston magazine.  Here is the link if you'd like to take a look. 

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an article

November 17, 2011

There is a lovely article about my work in the winter 2011 issue of Wellesley Weston magazine.  Here is the link if you'd like to take a look. 

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Vintage Patterns and My Amazon Affiliate Shop

November 14, 2011

I have two things to share today. First, I have had the most wonderful time choosing books for my new Amazon affiliate bookshop. The bookshop has several categories, each filled with books I love. When you click through from my links and purchase a book I get a very small percentage of the sale. It’s… 

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in the studio today

October 28, 2011

I'm home in my studio this morning.  Here are a few glimpses of where I work. This is the far corner of the room where my ironing board lives. I use my ironing board as a cutting table because I only cut little pieces of fabric at a time. I have a crappy Rowenta iron… 

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checking in

October 25, 2011

Hello! I am working and working with nothing to show here, but I decided to say hello anyway and give you an update on how things are coming along. A week or two ago I met with Lauren who owns Sew Easy, a sewing studio that offers afterschool classes for kids. Sew Easy has had… 

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A Spooky Giveaway

October 17, 2011

I've been a big fan of Wendi Gratz's blog Shiny Happy World for a long while now. I admire Wendi's goal of showing everyone that they can, indeed, learn to sew. No matter how new or intimidated you may be, no matter how many bad Home Ec. memories you may be harboring, you can get… 

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