Spring! Summer! Winter??
so today is, last I checked, March 14th. Winter for another week at least. But today it’s 72 degrees (at like 1pm!) I went for a run at lunch in shorts! Shorts! I’m a working/nursing mother, so I also have…
paradise
I'm Ann. I've been sewing since I was 9. My first project was a denim wrap skirt. Thrifting is a way of life for me - both eco-chic and financially savvy.
refashioning versus making new
Last night I spent an hour of precious sewing time trying to refashion a pair of vintage Escada trousers. I was taking a high waist pleated trouser (tapered legs) and making the legs much skinnier, more modern. But after getting…
Stylish mama on the go
I realized this week that my 60 plus workweeks are getting me down. And in reading an industry newsletter, where they pointed out that, for creatives, if you’re not taking a vacation and you are getting burned out, you’re at…
Away We Go!
Away We Go! by asiegle featuring a duffel luggage Yves Saint Laurent twill coat$1,995 – net-a-porter.com Missoni woven pants£164 – theoutnet.com J.Crew skimmers shoes$250 – jcrew.com J W Hulme Co genuine leather handbag$450 – tenover6.com Duffel luggage$129 – amazon.com Jonathan Saunders lightweight scarve$309 – glassworks-studios.com PRADA Stripe top£309 – farfetch.com Girls’ Dresses & Skirts…
I must sew…
It’s 9pm on a Sunday and my kids are finally in bed. My 20 month old did NOT NAP today so there went all hope of sewing. And yesterday, the %$#!! tax planner (granted, it’s a whole lot easier than…
Free Dress tutorials to sew!
52 Free Dress Sewing Patterns from craftstew! Including this one from Craft Stylish that I love and want to make. I think dresses are the easiest garment there is. I wear them in the winter (over tights, under a blazer…
Tarjay
Tomorrow I take the wee ones to Target. I had purchased a pair of magenta suedeish shoes with flowers for Peanut, but they were too large. I bought them when she was not with me, and when they didn’t fit,…
Cable and Faux Fur collared capelet – DIY Upcycle
I was inspired by this capelet from designer Devi Kroll. So I went to a thrift store, bought a man’s sweater (any sweater you can slide over your shoulders with comfort is fine – men or women’s) and turned it,…
It’s snowing!
Nothing like a little a little snow coming down to get me in the mood for sewing something for winter! It’s been a weirdly warm winter, with 55 degree sunny days in January, interspersed with 24-degree days without snow. This…
Sewing for winter
I’ve long posted here that I really don’t ‘sew ahead’ – like the NY, Paris and Milan fashion scene, which works, seemingly, a year ahead (pre-fall 2012? I just got over fall 2011!), the sewing scene does somewhat the same.…