Spring sewing
I sketched out several spring sewing projects this winter. And then the spring issues of BurdaStyle arrived, shooting holes in my previous plans – in a good way! a maxi dress (white, to be dyed) that is half done from…
Category Sew Paradise
Land’s End Canvas is giving away a gift card. Don’t you think I deserve it?
Land’s End Canvas is giving away a gift card. Besides loving this line of casual chic basics, I really want that gift card! But a few things are on my love to have list even if I don’t get it.…
Spring fling with Landsend canvas
Spring fling with Landsend canvas by asiegle featuring a seersucker blazer Seersucker blazer pinterest.com Bootcut jeans pinterest.com Lands’ End wedge sandals pinterest.com Canvas tote bag pinterest.com Printed silk scarve pinterest.com Women’s Patterned Pintuck Shell pinterest.com
Lands’ End Canvas Spring Fling
Lands’ End Canvas Spring Fling by asiegle featuring printed silk scarves Women’s Reverse Jersey Striped Sweater Dress$100 – canvas.landsend.com Women’s Casual Shoes, Sandals & Boots | Lands’ End Canvas$65 – canvas.landsend.com Women’s Heritage Jean Jacket from Lands’ End Canvas$60 – canvas.landsend.com
Women’s Reverse Jersey Striped Sweater Dress
I really like this dress. I am sure I have a sewing pattern for something similar. BUT of course, I’m still nursing a toddler, and short of undressing, this dress won’t cut it, so I would have to make my…
Spring fling
Spring fling by asiegle featuring oversized totes ASOS cotton tank top$29 – asos.com Free People linen pants$90 – zappos.com Mar Y Sol oversized tote$95 – bloomingdales.com Mango bracelet£5.99 – mango.com Revlon eye makeup€15 – placedestendances.com A2 by Aerosoles Womens Rose Plush Wedge Sandals | Meijer.com$56 – meijer.com
Would you wear a dress to bed? A nightgown in public?
Tonight I decided I’d get ready for bed early. I made a cotton nightgown (Elizabeth Lee Nursing Classics) when I was late pregnant with my son, have worn it at least once a week for the last 21 months! It’s…
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…
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…