Life Crises...Not Mine

Hey yall. Well I had the meeting with Terry at the farmers market, it was great. It was nice to meet someone face to face that knows what i'm talking about when I mention things like sewing and crafting and fashion styles. And as well she showed me the wonder of the farmers market. Wow is that place great the prices are amazing and everyone tries to feed you. Unfortunately I forgot the camera so we didn't get any pictures. Sorry. But about the title... I don't know if I have ever expressed on the blog or not but I happen to be the one that everyone turns to me when something is wrong, friends, family, and sometimes acquaintances. Well 2 friends and a family member are having some major life crises so I have not been able to work on anything.   But I do have some projects up my sleeve. Stay tuned. Pin It Tweet

Hats and a meet up

Hey yall. Well I have decided to intemperate hats in to my wardrobe and I'm not talking your traditional fedora or cowboy hat (although I do have a fedora in my storage), I'm talking fascinators and derby/church hats. The above collage is just a few of the new purchases that have made my bedroom wall and closet their home. Along with a scarf to match one of the hats and my bauble necklace. Now about the meet up I have the privilege to meet up with one of my fellow Texan bloggers Terry Mann from Urania's Inspiration at the Dallas Farmers Market this weekend I'm so excited. So see yall for now. Pin It Tweet

Blogging Question

Hey yall. I have been running around the blog world for about 5 years now and the one thing that I have noticed, is that a good majority of the craft bloggers hop from one holiday to another. As soon as new years is over they start crafting for Valentines day, and Halloween crafts start popping up in late august. Why? It just makes no sense to me. Now I completely understand planning for your costume in late august but not the whole holiday. Please if you have the answer, spread the knowledge. Pin It Tweet

Promo and a New Brooch Home

Hey yall. I wanted to take a minute and talk about a few things that I have been thinking about.

I don't know if anyone else out there dose random research, but I do..a lot. And one of the things that I research is animals, if you have read my twitter you might have noticed I care a lot about animals. Well there is this blog called List of Breeds of Dogs and Cats. Where I look for things about this guy.

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Sick and Messy

Hey yall. I'm still sick but i'm slowly getting some stuff done. But at the moment I just wanted to share a picture with yall. This is what happens when I get sick in the middle of doing 3 different projects at once.
So hopefully I will have another decor refashion up soon. But hold on with me until then.

On my desk is vasolene and hair dye, sketch book, duct tape, earring hooks and feathers, a to-do list, fabric, the insides of a seam roll, scraps, the nursing cover draped over my sewing machine, a cute funny book called "All of my friends are dead", and some galaxy print book covers that I have no idea what i'm going to do with. 

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Check This Out

This is not my picture it comes from the link

Hey even though I am sick I had to bring my husband to the hospital today to get a routine MRI so I have had some time to look online and I ran into a tutorial on Dollar store crafts and I think its truly amazing. It's so simple and I would have never thought about it but more than likely I will be making one. Check it out its called   Compass Necklace

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Sick

Hey I just  wanted to stop by and say hey. At the moment I am out of commission with West Nile, so i'm not able to do much because of the muscle aches and head aches. But as soon as possible I will have a nursing cover tutorial for yall sans the plastic boning in the top. Reasons 1. I don't have any boning and 2. Dose it really need one? Stay crafty and sane

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Checking in

Hey yall. I didn't fall off the map I have just been a little busy going to the doctor and court for the dogs. So I went to civil court today for my neighbors dog and come to find out that the white dog that I called animal control for had not only both of his back legs broken but his back was broken as well. Unfortunately there was no reason to keep the other dog that they had from them. But the judge did state that he was afraid for the other dog because of gross negligence and animal abuse. The man has to pay $11,500 for the white dog and will be brought up on criminal charges. The man claimed that I hated him and that all of our neighbors love him. I the trial he asked me (through an interpreter) what I had against him and I told him "nothing I don't know you". The man was clearly lying and he upset the judge so much that he had to recess 3 times before we were done. An event that should have only taken 30 minutes ended up being 2 1/2 hours. So i'm keeping a good eye on that other dog because if he hurts her shes coming over and staying because everyone in the house wants her. I just wish that I could figure out how to save the white dog, but the animal control says that they are not sure if he will be able to be saved, due to the extent of the injuries. So thats what I have been up to. Something crafty will be on soon I promise. Oh I failed to mention I have no light in my bedroom any more!! My ceiling fan light electric went out and we only have one lamp with out a shade so i'm having to work with no light other than an oil lamp and the sewing machine..fun (biggest problem we have blacked out the windows because of the Texas heat). Pin It Tweet

Advanced Style

Hey yall. My mother always told me that she dreaded and cried when she turned 30. But my mother was beautiful at 35 when she had me. But my mother is not a fashionable woman at all. So I grew up thinking that wearing heels and makeup and dresses was something you do when your getting dressed up to go some where. Well ladies I want to tell you something, I turned 25 last week and I am just becoming the fashionable beautiful woman that I should have been long ago because of living with my mother in law, she always put her "face" on every day. And I learned something from that, every day you should look your best! I have always loved makeup and have always owned a hoard of purses,shoes, and makeup (at one time I had a milk crate full of makeup but now its just a drawer full). But back to the subject, aging is not something to be afraid of! Especially in our society where 50 is the new 40 and so on. Before I started my blog I read a blog called "Advanced Style", where a man named Ari Seth Cohen photographed women aged 60+ some of these women are 98-101 years old. And these ladies have some serious style and a wonderful outlook on life. This further inspired me to be beautiful and realize that age dosn't matter you can look beautiful at any age. So ladies don't dread age embrace it, and always stay stylish.

Heres Aris' trailor for his new documentary. He has also written a book titled "Advanced Style" Please go check out his site and his book. Advanced Style


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Colette Sewing Handbook

So for my birthday I purchased the Colette Sewing Handbook. I’m absolutely in love with this book! I have been sewing on and off for about 4 years now, and I wish this book was around when I started. I have read every sewing book made after 1997 that I have had access to, which is a good amount since I live in a large metropolitan city so I have access to 20+ libraries, and I have my own little library of books that I have purchased at Half Price Books or online. I do have the Burda Style Sewing Handbook also and it’s great but Sarai really went into detail on some aspects of sewing that Burda Style kind of just hinted at and then went on to another subject, like fabric.

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Not Closing Just Slowing It Down

 Hey yall, I decided to not shut the blog down. I enjoy sharing with yall, and the feed back that I get, and even though it's been just a few days I feel that I have a gap in my life now. I know it's weird but it's kind of like loosing a friend and I can't do that, yall mean more to me than any frustration the blog causes me. So because of this, I have decided that I need to slow down, not post so much and I think that I will be able to sustain the blog and the quality of posts. Thank all of you who view and comment on the blog. I hope the ones who have read the last post (which is going to be removed) come by just to check in and will see that i'm still here.

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Out for the day

Hey yall, well I don't have a refashion Friday project. I would but I jacked up the sewing and it took me (not kidding) from 6pm to 10pm to completely rip 2 seams. I learned 2 things, 1. I need to stop sewing my seams with my small zigzag stitch and 2. if your making a butterfly top the arm seams have to be sewn on the outside because you can not turn it right side out when your done! Argg my hands kinda hurt today. But lesson learned and moving forward, my birthday is today so im going to be out for the day so sorry for the lack of a quality post. Check yall tomorrow. But I did finish the dress before we went out so here's a picture of me in it and my glitter shoes (which did not hold up again the glitter came off so its time to soak and start over with something else), and I will post the tutorial later.

Please keep in mind this is not my house and I live with 4 grown men including my husband so the nastiness is not me it was here before me.

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Clothing Evaluation

So after reading the Colette Sewing Handbook I decided to actually take a look at my closet like it said and then I decided to pull out the things that I didn’t wear. I will admit I didn’t pull much out, I don’t know why I guess i'm a clothes hoarder lol who knows. But any way I also decided to take a better look at the clothing that I own, clothing that I like online, as well as the patterns I own (which is a lot since I buy Leko patterns on cd) and the fabric I have. I realized that even though I have done my best to branch out to colors (my previous wardrobe was black and blue, normally jeans and t-shirts), I just seem to still gravitate to wearing black, purple, blue and sometimes pink. But all my fabric is in all theses pretty bright colors, which makes me think I might sew them up and then they will go to “back” (actually sides) of the closet and not get worn and that’s just a waste of money and time. I really don’t know what to do, since they are patterned as well as colored so I cant just dye it. I guess I’ll just hope for the best. Bye yall  Decor Refashion tomorrow!

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Me Featured? Winner of the Boho Bracelet

Hey yall I just wanted to stop by and sas YAY I was featured on Refashion Friday Finds

And the winner of the boho bracelet is Brandi Scardina. I want to say thank you to everyone who participated and there will be more giveaways I promise. Pin It Tweet

Creators Block

Hey yall, I just was thinking to myself some times I get what I want to call creators block like writers block. But the thing is, is that I have many ideas and many supplies but just lack the desire to actually get up and make something. Am I the only one that this happens to? I know normally its considered depression but I’m not depressed just bored and lazy I guess. I just sit and stare at my stuff thinking oh well I can make this or I can make that, but I don’t do it. I did get one thing accomplished yesterday; it was half off clothing at Thrift Town yay!

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Something Unique

Well hey yall. I was trolling about the city running some erronds when I stoped into 7-11 & saw this beauty when I was walking out.

This truck is owned by a former Marine named Mr. Floyd. I asked Mr. Floyd what posessed him to do this to his vehicle.
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Tightwad Tip of the Month

This month is about organization, now I am a pretty organized person, it comes to me easily but my husband on the other hand is the complete opposite. I have to do routine trash pickups on his side of the room because he will just throw it on a table that he has or it “falls” underneath the bed. So as I was reading The Complete Tightwad Gazette, I came across a section about organization. I’ve never personally done this but it seems pretty easy and time saving. Pin It Tweet

Amazing Gadget For Small Space Cooking

Hey this is the most amazing contraption that they have made for kitchens yet. It’s called the NUWAVE OVEN, apparently its and infrared oven, convection oven and regular oven all compressed into this 1 ½ -2 ft thingy. My mom bought it after watching the infomercial while she was in the hospital. When it came I unpacked it and was like wow this is cool, it came with silicone bake wear, and extender ring, pizza cutter/server, pizza or quesadilla flipper, a bamboo cutting board, a mini hand mixer, a food processor and a blender that is a pitcher.

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Thrift Day

Hey yall, today was another run around day. So since I didn't have a post planed for today I just wanted to share with yall what I scored at the thrift store today (thrift town).

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Bye Bye Bow Shirt

(the awful head has no makeup, hair not done, and disappointment spread all over it)

OK so yeah, that bow sleeve top I refashioned was a good lesson; Try on the top even if it looks OK on the body form. I was going to wear it the other day and put it on and went about my business around the house, until I passed the mirror in the hallway. OH NO!! The bows looked like pauldrons. So I came in the bedroom and told my husband, “You could have told me how bad this top looked”! And the sad part was we were going to the doctor’s office. While removing the stitches of the bows I thought OK well I’ll take both of them off and reposition one and have it like one of those bow shouldered tops, but I pined it on and it just really didn’t look right and I decided this is just one for the scrap pile. There was just something about the fabric it was too lose even though I took it in, and the fit was just all wrong. Bye Bye shirt… Oh and I think I'm going to start exercising my arms they're getting fatter, NO!!! I Love my body, but my rolls are getting rolls LOL

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