Tag: handmade

That’s the Ticket!

November 19, 2018

About a year ago, I had this idea,  Why not open an Etsy shop and sell handmade dresses.  It was a good idea, and I still think it’s a good idea, but some of my stock is already a year …

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Just Another Telephone Dress

August 13, 2018

This makes my second telephone dress and I like it probably as much as the other.  Actually, maybe I like this one a little bit more than the other cause it currently fits better. This and a few others got …

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A Spring Vineyard and the Firecracker Dress

May 30, 2018

About a month ago, the vines were just barely leafing out.  Also about a month ago, we were feeding new bees and after our best dressed day of the week, we were in the vineyard checking on them as the …

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Love Letters for Sale

April 30, 2018

I’d say good morning, but it’s well past that now.  A good afternoon to you instead.  How is Monday going for you all?  It’s been a typical Monday for me.  I wasn’t ready for it and I woke up cranky.  …

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My Cotton and Steel Closet

March 9, 2018

I can’t get over this material!  Not only is it so pretty, but also it drapes well and is so easy to work with.  Rayon has never been that nice to me in the past. If you remember, I told …

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Slightly Less Than Perfect

January 29, 2018

I’ve wanted to make a deer dress for a while now.  I was inspired by some sewist online who had made one of her own.  Thinking of it now, I am not sure who was my original source of inspiration, …

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