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Nov 24 2008

getting colder!

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Gettin’ colder around these parts! Which really isn’t cold compared to the rest of the US. LOL!! But we’re going to be having some rain and it looks like we’ll be in the mid 60s to mid 70s for a while. I’m hoping for no more 80s! Seriously, I like the colder weather. Wearing shorts […]

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Nov 17 2008

candy cane apron

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Finished another apron this weekend using the same pattern as the cowboy one below. I wanted to see what a holiday one would look like and loved the combo of these two fabrics together. I’m really happy with how this turned out, I think it’s such a fun hostess apron for the holidays! I am […]

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Nov 14 2008

cowboy apron

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I went to my Mom’s and forgot to bring this along to show her. This is the first of four aprons that I cut out this week.
I’m calling this one the “cowboy apron” for obvious reasons. My Mom had this fabric and it worked out perfectly for this apron style. I really like the […]

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Oct 31 2008

happy halloween!

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The boys were excited to wake up today and put on their costumes for the character parade at school. I finished both of their costumes up last night and I’m pretty happy with how they turned out.

Perrin’s was pretty simple, he wanted to be Duke from G.I. Joe. We’ve been on a G.I. Joe […]

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Oct 27 2008

one down, three to go

Published by waterpixie under Christmas, sewing

Several years ago, I forget exactly how many - but I don’t think we had kids yet, Don told me he wanted a handmade stocking for Christmas. His Mom had made cute little handmade stockings for each of her eight kids, which she would hang in the entry way each year when they were all […]

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Sep 10 2008

arrrr!

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This is one of the fun sewing projects I’ve been working on. Meet Pirate John! I made him for a friend who just had his first baby a few days ago and I’m so excited for him and his darling wife! I’ve known him since High School so I had to do something fun, when […]

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