I'm In Love!

After the excitement of my article coming out yesterday in the News and Record Go Triad, I decided to celebrate with a little shopping. I went to visit my Indie Market friend, Susan, at her shop Wild N' Crazy Vintage. Okay, I was also procrastinating on the piles of work to do, but it's Friday night, right? Anyway, I LOVE this store! Why am I collecting vintage patterns to sew when I can go there and find the greatest dresses? After having Susan take no less than ten to the dressing room for me, I finally picked out these four (I was cheering when one didn't fit because they were all so beautiful, I needed something else to make up my mind).
I love the girl scoutish look of this one. I wish I could find that Etsy seller again who made the scout badges for grown ups!I love the big buttons on this one. It's easy, breezy and I can't wait to wear to the beach!
This one is a little dressier but oh, that blue!
I'm not usually a "pink" girl but this rose color with the tan is really nice. I think it'll work for multiple seasons. However, I think it's the lines of the dress that really get me.
And can you tell what season I was dreaming of while shopping? I'll give you a hint. They're all short sleeved.

(Almost) Just in Time for Valentine's Day

Valentine's 2011 that is! I know we're all sick of looking at hearts by this time but I promise I didn't start this project as a holiday one. I just got kind of excited because I thought it was going to be finished near the holiday, but alas, if you look closely at the heart you'll see that it is still just hanging on by pins. Waffle knits are more difficult to applique due to their stretchy nature. At least that's what I've found in my limited-to-this-project experience. I am pretty proud of myself for the sleeves though. This was an old t-shirt that I cut the sleeves off and made long sleeves to go on it. No pattern, just freezer paper template made from tracing the sleeves of another shirt. It worked surprisingly well! And only took a couple tries (I went from thinking I would have extra fabric when I finished to realizing that I had just enough). I still can't believe that I bought the fabric. I've never been a pink or heartsy kind of gal, but it was just too cute sitting on the clearance rack at Joann's!

It's the Little Things

I've been complaining that I'm over winter, over the snow, over the sogginess. This afternoon after the snow melted in the front yard, I realized it was covered in these teeny tiny blue flowers. Spring will be here before we know it!

I Think I'm Gonna Like This

Yesterday I finally broke down and got a new camera. I had been wanting one for a really long time but didn't relish the idea of spending the money. All the things I wanted to do with a new camera finally won out. Now, I knew that my five year old point and shoot was outdated and limited, but WOW, I'm really impressed with the pictures this one takes. I've been taking pictures of everything today. It even made me willingly do the chore of taking pictures of new stamp pendants. It was quicker, with better pictures, and less headache! Why did I wait so long? And what a great motivation to keep up with my online Photoshop classes!

Love Is in the Air

It's that time of year! I just dropped off some Valentine's pendants to Just Be.These are a few of my favorites.
I had taken a couple days off to have a long productive weekend but I'm afraid I'm stuck in snow day mode. It's hard to be motivated when it's chilly, there's a nice fire in the living room, and a stack of movies and magazines for entertainment! However, I'm ready for things to get back to normal. But normal isn't exactly what they're forecasting for this week!