Aloha! The mister and I are just back from a holiday in Hawaii, and despite the decidedly dark and gloomy weather here in Vancouver, I'm in a rather glorious, if slightly hazy, bliss. A couple of weeks of uninterrupted do-nothing time apparently has that effect on me. Ah yes, decadently idle, although one afternoon, while languishing on a chaise lounge, I was ... Read the Post...
BLUE DENIM DRESS : : NEW LOOK 6799
Remember my End of Summer Blues Dress post? My ramble about how clever it would be to sew a New Look 6799 dress for each of the four seasons? Well, after hitting publish, I immediately started imagining all the possibilities thought what a totally dumb idea! I mean, it's a sleeveless dress number one, and I live in the northern hemisphere number two, and...well, there is no number three. But...here's the thing. The idea kind of stuck. I like a ... Read the Post...
SEWAHOLIC | MINORU JACKET
The Minoru jacket pattern should come with a warning....will crave dog...no, not the hot dog kind of dog, but the must be walked in all kinds of weather dog. I. can't. help. it. The jacket goes on...and bingo...I'm instantly a wannabee dog guardian. It's just so any kind of weather wearable. Now, many consider me a cat person, after all, I have two; but dogs are also very close to my heart. I grew up with two of the best dogs in the world, an ... Read the Post...
WELCOME : : FALL
Dana from The Starfish Studio gifted me with this lovely autumn themed banner a few weeks ago. I love the little details...sweet buttons, a maple leaf, a starfish...it's a keepsake designed to a picture-perfect T, and uniquely me! Thank you Dana! It fits right in with my simple dining room decor; the duck decoys, handmade by my Dad, and my small, but growing collection of ironstone pitchers. Dana lives a creative life on an idyllic island in ... Read the Post...