tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26783046545061912362024-02-18T20:01:20.820-08:00needles, eggshells, and hairspray...Lily Beanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08230704504518352781noreply@blogger.comBlogger174125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2678304654506191236.post-50155592630343035632015-01-30T13:51:00.000-08:002015-01-30T13:52:44.636-08:00Where have I been?Hi everyone!!<br />
I can't believe it has been over a year since I posted anything... I apologize for being MIA. Things got so crazy with school that I barely had time to do anything. Once school finished I found myself in a bit of a creative slump and worried my mojo was lost forever.<br />
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I found my mojo!!!!!!!!!!!<br />
Hooray!!<br />
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I started sewing again and have so much to share. I started up a fresh blog and will now be posting there.<br />
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<a href="http://www.faerielife.com/" target="_blank">click here to visit "My Faerie Life"</a><br />
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Please follow me there now to keep up with my adventures.<br />
XOXOX<br />
Lily BeanLily Beanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08230704504518352781noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2678304654506191236.post-15925182149350736432013-12-31T22:26:00.000-08:002013-12-31T22:59:24.519-08:00Out With the Old, In With the New Year<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I am sitting here waiting on 2014 to roll into my time zone and reflecting on what the last year has brought me and taught me.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I have grown so much in the last year. I have even handed down much of my clothes. I either physically or emotionally grew out of them. Some of which I had since high school haha. For those of you who don't know... I am 27 so I have loved some of those clothes a long time. But making the move has helped push me in the direction of making more of my clothes. And in 5 more months I will actually have the time to get serious.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This year I made these patterns:</span></div>
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<a href="http://sewingfaerie.blogspot.com/2013/01/17-months-mccalls-m6654-view-and-snow.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">McCall's M6654</span></a></div>
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<a href="http://sewingfaerie.blogspot.com/2013/01/pink-zebra-simplicity-a1738-sew-simple.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Simplicity Sew Simple A1738</span></a></div>
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<a href="http://sewingfaerie.blogspot.com/2013/01/i-have-been-busy-bee-butterick-b5603.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Butterick B5603</span></a></div>
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<a href="http://sewingfaerie.blogspot.com/2013/01/i-have-been-busy-bee-butterick-b5603.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Butterick B5557</span></a></div>
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<a href="http://sewingfaerie.blogspot.com/2013/01/i-have-been-busy-bee-butterick-b5603.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">McCall's M5094</span></a></div>
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<a href="http://sewingfaerie.blogspot.com/2013/07/walking-in-spiderwebs-simplicity-2343.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Simplicity 2343</span></a></div>
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<a href="http://sewingfaerie.blogspot.com/2013/07/ahoy-matey-simplicity-sew-simple-a1739.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Simplicity Sew Simple A1739</span></a></div>
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<a href="http://sewingfaerie.blogspot.com/2013/07/good-news-and-skull-tastic-sundress-new.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Simplicity A6093</span></a></div>
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<a href="http://sewingfaerie.blogspot.com/2013/08/jane-of-jungle-dress-mccalls-m6027-view.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">McCall's M6027</span></a></div>
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<a href="http://sewingfaerie.blogspot.com/2013/08/gingham-style-new-look-6457-view-b.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">New Look 6457</span></a></div>
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<a href="http://sewingfaerie.blogspot.com/2013/08/animal-at-heart-simplicity-4127-view-b.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Simplicity 4127</span></a></div>
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<a href="http://sewingfaerie.blogspot.com/2013/09/my-first-maxi-dress-mccalls-m6559-view.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">McCall's M6559 maxi</span></a></div>
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<a href="http://sewingfaerie.blogspot.com/2013/09/my-first-maxi-dress-mccalls-m6559-view.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Simplicity Sew Simple A2011</span></a></div>
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<a href="http://sewingfaerie.blogspot.com/2013/12/winter-break-and-short-dress-mccalls.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">McCall's M6559 short</span></a></div>
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<a href="http://sewingfaerie.blogspot.com/2013/12/merry-christmas-simplicity-1797-view-c.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Simplicity 1797</span></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I got three new tattoos</span></div>
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<a href="http://sewingfaerie.blogspot.com/2013/02/short-and-sweet-update-on-life.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">'57 Bel Air</span></a></div>
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<a href="http://sewingfaerie.blogspot.com/2013/08/animal-at-heart-simplicity-4127-view-b.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">pirate (matching with my baby brother)</span></a></div>
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<a href="http://sewingfaerie.blogspot.com/2013/09/new-ink-pin-up-study-bug.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">pin-up study bug</span></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I cut my hair shorter and with a ton of layers this year. I have worn my hair long and simple since I was 10. I have cut my own hair since I was 15 but always the same way. This time I challenged myself and was so happy at the outcome. And now I can do better wet sets for a more mature, vintage look.</span></div>
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<a href="http://sewingfaerie.blogspot.com/2013/09/i-cut-my-hair-but-this-time-with-style.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">See the post about my haircut here.</span></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I started my new job 2 weeks ago and I am settling in nicely s a coder. That will keep my brain busy when school ends =) It is what I am going to school for after all.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My resolution for 2013 was to exercise and accessorize more often. I did great for exercising the first half of the year and accessorizing the last half... however I didn't do good the whole year with both</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In 2014 I hope to continue growing into my own. I will be graduated from school in May and then I can really focus on my sewing and crafting. My New Year's Resolution for 2014 is to wear all my shoes more. I buy so many shoes because I love them. I justify it because I cannot make them. But then I wear them once (if that) and put them in my closet to gather dust. They are all too pretty to leave cooped up. And I need to get my monies worth. (I hope to do a post showing off what I have to inspire me to wear them all more)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I will blog as much as I can between now and the beginning of my last semester.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I already got the fabric for my graduation dress.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I spent my day with my loved ones at my first football game ever: the 80th annual Sunbowl. (Post to follow about the game). We then finished off 2013 with a proper meal of BBQ at the Stateline restaurant. I made a football skirt for today (again, post to follow).</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I wish you nothing but the best in the New Year!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Hope to see you around!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">XOXO</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Love you all!</span></div>
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<br />Lily Beanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08230704504518352781noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2678304654506191236.post-74372460667511969302013-12-27T08:00:00.000-08:002013-12-27T08:00:01.390-08:00Pot Roast and My First Cheesecake<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Hello there. As promised, I have a few recipes to share.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Tis the season to be a hungry-hungry hippo after all hahaha</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Both of the following recipes come straight from the book <a href="http://sewingfaerie.blogspot.com/2013/12/i-just-want-to-sew-and-cook-and-bake.html" target="_blank">I told you about in this post.</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I want to start with the cheesecake... who doesn't love dessert first?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">(1001 SHORT, EASY, INEXPENSIVE RECIPES - page 320)</span><br />
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<span style="color: red; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>2 (8oz) packages of cream cheese, softened</b></span><br />
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<span style="color: red; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>1 9in ready graham cracker piecrust</b></span><br />
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<span style="color: red; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Beat cream cheese, sugar, vanilla, and eggs in a bowl. Pour into piecrust. Bake for 40 mins. Cool and serve with any pie filling.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">What I changed: Nothing. Just be sure you beat the ingredients well and until smooth and fluffy.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Next time: I want to eat more haha</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Did I like it: I seriously loved it!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">(1001 SHORT, EASY, INEXPENSIVE RECIPES - page 259)</span><br />
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<span style="color: red; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>1 (3-4lb) chuck roast</b></span><br />
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<span style="color: red; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Place half of the potatoes and onions in slow cooker. Place roast on top of veggies and add remaining potatoes and onions on top.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: red;"><b>Pour 1/2 cup water over meat and veggies and cover. Cook on low for 10-12 hrs or on high for 5-6 hrs</b></span>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">What I changed: I added and extra potato for a total of 5. I also used more that just 1/2 tsp garlic powder and seasoned salt. I rubbed the seasonings in to each side of the roast before placing in the slow cooker. I also had to add 2 extra coffee mugs full of water because 1/2 a cup wasn't nearly enough (possibly because I have a large oval slow cooker??)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Next time: I want to add carrots and maybe even celery</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Did I like it: I sure did! I loooooove pot roast!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">XOXOX!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">(I know, I know... I am a day late. Better late than never, I always say)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I hope everyone had a wonderful holiday, full of love and happiness.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I had a pretty good one myself.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Christmas Eve-Eve and Christmas Eve were both full of baking and spreading Christmas cheer. In between all of that, I managed to finish my Christmas dress.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Simplicity 1797 in View C, </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">without the bow in the center waist</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I love how it all came together!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I made sure to add red and green details to really bring out the Christmas in it</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I didn't have any trouble with this pattern at all. It was simple to follow and turned out great!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I got this beautiful Bettie Page purse from Santee Clause.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I just love the red bow details!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I also got an Ariel coin purse perfect to tote my lipstick in.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I must have been a very good girl!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In the evening, my sister-from-another-mister came over and we played games with the kids before going down to see a local light show.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The light show was awesome! The lights danced to some Christmas songs from the Transiberian Orchestra and they managed to squeeze in "What Does the Fox Say" and somehow make it all work haha</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">They gave free pictures with Santa, hot chocolate, and cookies while you wait.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The property is beautiful and it was so lovely to be able to tour the yard to see all the decorations.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It was the perfect ending to a wonderful Christmas Day!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Only 5 days left until Christmas!! I am starting to feel the excitement building!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">All gifts are wrapped and sitting by the tree</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">But I don't have my Christmas dress sewn up yet!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Oh no!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I started testing a pattern yesterday but realized I didn't like the way it will fit my two fabric options...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So I just picked 2 more patterns and start cut one tonight.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In fact, I picked 7 patterns to hope to get through before school starts again</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Oh shoot! I still need to pick fabric to make my graduation dress</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">so I have 8 items to get through then haha</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I only have 4 weeks left of break</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This week has gone so fast! Going through all the education at work (because of my promotion to coder) has been exhausting. Thankfully I only have a few classes left.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I snapped some pictures of my sewing plans... Here they are. Wish me luck in time management haha</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This is the dress I am now working on for Christmas</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I want this one for Christmas Eve or day if I can finish 2 dresses in the next few days.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I have been wanting to make a Hello Kitty dress for a while. I found this fabric in the remnants bin one day but it is only a yard. It will be perfect for this style dress. I will use the fuschia on the skirt of the dress.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I think this flannel will make an adorable little jacket. I want to make the collar solid pink.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I have been wanting to make this cute little hoodie for a while. In fact, it has been cut for months. I hope to make it before it gets hot =P</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I want to make a few flannel skirts. Especially now that I have riding boots =)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This is the dress I cut and started prepping last night. I will finish it, but it is on the back burner since it is no longer the pattern I want for Christmas.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Also, since I am on break, I will be cooking as much as I can too. I haven't spent real time in the kitchen in a while and I sure do miss it. The other day at Barnes and Noble I found an awesome recipe book and want to use these recipes for any meal or dessert I cook up while on break</span>.<br />
<a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/1001-short-easy-inexpensive-recipes-cookbook-resources/1018307215?ean=9781435142183">Click here. I added a link to the book.</a><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Well, off I go to try and keep this momentum.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Anybody still there? I was much busier than I expected these last 3 months. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Just before I disappeared I had finished a short jersey knit dress (McCall's M6559 in View C)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I never did have a chance to post the pictures, so here you go:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I love that I can wear it in the summer as is...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">...or in the winter with tights, a cardigan, and boots</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">5 MONTHS TIL GRADUATION!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I missed a post for 6 months</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and 7 months</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So i have 5 weeks off before beginning my last semester EVER</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I have a lot to accomplish in these 5 weeks</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">some christmas gift sewing, my christmas dress, my graduation dress, and anything else i can manage to squeeze in</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">But the most important thing I will be doing this during these 5 weeks off school is learning my new position at work.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I was promoted to Coder!!! yeeeaaaahh!!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">20 people applied and I was the only one who passed the test. and I not only passed, but passed with 100% correct!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">what a great way to start the new year!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Glad to be back and hope to get lots of posts in before my 5 weeks of freedom are up.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">XOXOX</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Well, I had big plans to sew last weekend... HAD</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">but then I got sick =(</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">It rained for days here and it was perfect time to get some sewing in. When my Thursday class was cancelled due to minor flooding around town I started cutting out some patterns. I was ready to sew the whole weekend long.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">My plans changed when I started to feel awful Friday. I slept all day, all night, and most of Saturday. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I then had to use Sunday to play catch up on all my chores and prepping for school clinicals. So I have not sewn any of it</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">My schedule should not be so bad this semester with clinicals as it was before. But I need to adjust to it before I can see if I can keep sewing or need to shelf my Singer until Winter break. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">I will keep you posted =)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">I just dropped by to say that, as of yesterday,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-large;">8 more months!!!!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">hooray!</span> </div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">xoxox</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">study bug</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">As I have mentioned </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">before, I always do my own hair. I have been cutting my own hair since I was old enough to use anything sharper than safety scissors. Some cuts better than others, and some on more appropriate days than others.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">On the night before my Nino Bobby's wedding where I was the flower girl: not the best idea a 6 year old has ever had. Thankfully my mom was able to curl my hair to hide the imperfections. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">My mom had a vintage doll head toy that she had brought from my grandma's house so I could play and style the long blonde hair... VINTAGE...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">I was proud of the bob I gave her, as for my mom... not so much.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">When I was 15 my parents enrolled me in Cosmetology school and I was happy as a clam. I never did graduate but I completed half the hours, so I learned plenty.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">I have only had 3 or 4 professional cuts my whole life. Other than that, it has been all me. I </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> usually play it safe when cutting my own hair since I am not behind myself and I am standing instead of sitting (posture can be an issue). I keep my hair fairly long and sometimes layer the front. You have probably seen my "Bettie Bangs" pop up every Fall and stay until late winter. That about sums up my "styling" when I cut my own hair.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">I have been getting pretty bored with my hair lately. I decided no Bettie Bangs this year because then my hair will be at strange lengths for grad. I also have not been able to add the fun colors I usually do due to my clinical rotation at a hospital for school.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">For someone who is accustomed to changing her hair at any given thought, this has been very hard. I can't see my hair exactly the same month after month. I just can't.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">These are the most recent pictures showing how my hair was prior to my cut. It was all one length in the back with only a bit of layering in the front. I was in desperate need of a trim.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I have been watching a ton of vintage movies because September is "Sundays with Hitch" on Turner Classic Movies. I decided I need more than just a trim. I needed a real style. A proper cut that will hold whatever I am in the mood for, retro or modern</span>.</div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I was scared of the idea for at least a week.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Then last Sunday after I had finished everything I needed to prepare for my week ahead, bathed the dogs, and done my chores; I realized I had a little extra time left over for the night. So when I got in the shower I left my shears on the bathroom sink, ready to work magic when I got out.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">While in the shower I thought up how I was going to cut my hair and decided I wouldn't go back on it. I had the courage and my shears ready so I went right to it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Instead of sticking to my usual, safe trim: I went for it. I was scared I would ruin it but figured it would grow back anyway haha.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I cut shorter than usual. Anyone who knows me knows that hair that doesn't touch my back bra strap may as well be a bob. For someone who usually has hair to her lower back, this is short haha</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I also added a TON of layers all over my head. Not just the front this time.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So now my hair has more volume, holds my natural waves better, and will hold curl better (when it isn't raining cats and dogs outside).</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">I feel more grown up and feel much more like brushing my hair now.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">You can't have a proper cut and always leave in a messy bun, right.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">one very proud beauty school dropout</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">As you may have noticed, maxi dresses have been in style lately. I have wanted one so, so bad but have always felt like I was too<em> tall</em> standing at 5'1.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Well, after seeing so many of my friends tall and short rocking the maxi look, I decided I could too. I knew with the right dress I wouldn't feel like a child playing in my mom's pajamas hahaha. So when McCall's patterns went on sale I made a point to get a few maxi dresses.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I am very proud of how well I matched my stripes on the side seam</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I have fallen in love with this pattern and think I will make one more tomorrow (if time permits). It was so easy! I think this is a great dress for someone who is new to sewing with knits (like myself). I managed my side seams perfectly bit I did stretch my hem seams out a bit. Any tips from you seasoned sewers?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">This is the first "form fitting" dress I have sewn and I think I did a great job of blending the sizes needed. It helped me gain some confidence with adjusting pattern sizing for my body. Maybe I will be ready to make a form fitting dress in cotton weave soon... maybe haha</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">And a photo shoot would not be complete without a puppy in a picture hahaha. Here is my Theadora exploring my new dress.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I also made a new apron last week. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">My first time using a pattern to make one.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">I chose the unicorns and rainbows as my main fabric and baby pink gingham for the details. I did not have enough matching ric rac in my stash and couldn't decide which shade of pink I liked better... so I used both to line my pockets.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I am so over the summer right now and ready to get some use out of my new apron!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">(p.s. School started last week but I am trying to use every waking moment to sew before things kick into gear for the semester)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">well I have uploaded the pictures to show off my pinup study bug</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Here is the last picture of my arm without the ink... Trying out the stencil</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">You may notice the stencil does not have a necklace. It was when I took this picture that</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> I realized all she was missing was some pearls. I asked my artist to add the pearl necklace and he threw on the earrings as well. Perfect!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Beginning to color and shade from the bottom up</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">All the books are some of my favorite school subjects</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">She is reading Anatomy (my absolute fave)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">and sitting on Pathophysiology, Intro to HITT, CPT, Literature, ICD-9, and Law and Ethics</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Working up, shading the dress and skin</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and 3 HOURS LATER... yes, 3 hours. I hit my pain threshold on this one. I even left polka dots on the chair I was in hahaha </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">my pin up study bug learning about the brain</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Once again, a big thanks to Alex! He never lets me down.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">I love all the details that bring this tattoo to life</span></div>
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Lily Beanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08230704504518352781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2678304654506191236.post-6135874723598366822013-08-25T10:00:00.000-07:002013-08-25T10:00:03.584-07:00Wild Woman Dress (Simplicity 2444 with Cape Collar)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Hello guys and dolls! I finally did it! I picked a pattern to make my graduation dress!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">It is Simplicity 2444 with the cape collar</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and here are the details which define why I fell in love with the pattern.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">The cape collar is adorable for one. It is what attracted me to the pattern.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The bodice front has 4 darts and the front skirt has 6 pleats</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A bit hard to see with my wild woman fabric, but </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">trust me! this dress has great lines!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The back bodice has 2 darts and the back skirt has 6 pleats as well.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And the best thing ever!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">POCKETS!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">I will have pockets to keep some lip stick and my cell with me all during grad</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">I have 4 months to decide on the fabric because I will need to sew it up next semester </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">break.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">That will be my last semester break ever!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Right now I am thinking I will get polka dot fabric and make the collar the color of the dots</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Besides graduation, I plan on making more of this pattern simply because I have fallen in love with the fit and the look. There will most definitely be a nautical one in my future!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">What are your thoughts?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">XOXOXO</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I was busting out a new wardrobe when I wasn't sleeping like a bear during my semester break.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I finally made a successful blouse from a pattern.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">I chose not to add ribbon trim to the straps for this shirt.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Maybe next time...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I am happy with my choice in keeping this shirt plain. I love the giraffe print and think it is loud enough without trimmings.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Super easy construction and no problems at all</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Unless you include the fact that I was sewing past my bedtime and didn't realize I had no more thread in my bobbin haha</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I'm not sure if you remember me mentioning a new tattoo a few posts back...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Well I am finally posting proper pictures.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Me and my kid brother have always talked about matching pirate tattoos... since before either of us was even legal to get inked.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">When my family came to town 2 weeks before my birthday I asked my dad to buy me some ink for my gift. It took some begging and convincing but my brother got my mom to agree. That kid can get anything he wants from mommy hahaha. Worked to my advantage this time. I have been in love with pirates since I was a child. The Halloween where I was 8 and Tony was 3, we were both pirates. I think we both fell in love with our costumes. (I wish I had a picture of us, we were pretty cool little pirates)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We did not use the same artist because we wanted to be tatted at the same time.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It was all part of the bonding moment.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Here is my baby brother getting started.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This was his 4th tattoo but first professional and proper one</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">When he was younger he pierced his own ears multiple times and I was the one who took him for his first professional ear piercing too</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I am a pretty awesome big sister who always puts cleanliness and safety first.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I have an appointment to get new ink today at 1</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Wish me luck! This may be my biggest piece to sit for on my upper arm (so far)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Hey there! Forgive the silly pun in the title.. I couldn't resist =P</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I have had the New Look 6457 pattern for years!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">It is probably one of the first 5 patterns I ever purchased.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">I tried making this dress once before I knew how to measure myself and read a pattern:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Now that I have a bit more knowledge and experience I was able to put it together proper.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">I am feeling pretty adorable in it!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I decided to try view B and wanted to make it exactly like the gingham sketch. I love gingham and have always wanted a dress made in red gingham. This was my first time using piping. I was worried it wouldn't turn out good but I didn't have any of the trouble I anticipated with the piping...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">... I did however have a HUGE fight with the elastic and casing.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">A fight lasting hours</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">I lost 2 safety pins in the battle</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">I am not sure what went wrong. I followed the directions and everything seemed great until I started trying to feed the elastic in. I practically ruined the interfacing in some areas and ended up ripping a few seams from the casing so I can manually feed the elastic from outside the dress.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Had I not had the fight with the elastic, I am positive I could have finished this dress in under 2 hours. The rest of the construction was easy peasy for me.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">All in all I am pleased with the dress and have no regrets</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">However I don't see a round 2 for this one... not in the same view at least</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">maybe in a halter with no elastic needed.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I was so happy when I finally finished y "Jane of the Jungle" dress.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">This is my first dress with princess seams and I was actually pretty nervous about it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">When it was done and I was ready to put on the finished product I was pleasantly surprised: it fits like a glove! I fell in love with princess seams!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I did have a little bit of trouble with the strap/armhole area. I had to seam rip a time or two. But all in all it was not hard to construct</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I love the way everything came together in the end. I had never heard of a gusset prior to this dress. I like the way the black gussets help pop the animal prints of the dress.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I will enjoy debuting this dress at the roller derby this weekend!! My last hurrah for summer before Fall semester starts on Monday</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1. Accept the award! A huge thanks to Shelly! Thanks for thinking of me on this one =)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">(</span><a href="http://followmehome.shellybean.com/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">click here to check out Shelly's blog</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1. I was terrified of dogs until a few weeks after having Theodora melt my fear</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">2. I am so scared of needles that when I need a blood draw or shot at the very least I start to sweat and my heart goes crazy. At my worst I have passed out and lost my stomach.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">4. I was a teenage runaway and high school drop out. I cleaned up my life very quickly with the help of loved ones and managed to get my high school diploma faster than if I would have stayed in school.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">5. I played baseball since I was 4 and moved into softball when I grew out of peewees. Baseball is my happy place. I was a catcher and center fielder</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">7. I grew up listening to rap and moved to rock when I was introduced to No Doubt when I was 10. I immediately wanted to be like Gwen Stefani and she is still one of my heroes</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">9. I have always had professional jobs and been in the medical field since I was 16... unless you count the one time I took a part time position in a sandwich shop just to see what it was like to have a normal kid job.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">10. I was in a belly dancing class once and would love to pick it back up when I have time (9 months left for graduation)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">When I think of blogs I follow that are epically awesome, I think of:</span></div>
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<a href="http://kalandrajane.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Kalandra Jane</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> (I love everything she makes! Adorable hats)</span></div>
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<a href="http://www.vixen-vintage.com/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Solanah</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> (she has the greatest sense of style and always looks great)</span></div>
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<a href="http://mysewinghabit.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Reyna</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> (wonderful new mom who is still managing to sew beautiful pieces and go to school)</span></div>
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<a href="http://www.myhappysewingplace.com/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Debi</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> (I am so inspired by her vintage sewing skills)</span></div>
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<a href="http://threeyearsofdeath.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Kitty</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> (*fingers crossed* that you have great news about the bar exam, and congrats on your wedding)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Thank you all for your epically awesome posts that inspire and entertain!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I was paper crafting the other day because I needed a small reminder to help me get through the hard days of these next 2 semesters. I framed "SMILE" with scrapbook paper I got at Hobby Lobby at 6/$1, frames from the Dollar Tree, and foam sheets I had lying around.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Oh! and before I forget... I got an A in my Coding class last semester! Hurray for straight As and keeping that 4.0</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">(here with my paper chain graduation countdown which is only 9 months short now!!)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Summer session is officially over and I have 3 weeks to enjoy before Fall kicks in to gear.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I wanted to finish my "Jane of the Jungle" dress (which I started right after the skulltastic dress was finished), but I have no more interfacing! A trip to Joanns is on my to-do list. I plan on starting a skirt in the meantime.. one which requires no interfacing or zippers.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Today I crafted up some new hair flowers. My! How I missed my glue gun!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">This first one is my favorite! Who wouldn't love pink leopard with cherries?!?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A bold, red flower with a skull and crossbones is perfect to match half of my outfits.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I love the contrast of such a girlie flower with the skull and cross bones</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Another pink leopard one, this time with a white star.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I also made a few pieces from some felt. This heart one is so sweet.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And these two adorable little minis...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It always feels good to get back in the crafting game.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Sweet Shelly Bean over at "</span><a href="http://followmehome.shellybean.com/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Follow Me Home</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">" nominated me for another blog award back in early June.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">(</span><a href="http://followmehome.shellybean.com/2013/06/an-award-and-embarrassing-apology.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">click here to see her post</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The award is the "epically awesome award of epic awesomness".
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Thanks again Shelly! I appreciate all your kind words.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">I will try to write again on Tuesday. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">Tomorrow in my birthday so I expect to be busy.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">I will be 27.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">That is 3 cubed</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">(For all you non-Math geeks out there, that is 3x3x3)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">I will be 3 years away from my third decade.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"></span> <span style="font-family: Arial;">I expect number 3 to be lucky for this year.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Let's see what it holds!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">XOXOXOXOX</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> (Here with my sister at the Border Beer and Wing Fling last night)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Well, what would you like first... the good news or the great news?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Okay, the good news is I finally got to sew this weekend!! I made 1 dress and started another.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I completed New Look A6093 in view B.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I love it, but I'm not sure the pattern is made for my proportions... let's just say next time I make this I will shorten the waist line a bit to give my bum bit more room. I have a small zipper bulge on the back of this dress because my booty won't allow the dress to sit as low as it is supposed to. I regret not making a muslin for the proper fit before using this material... but I have no patience and need instant gratification haha. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">No worries though, the untrained eye doesn't see what I see wrong =P I wore it with pride today and still felt super cute!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I love the details on the bust line. I actually started to make this dress in View B with the short sleeves but as I kept trying it on I fell in love with it sleeveless and cut the facings out from one sleeve.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">okay, now for the great news:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">my "Legal and Ethical Aspects of Health Information Management" class is OVER!!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Hooray!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Can you believe the final exam had 365 questions!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Yikes!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">But I studied until my brain was fried and it paid off! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I only missed 25 questions and got a 93% A</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I was seriously exhausted after that final. I was off from work (thankfully!!) so I came home, changed to my jammies, and passed out for a 3 hour nap</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I wont have the final class grade until tomorrow though.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Well, I am off to exercise my pooches and do some homework.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I have yet to add the buttons to my shirt dress... I think that will wait another 2 weeks until my evening class is over.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">xoxoxo!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">(10 months until grad!!)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I got a new tattoo last week... I will share more when I get the pictures emailed to me by my kid brother... hopefully within the month haha</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This is the other skirt I made during last semester break</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I love the way it came together. It was not hard to do at all!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The pattern is Simplicity Sew Simply A1739. I found it at WalMart for 99cents</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">I will probably make a few more of these with some other seersucker fabrics I have.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">At the end of my last break, I left off making McCall's M4769, a button down dress. I struggled with the collar a bit and I am still not 100% sure I have it right. I also need to add the button holes and buttons. This will be a first for me and I will admit I am nervous about doing it wrong. But I do like the way the green makes the print on the fabric pop. Hopefully when I get a chance to finish it, I will understand better and it will come out at least wearable hahah</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Well, that's all for now. I hope to be back in a week or two, sewing up a storm and enjoying my break!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Remember that skirt I was getting ready to start way back in January... (</span><a href="http://sewingfaerie.blogspot.com/2013/01/i-have-been-busy-bee-butterick-b5603.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The one mentioned at the end of this blog post..</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">.) The one with my spider web fabric...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Well I finally finished when I was between semesters!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I love, love, LOVE it!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It is Simplicity 2343 in View C. It is the first skirt that I am comfortable wearing at my true waist.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It was very simple to make. The only thing I did different was the zipper insertion. (I am not so good at the technique that the directions said to use.)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">I love the pockets! I am glad I chose to make them black instead of the same spiderweb design as the rest of the skirt.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I think the pattern could be used with my flannel hot rod fabric... we'll see</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I have bought tons of fabric while submitting myself to retail therapy during this summer semester</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">but plan on knocking out plenty of outfits in he weeks off before the Fall semester starts.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Once last semester let out, I became obsessed with the need to sew to relax. I just sat with some good tunes, fabric, and my machine and sewed all night until I couldn't sew a straight line anymore.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I have a feeling the next break may be the same hahaha</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Stick with me to find out!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">XOXOXO</span></div>
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Lily Beanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08230704504518352781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2678304654506191236.post-32621953030212835392013-07-05T08:00:00.000-07:002013-07-05T08:00:03.079-07:002 Weeks Until A Craft Break...<div style="text-align: center;">
Hi everyone and anyone who still reads this. </div>
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Thanks for sticking with me even though I haven't done so good at sticking with you... School has just required so much of me. Sometimes it requires more than I have to give, but I keep on pushing forward.</div>
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I have some awesome news! I officially have a graduation date set!!</div>
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WOOHOO!</div>
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I can see the light at the end of the tunnel!</div>
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Ten and a half months left</div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This semester I only have 2 classes but since it is a short semester it is a heavy load. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I take a hybrid class called "Legal and Ethical Aspects of Health Information". I have to physically be in class at 7 am twice a week and the other days my teacher emails us with assignments.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I don't know about you but I am not that great at functioning mentally before 10am. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The craziness will all be over in 2 weeks. Problem is, in these 2 weeks I have 2 unit exams and a final to take... Yikes!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My other class is coding CPT and is in the evening three times a week. The main reason I struggle with this class is because I have to wake up so early for my morning class... I have 4 weeks left of this class but I am not so worried about the last 2 weeks.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I have been living off of caffeine and sugar!</span> </div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I just wanted to come by and say hi, tell you all I miss you, and promise 2 more blog posts to follow showcasing the skirts I made during the mini week-long semester break I just had. (I will type the now and schedule them a few days apart).</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Thank again for all your love and support!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">XOXOXO</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Yesterday was my last day of the Spring semester</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">yahooooooo!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So far I have seen 2 out of 3 grades:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And officicially I am in the senior class, 3 semesters away from graduation. One year from now I will be in cap and gown....</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Wow! Okay, back to reality... one semester at a time.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So I have only one week of summer break. so depressing. And to top it off, one of my teachers gave us homework... wth!?!? Why even bother taking a break. Oh well, I suppose we all have to pay our dues.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So I may only have one week until Summer semester starts</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and I may need to read 2 chapters in this week</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and I may have an assignment and 2 quizzes due first day of school</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">but, as my Bempa said, at least I don;t have to drive to school for a week </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">hahahah! sweet old man!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Today I went to WalMart for a few things and fell off the wagon buying $20 worth of fabric and 3 new patterns. I know I am not supposed to be buying anything since I have so much to work with... I couldn't help it. I simply went crazy knowing I have some time to sew.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">(maybe tonight since my sister should be dropping by to sew with me)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">It may be a year away but I realized I only have like 8 weeks throughout the year where I will actually be out of school and free to sew. That is limited time to decide and perfect my plans... I am definitey starting now. I just can't grow haha</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Off I go to clean off my sewing table and get to it</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">Let's see what I can knock out between now and May 28th!! Can't wait to have actual sewing to post about haha!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">xoxoxox</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">(here with my Bempa <span style="color: red; font-size: large;"><strong><3</strong></span>)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Holy Cow! How have you been? I have been DROWNING in my schedule.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Good news is the semester is almost over</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Bad news is I only have 1 week before summer semester starts</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Here I am on my first day of clinicals</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I did get to go to the VA. It has been a great experience! Friday is my last day there and then it is all about completing my clinicals binder project which is my final grade.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I am very proud to say once I complete this semester, I will have NO MORE PREREQS</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">hooray!!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I am only 1 year away from graduation</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Here I am with what's left of my paper chain countdown</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So I have realized I don't have much <em>free </em>time between now and graduation. Made me think about how many sewing hours actually exist there. I better start narrowing down what pattern I want to use for graduation. I should also think about fabric. So I plan on getting all the patterns I currently own to start getting ideas andsorting my thoughts. I just know this year will fly!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I have only done 1 craft since I was last here. It was short and sweet but a completed craft nonetheless. In an effort to follow my New Year's Resolution of actually wearing my accessories, I made a bandana holder. It was super cheap and very functional.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I bought a dowel rod from Michaels for around $2 and the hanging hooks at the Dollar Store</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Now my banadana's are all in plain sight and easy to grab when I am getting ready.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Well, I better get back to my homework. I am too close to being finished with the semester to start slacking. I have held my As this far and would hate to lose them because of end of semester drag.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Miss you tons!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">(and the EPCC RHIT Class of 2014)</span><br />
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<br />Lily Beanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08230704504518352781noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2678304654506191236.post-82591560589492322932013-02-04T18:15:00.004-08:002013-02-04T18:18:47.232-08:00short and sweet update on life<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I am sad to say my spider skirt is still sitting on my ironing board.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It's just begging for a zipper insertion and I haven't been able to get to it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">On January 18th I was able to take a long lunch and get my '57 Chevy Bel Air tattoo.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It is just the way I pictured it! I love all the details.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">As I always say.... my artist never lets me down!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Even the color is the exact same as the Barbie Bel Air I had when I was a kid.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Here is an action shot during the tat. I had such a kink in my neck from laying like this. But it was so worth it:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">and just after it was done with Alex, my artist:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Besides getting my new ink and staring at my almost finished skirt, I have been going nuts with school. This will be my first semester having on site clinicals and I have been getting poked, prodded, and tested to make clearance to be accepted as a student in a hospital.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I am already planning all my long sleeve outfits and have bought black hair dye to go back to natural for the professional world.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I haven't even dyed my hair yet and I already miss my pink... oh well. One day when school is done and I am still working from home, should I decide I still want crazy hair, then<em> </em>I can go nuts without worrying about professionalism.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I guess only time will tell about my hair...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So I still don't have my clinicals schedule. I hope to find out by next week.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">HOPE...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">*fingers crossed* that I get sent to the VA</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My school schedule so for doesn't affect my work schedule. I know it will get crazy when clinicals start so I will enjoy this while I can. While I have "free time" I am trying to get as ahead as I can in my classes and assignments so it will be better later.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I had to buy a rolling backpack... one thing I swore I was way too cool for.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It's that or hurt my back and shoulders lugging these big boys around</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I just realized I am a few days over due for tearing a link off my countdown chain</span> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">but I am done with my alotted time to blog and will have to take care of it tomorrow.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Now, off to write a paper about who I am for my Speech class</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Catch you later alligators!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">XOXOXOXO</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I have been glued to my sewing chair for this last week! Well, not only stuck to my sewing chair haha. When I wasn't sewing I was hanging on the couch watching Season 1 and 2 of Lost Girl, playing catch up before Season 3 premiered last night. I don't know how I missed the first 2 seasons! I am so addicted to the show now! But at least I am caught up and can get back to regular life activities.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">School starts next Tuesday and I am not sure how many weeks in before I know my clinicals schedule. It is driving me crazy and I have gone through every possible scenario in my head. But I have no control until I figure out which hospital I will be assigned to and discuss it with the boss. I can't stand not having control to plan my semester proper. This will be my first semester that clinicals are a part of so we shall wait and see how it all works itself out. I will be an absolute nutcase until I have my schedule settled on my spreadsheet like it should be hahahah.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So I have 3 outfits sewn up since my last post to show you all.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I will start with the <span style="color: magenta;">FUSCHIA FOXY FLANNEL</span> dress I made in Butterick B5603 view B (<a href="http://sewingfaerie.blogspot.com/2012/12/my-christmas-dress-butterick-b5603-view.html" target="_blank">same as my Christmas dress</a>) minus the 2 bows.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">(I love how there is ALWAYS a pup running or jumping around me in my pictures lol)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">I love the way this dress came out and since it's flannel it is great for winter</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I wanted to show you the inside seams of my Christmas dress versus my foxy dress.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">I hate slipstitching... loathe it! despise it!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">But finally followed the rules and slipstitched the seam here where the bodice meets the skirt and wow!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">WOWWIE!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Sure, I totally see the difference now.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">And as much as my fingers hated, loathed, and despised me for it I love how much cleaner it looks and figure a callus will be in order soon and I will be over the pain.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">I know nobody really sees the inside but I can be much more proud if it looks closer to professional than beginner.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">It is made to be worn as an outfit but I kind of like it as separates. In this cheetah print at least. I have put it on as an outfit but it would have to be the right occasion for me to bust out in full cheetah mode hahaha.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">So here is the skirt which is worn at the true waist (again... takes some getting used to for little-miss-hiphugger). It zips on the side and is fully lined.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And here I am in the skirt dressed down with a black tshirt and can be worn this way with some chucks (or in my cheap case, airwalk kicks from payless haha)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Here I am in the blouse, dressed down with some clam digging jeans.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I adore the look of it but have to admit, the kimono sleeves will take some getting used to... I am not accustomed to "webbed" armpits hahaha.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">About the square neckline... the instructions confused me so i put it on in my own way. Looks good though, right? Remind me to take a picture of how it looks inside hahaha</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And last, but not least, I made this adorable watermelon dress in McCall's M5094 view F</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I can almost taste summer when I wear it! I did not need to sew on the bottom band of contrast fabric because I am too short and was fine without it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">In fact, I think it would have been too much with it and I am more than happy with how it turned out.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">So I decided to try out Simplicity 2343 view C to see the fit with this spiderweb material.</span> </div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I finally sent out one of my Christmas gifts to a friend. I knit her this round scarf with my small circle loom. She received it today and now I can share it here...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Hey! It's is still winter and plenty cold so I'm not too late</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">That about wraps up my recent craftings. I missed blogging but could not tear myself from sewing and Lost Girl. I should be winding down now that school is around the corner. We will see what I can accomplish in these next 6 days until my first class next Tuesday.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Hopefully my 57 Chevy tattoo will be worked into one of those days.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">XOXOXO!</span></div>
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Lily Beanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08230704504518352781noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2678304654506191236.post-35774236571579998212013-01-05T22:18:00.003-08:002013-01-05T22:18:31.057-08:00Fabric Stash Inventory<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Hey there! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Here I am with most of my fabric.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This is what the closet looked like when I opened it...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And that's not the only place I have fabric stuffed in haha</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I also have a large rubbermaid drawer and keep some on my sewing table... and then there's in a laundry basket near my sewing table... and in my room... and waiting to be washed...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">I went through almost all my fabric... I left out a few pieces here and there that I know I won't be doing anything with any time soon. Once I had it all sorted by type and yardage I snapped some pictures.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">So ready or not... here is my stash</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">less than 1 yard:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1 to 1 1/2 yards:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">2 to 2 1/2 yards</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">3 to 3 1/2 yards</span> </div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">4 yards</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"></span> <span style="font-family: Arial;">And I have already used a good amount of the blue leopard in my next project.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Next on my sewing table is Butterick B5557. It is a blouse and fitted skirt.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">I will admit, I am a bit nervous about the skirt. This will be my first commercial pattern that is a fitted skirt and not using stretch material. Let's hope my back side doesn't give me too much trouble. I ran out of black fabric for lining so I will probably head out for some more tomorrow and then start back to working on this outfit.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">I finished my fuschia foxy flannel dress and will snap some pix for you tomorrow.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">XOXOXOX</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">p.s.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Penelope was in need of some love and attention and decided to lay across the fabric as I was ironing it tonight. Silly girl. How can you say no to this face?!?</span></div>
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