Misc

there was one, now there’s two

so, I came up with this sketch, I thought I was careful with the details, but looking at the dress you’ll see something missing. oops! I forgot two other cut outs.   So, what to do? Make anoth...
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the end result

Since most of you liked the long version I decided to stick with that, but I added more lines to the front of the dress to give more emphasis to the waist.     I also used shirring on the ba...
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I found them!

I have been looking for the right salad spoons and I think I found them! These hand carved salad spoons are just perfect for me.  They are big enough and you only need one scoop to fill your bowl. Â...
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arjen’s art

new york city the city in water NYC our home the city Arjen is so proud of his “master pieces” as he call them, that I had to show them to the world.  As you can see he named them too. wa...
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any thoughts?

#1 I saw this fabric, liked it, and thought that maybe if I let it be and flow it would be enough to come up with a nice simple dress… #2 Then I thought that maybe I should play more with the fa...
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the rock

I know this is an unusual post, but after hearing about this rock non stop over the weekend, I thought I should document it. Well, my husband has been trying to break this rock apart for quite a while...
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spring?!?

spring oh beautiful spring! the green, the flowers, the snow?!?! when I first saw the flowers I thought that’s it for winter, now I am not so sure…...
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old frame/new frame

I had an old mirror with the perfect size to go with my dresser, but not the right frame, so I decided to change that. Now I have a brand new mirror....
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