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Wonderfully Made: January 2014
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Monday, January 27, 2014. Want to see some of what we've been doing? Today, I realized that it's been a month since I've blogged. Or sewn anything. Or done much of anything other than work on the store. So here's the lowdown on the last month's major news. We were sharing a space with someone to get our feet wet with the whole retail shop thing. Which was probably about the best thing that I could have done, but the worst thing I could have done! On Saturday, we open for our first day of business here:.
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Wonderfully Made: April 2013
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Tuesday, April 30, 2013. Laurel, version two : the Pantone dress! I am in love with this Colette Laurel pattern. This time around, I was inspired by a J Crew shift and then this vintage shift:. Photo courtesy Red Velvet Shoe Vintage. For this version, I decided to use a cotton sateen from Elliot Berman Textiles. Now, the other thing that REALLY attracted me to this fabric is how I could bring it back to black, which I wear a lot of. I used french seams to finish the dress, and did hand sewn hems. I t...
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Wonderfully Made: I am not a rectangle. I am a woman.
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Wednesday, November 27, 2013. I am not a rectangle. I am a woman. The aftermath of Hurricane Ella:. I've got to confess, I was excited and nervous for my Start Close In. Video styling session. Monday night was a little emotional for me. I began to fully realize how very differently I see myself vs. how I really look. As we explored shapes and styles and fit that were best suited to me, it was like little flashes of truth and inspiration bubbles started happening in my head! Until I create a waist, and.
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Wonderfully Made: September 2013
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Wednesday, September 25, 2013. Bad blogger, baaaaaadddd bad blogger. But let me entice you back to reading with some adorable cuteness . I have had a list a mile long of sewing for other people.and it's mostly for little girls. Sofia had her fourth birthday and she requested purple for a fall jacket. And so purple it was. And then came two commissioned dresses for some other girls I know. You are not going to believe this, but those. Little girls requested purple, too! My friend Jenna had a special reque...
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Wonderfully Made: I may never be a schlumpadink again!
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Monday, November 25, 2013. I may never be a schlumpadink again! Well, tonight I have my virtual styling session with Ella. Yes I've told her about a hundred times! But I’m a little nervous too. I know that part of this whole process will be the inevitable fact that I won’t be able to wear some of the things that I've been comfortable wearing. And I know that also means I will have to face my brand new all over again fear of the pattern fitting process! Please, please check out Ella’s. We also decorated t...
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Wonderfully Made: lessons on style from Ella
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Wednesday, December 4, 2013. Lessons on style from Ella. Karl Lagerfeld said, “Reinvent new combinations of what you already own. Improvise. Become more creative. Not because you have to, but because you want to. Evolution is the secret for the next step.”. Is a pretty smart dude. He has influenced the style of countless millions of women over the years. Ella at Start Close In. Is a smart dude, too. And she. Some lessons on style that I learned from Ella. B That by doing that, it makes it my style! Belt ...
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Wonderfully Made: May 2015
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Friday, May 15, 2015. Its a Cottage Collection. There's no doubt that when I'm arranging stuff and dreaming about new rooms, I think collections. What looks good together? What kind of theme is going. What do I already have that would work back to an inspiration piece? This week, it all started with a queen sized headboard. It's not that old, but it's charming . The creamy yellow, the faded floral finish . It's my inspiration piece. And you can pull it together too! Then the fun really starts! Always thi...
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Wonderfully Made: December 2013
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Thursday, December 26, 2013. A plaid flannel skirt? With a few extra days off of work, I did buckle down and get a few skirts made. I would suggest that if you have changed sizes, and are a bit tentative about all the fitting of patterns thing again, try a simple skirt first. I wanted a full skirt. I also wanted a pencil skirt. In my stash? Two fabrics with "skirt" written all over them. But do I make a plaid pencil skirt and floral full skirt? Or do I make a floral pencil skirt and a plaid full skirt?
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Wonderfully Made: what? a plaid flannel skirt???
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Thursday, December 26, 2013. A plaid flannel skirt? With a few extra days off of work, I did buckle down and get a few skirts made. I would suggest that if you have changed sizes, and are a bit tentative about all the fitting of patterns thing again, try a simple skirt first. I wanted a full skirt. I also wanted a pencil skirt. In my stash? Two fabrics with "skirt" written all over them. But do I make a plaid pencil skirt and floral full skirt? Or do I make a floral pencil skirt and a plaid full skirt?
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Wonderfully Made: October 2013
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Thursday, October 31, 2013. Friday, October 25, 2013. To sum up the week? This and that. Painting continues.creating cool stuff for ellen j goods. By the way, I finally started the ellen j goods blog. In it's infancy, but will be more home and vintage lifestyle related posts. Please take a look and let me know what you think! Last night, I had a bag full of alterations to do. I really, really don’t like doing them, even for someone else. It's made by Kerri, at Weirdly Cute and Unique Jewelry. I have one ...