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The Sew, Mama, Sew blog is definitely one of the best sewing blogs/forum/fabric shops out there. I love this site! Well, it's back-to-school month, and they are offer a real motherlode of a giveaway: a brand new Husqvarna Viking serger machine . ...

Blog entry - diber - 08/18/2010 - 06:42 - 0 comments

I have a little back blogging to do, since I didn't get a chance to blog out VBS before we went on vacation. I was in charge of crafts. And I feel need to reinvent the curriculum. I want the kids to take home something that their moms will like to ...

Blog entry - diber - 07/13/2010 - 15:28 - 2 comments

No, no funky seersucker pants this year. But I have been making some fun stuff for our vacation. (We leave tomorrow!! yay!) For Marlowe: When Ellis was 2, I got two blank Tshirts at Target, always meaning to freezer paper stencil them. Never got ...

Blog entry - diber - 07/01/2010 - 07:54 - 2 comments

I was hanging out with a friend yesterday, and remarked that I hadn't sewn anything since February. Crazy! I just haven't. Ellis and Daddy went camping last night, leaving M and I at home. I was catching up on blogs and got totally inspired by ...

Blog entry - diber - 06/05/2010 - 21:26 - 7 comments

My mom came today to hang out and to bring their portable dishwasher to me to have, since ours died. I took advantage of her being here to finish this skirt to wear to a wedding of a church friend this afternoon. I didn't pay a cent for this skirt. The ...

Blog entry - diber - 01/16/2010 - 22:04 - 4 comments

Because it's great blog fodder, too. Sew, Mama, Sew is one of my favorite crafty blogs. I've been reading them forever. They always have great ideas, tutorials, and, my favorite, handmade holidays!! This month is sewing machine month, and there's ...

Blog entry - diber - 06/04/2009 - 22:08 - 2 comments

The Art Star Craft Bazaar is big ol' annual craft show here in Philly. I don't really know how or where to find craft shows, but this one is pretty huge, and I love going. The first year I went it was sprawled through some parking lots in east Philly ...

Blog entry - diber - 05/30/2009 - 22:37 - 0 comments

This is crossposted on Philly Makes! , a group blog I joined for artists, crafters, designers, and makers of all sorts who live in Philadelphia. The point is to make and post about one thing a week. I thought it would stretch myself creatively a ...

Blog entry - diber - 04/23/2009 - 19:59 - 5 comments

The other new book I got was Weekend Sewing by Heather Ross, projects you can do in a weekend. I made the Summer Blouse from the book. It was very simple and came together with no trouble at all. I haven't sewn many clothes for me ...

Blog entry - diber - 03/25/2009 - 09:04 - 4 comments

Awhile ago I posted about getting new craft books . One of them was First Art: Art Experiences for Toddlers and Twos by Maryann Kohl. I've known about this book for a long time, but never got it, and I'm totally beating myself up about it, ...

Blog entry - diber - 03/25/2009 - 08:56 - 1 comment

Recently I found this post on bathtub paint . Since Ellis has been going through an anti-bath phase, I that I would try it with him. It's just cornstarch, soap, and food coloring. It was a huge hit with him. I made it for the second time this evening, ...

Blog entry - diber - 03/03/2009 - 22:35 - 0 comments

I'm so excited to have Heather Ross's new book arrive in the mail today: Weekend Sewing: More Than 40 Projects and Ideas for Inspired Stitching . I think it's one of my favorite books yet. I've been a huge fan of Heather Ross fabrics, and this book ...

Blog entry - diber - 02/26/2009 - 19:53 - 1 comment

I made two new pairs of pants for Marlowe. I did a combination of an elastic waist/ drawstring. The details are Heather Ross fabric that I splurged on and just love, love, love. Aren't those fishies so fun? (and, yes, he is standing ...

Blog entry - diber - 02/20/2009 - 16:19 - 15 comments

Glitter glue, stickers, paper hearts. Valentines for a classfull and great-grandmothers, too. Chocolate chip heart pancakes. I spray the metal heart cookie cutters and make perfect hearts. Hanging with my lovies. A little shopping. ...

Blog entry - diber - 02/14/2009 - 21:45 - 2 comments

On Monday I was in major declutter/organize mode. I started with my shelves in the wardrobe, but I didn't get very far, because I got distracted for the rest of the day by the kitchen pantry. But in the brief time in my ...

Blog entry - diber - 02/11/2009 - 11:58 - 3 comments

Today is February 10. The day in which the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act comes into orbit. If you recall, this is the hastily written law that didn't take into considerations the thousands of small business, crafters, and artists when it ...

Blog entry - diber - 02/10/2009 - 21:35 - 2 comments

Upon realizing that i have only two weeks left, I've been in something of a dither. Flitting around at projects and not really completing anything. I had to sit down and make a schedule. It's hectic, but I think I can do it. I had to take ...

Blog entry - diber - 12/12/2008 - 18:27 - 0 comments

The snow is still coming down. It's been off and on all night. Right now it's very on in big fluffiness! I'm very excited!! If we didn't have an IEP meeting later at school, I would've kept Ellis home. They're pretty die-hard outside players at school, ...

Blog entry - diber - 11/21/2008 - 08:46 - 2 comments

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Blog entry - diber - 11/12/2008 - 10:14 - 0 comments

In the past couple of weeks I've been gearing up for some Mad Holiday Action. First is the planning. I have my little notebook that I'm writing all sorts of stuff in, because this year my goal is to go handmade for all my gifts. I usually do some ...

Blog entry - diber - 11/06/2008 - 21:34 - 5 comments