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t-shirt flapper dress

April 2, 2012

…for this auction. Made from a pattern by Megan Nicolay, who also created the patterns I used for Rosy’s wedding dress. Thank you to lovely model Grace.

And here it is in action (don’t blink):

Here’s the first one I made (image posted here first). You can see that the t-shirt fringe looks, well, fringier, after you’ve [...]

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time goes by

February 3, 2012

…reminding me of the lovely scene in one of my favorite movies, Pane e tulipani. What action must I take when the last petal falls?

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lovely bookstore, lovely story

January 20, 2012

Geez, I was getting weepy over this. Have you ever seen such a beautiful location for a bookstore?

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The Joy of Books

January 12, 2012

Found the above on this delightful site with the silly name sent to me by my sister-in-law (thank you!). The photos on the site make me want to pound the table and say, with Sally, “Yes! Yes! Yes!” (I heart bookshelves.)

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fashion queen at the end of the year

December 31, 2011

She’s given up her spare costume of last winter for some New Year’s Eve decadence. Garlic scapes, darling.

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Rah Rah for Ta Tas (Hallelujah)

September 18, 2011

In Portland, OR today more than 35,000 people walked and ran in Race for the Cure to raise money for breast cancer research, early detection and education. The energy of the crowd was peaceful and joyous—in part because of how seamlessly and carefully the huge event was organized—nothing for participants to fret about—plenty of information [...]

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Rosy’s t-shirt wedding dress (Oh happy day!)

April 24, 2011

Wedding dress by Juno Lamb, with block prints by Kit Brown, from a pattern by our pal Megan Nicolay in her fun and fabulous book Generation T: 108 Ways to Transform a T-Shirt, and advice and workshop space from Chris Clyne. I made a variety of tops; Megan is wearing the one intended to go [...]

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Oh happy day!

April 23, 2011

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all the single ladies

April 19, 2011

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Ladurée (the remains of the pastry…)

April 10, 2011

Site très joli ici (kids would like it).

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