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  • Fall Wardrobe Sewing Plans

    This summer has just flown by! My oldest starts school in just two weeks.  As my summer sewing winds down it’s time to focus on my Fall sewing plans.   Our weather here is quite warm until at least January so these sewing projects are all geared toward year-round wear. I kept my silhouettes pretty simple since I want to try out some new sewing…

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  • Spring Cleaning

    It’s full on Spring here already in Florida.  The afternoons lately have been in the high 80’s!  I just did a big closet purge and packed away all my winter clothes to get ready for spring.  I’m following along with the Coletterie’s Wardrobe Architect once again.  February was focused on cleaning out your closet and March is planning your…

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  • Spring Sewing Plans 2015

    I think I love planning out my looks just as much as the actual sewing and dyeing.  Read on for my sewing plans for  the rest of winter to Spring! For the past few month’s I’ve been working my way slowly through Into Mind’s Workbook, love her site!  Below is my color palette for the…

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  • Top 5- Misses, Highlights, Reflections + Goals

      The year is quickly coming to a close and I’ve been thinking a lot about my goals for the new year.  Perfect timing for another Top 5 Post!  This will be a longer post as  I wanted to get these all written up before the year is over!  You can see my Top 5 Hits…

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  • My Capsule Wardrobe-Wardrobe Architect Week 9

    I’m starting to plan out what I’ll be making for my Capsule Wardrobe for the Spring/Summer! Last weeks post over at Wardrobe Architect for Week 9 was so helpful for narrowing down my ideas into what I really need in my wardrobe.  Spring is definitely in the air and I’m excited to start sewing!  Here are my paired down…

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  • Wardrobe Architect-Beauty

    Weeks 8 & 9 have had me really excited to post again for Wardrobe Architect over at the Coletterie! Today’s post will focus on Beauty (hair & makeup) and I’ll post soon about Week 9’s Capsule Wardrobe planning! Week 6/ My Colors: Neutrals– sand, white, dove grey, tape & cream Nearly Neutrals– pale aqua, navy,…

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  • Oldie but Goodie- My Hawthorn

    I thought I’d share with you today one of my favorite makes, the Hawthorn from Colette patterns!  I made this one what seems like ages ago- but actually just last June, as part of the Hawthorn Sew Along over at the Coletterie, before I started blogging.  I took some new photos of this dress when…

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  • Silhouettes & My Uniform- Wardrobe Architect

    It’s Week 4 of the Wardrobe Architect over at the Coletterie and this weeks post focuses on identifying our key silhouettes and proportions. This was a great exercise to determine the looks I prefer and start to solidify the style I want to build into my wardrobe.  I’m hoping to build an easy to wear…

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