FAB AFTER 40 STYLEBLAZER INTERVIEW

May 27, 2015 by

A big thank you to Deborah Boland of Fabulous After 40. She very recently featured me in her Fabulous After 40 Styleblazer series. Her interview questions were tailored just for me. I’m dishing on why I love colour and how a handmade wardrobe is changing my life one garment at a time*. You can read the article here.     * A massive exaggeration on my part. Forgive me please…I’m feeling like a schtar.   All photos in this post credited to the incomparable Melanie of Bag and a Beret. I may make stuff, but Melanie puts the cool in creative. Seriously, when’s the last time you played dress-up? In an alley?

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COFFEE WITH KAFFE DRESS : : SIMPLICITY 1803

May 19, 2015 by

      Hi you. You’re well? Me, I’ve been up to my usual….Sewing. Gardening. {I potted up these annuals, and more.} And reading. Actually, there’s been some pretty frenzied mystery novel reading around here. I’ve quite a few authors that I’m loving right now…the Phryne Fisher series by Kerri Greenwood, Louise Penny’s Armand Gamache series, and…I’m just about to dive into my second Steve Berry Cotton Malone book. This past weekend, a holiday long weekend in Canada, G and I got in plenty of beach walks, as well as time in the city. We even managed outfit photos of my Coffee with Kaffe Dress, Simplicity 1803. The photos showcase the historic Marine Building. While in town, we saw the film Dior and I, and we both really enjoyed it. I was recommended this…

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SPRING FOR COTTON : : BURDA 7255 HACK

April 30, 2015 by

        Hallo everyone! I’m here and wearing my Spring For Cotton sewing project. And it’s polka dotted! And looky dat….we’s got the front views, the side views, and the me walking off into the sunset views. The Spring For Cotton sewing challenge, masterminded and hosted by the ever gracious Rochelle of Lucky Lucille, is pretty straight up….sew something vintage inspired, using 100% cotton. Just what the doctor* ordered. Every time I wear my Midnight in Paris Dress, I vow to sew another; and this challenge is a perfect fit. I made the pattern almost, nearly the same as my MIP dress. {It’s a hack on the Burda Blouse 7255.} This go round, I omitted the inverted pleat in the back bodice, and I made the skirt portion just a wee bit…

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OH MY AGING EYES : : SIMPLICITY 2339

April 21, 2015 by
Simplicity 2339

Hey you. It’s me. Here, in my happy place, not looking entirely happy. You see, I had just been to the eye doctor for an unplanned eye exam. The day before…rather suddenly…I found myself seeing little gray dancing spots. A little disturbing. It was, however, the brief flashes of light after I turned out the lights that night, that urged me to see the optometrist the next day. I don’t deny my attraction to sparkly things, but when it comes to my vision…thank you, but no. After the dreaded pupil dilating drops, I received a thorough exam and was deemed healthy. enough. for a 54 year old. Spots and thready wisps, known as floaters, are apparently common in aging eyes. But what about those white flashes? Apparently, they are considered a warning sign for…

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