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crab and…the shop has fresh new items!

July 23, 2010

This crab was pure joy to make.  While Mimi was here last week for a visit and a lunch date, we were chatting a bit about how it is nice to revisit old patterns we've made.  Making them again is so freeing because the stress of figuring out how it will all come together is… 

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Out of the Wild opens on Saturday!

July 22, 2010

All my work has arrived in Philly and is being installed today and tomorrow.  "Out of the Wild" promises to be a really fun show!  Animal imagery presented in fabric and thread – what could be better?  I hope if you live in the Philadelphia area, you'll come out for the opening on Saturday night…. 

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giveaway winner and a sewing pattern by a six-year-old

July 20, 2010

Thank you so much for entering the Beasties book giveaway.  The random number generator has chosen #1 and #11 as the winners.  So that would be logos63 and chrisdinello! Congratulations to you both and I hope you enjoy the book. Please email me (abbyglassenberg at comcast dot net) with your addresses and I will get… 

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antique textile show

July 12, 2010

I spent the morning at the Antique Textile and Vintage Fashion show and sale in Sturbridge, MA. It was overwhelming and amazing.  The amount and variety of vintage clothing and shoes, purses and scarves was really incredible. And the fabric…feedsack galore, lots of old crocheted lace, beautiful brocades, so many vintage buttons of every variety,… 

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getting ready for a shop update

July 1, 2010

I made a goldfish today in preparation for a shop update I'm planning to do in a few weeks. It has been a long time since I've been able to devote crafting time exclusively for my Etsy shop. It is one of the things I'm looking forward to over the next two months while my… 

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puppy

June 29, 2010

I took my dog pattern and shrunk it down to 85% and made a little puppy. I accidentally sewed the ears pointed backward on the puppy, but I like him just the same. I gave him a little collar made from a scrap of vintage cotton fabric with a decorative gray button. 

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snails and a bluebird

June 16, 2010

I'm nearly back to my old crafting self, at least during the daytime.  Evening is still spent on the couch, but I am appreciating my good daytime hours so much. It's Camp Mommy next week before day camp begins. We've got lots of plans including swimming at Morses Pond down the street, tie dyeing, finishing… 

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backyard chickens – a one month rental

June 10, 2010

Our hens arrived nearly a week ago.  They came with this mobile coop called a chicken tractor. It was made last year by a group of Eagle Scouts. It's really a cool design. It allows us to pick up the whole thing at the end of the day and move it a few feet onto… 

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first day back at the farm

June 9, 2010

Yesterday was the first day of our fourth summer with a CSA at Land's Sake Farm in Weston.  We were so happy to be back! The weekly ritual of visiting "our" farm is one of the very best parts of the summer for us.  The kids know their way around and feel very at home…. 

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lilies

June 4, 2010

Yesterday afternoon Stella and I spent about an hour making some paper lilies for her teachers as an end of the year gift.  Stella was very excited about this project. She has four teachers who work in her classroom so we made four flowers.  I took four sheets of white printer paper and cut them… 

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