What would this sound like if it were a song?
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Sucker for Ric-Rac
I am totally a sucker for ric-rac. I love the stuff. This is the first time I have ever sewed a garment where I picked material that looks almost exactly like the one on the pattern package. The lollipop has become a necessity, in Elsie’s mind, for taking photographs in dresses. I made her first
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Tree Swing 2
Here is the after and before of this painting. It was fun painting the dots. I think I like the style overall, but it made the sky a little too crazy. Next time I do this I will try to make the dots smaller and much subtler.
Nesting Dolls Dress
I loved this material and I had to do something with it. The pattern I chose looked incredibly easy, but the neck turned out to be highly confusing. I don’t think I did it right. But she likes it and that’s all that matters.
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Another Baby Outfit
This one is for my friend’s little boy in Georgia.
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Wedding Dress
I wanted to make my own wedding dress, and I did. Mainly because my mom made her own, and I always thought that was really neat. Now I had always thought, since I was little, that she had sewed it from a tablecloth. I told people this, all my life, whenever the subject of wedding
Signac Painting
I think I might go back over “tree swing” in little dots, in the same style as this painting by Signac. It’s one of my favorite paintings. I think that this endeavor will probably take forever but I love the style.
Bathroom Door
We turned some unused space in our house into a bathroom. Then we needed a door. There was this old glass panel door out in the garage that fit perfectly, but then there was the problem of being able to see through it… so my mom and I painted this peacock on it.