Hi everyone! They's be rainy days here in Vancouver. I was optimistically hoping for outdoor photos...it is warm enough after all...but unfortunately, it's just way too soggy. I don't think I'm usually one to chatter on about the weather....and it's not really so much the weather as the season that's beginning to get to me. WINTER. w.i.n.t.e.r. Winter always feels like the longest of the four seasons to me. In my little part of ... Read the Post...
GINGER JEANS |CLOSET CASE FILES
I may, or may not, have worn damp jeans when in my teenage years. In my defense, it was the seventies, and to get that coveted fit...well, you put your jeans on before they were completely dry. As the denim dried, the fabric shrunk...just right. Of course, as the days rolled by, the fabric eased...knees and bottoms got baggy, and waistbands got looser. Why? Well, due to the unique weave of ... Read the Post...
MY PRETTY PARTY DRESS | SIMPLICITY 2444
Oh brrrr! Outdoor photos in December! In Vancouver! In my Pretty Party Dress! Trust me, it was a very short few minutes sans puffy jacket. Okay...'nuf said about my foolish ways...I want to catch you up on a couple of stellar happenings chez A Colourful Canvas. First up...no words really to describe how much fun my most recent blogger meet up was...you've been introduced to Suzanne from Suzanne Carillo before here...When Suzanne and I first/last ... Read the Post...
CAMAS BLOUSE : : THREAD THEORY
Hello and Happy January. While many of my 40+ blogging friends are decidedly low key about the new year {which is all good}, it appears that the sewing community is abuzz with anticipation. I have been happily immersed in your world, voraciously reading about your sewing goals for 2015, your hits and misses from 2014, and the many challenges and pledges that seem to be popping up on various blogs! Me? I ease into the new ... Read the Post...