Happy Halloween, my friends! There's a couple of holidays for which I'm interested in sewing, and Halloween is one of them! (It's a short list: the other is obviously Christmas.) Last year, I was in London meeting up with sewing friends on Halloween and sewed myself a theme-y blouse for the occasion. I used the same pattern as my recent Bye Bye Birdie blouse, and this year, I've used the pattern again! What can ... Read more »
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Review: Pins for pinups DIY retro brooches ebook (and my Headless Horseman version!)
Awhile back—okay, awhiiiiillllllle back—the lovely Brittany from Va-Voom Vintage kindly sent me a copy of her DIY ebook, Pins for Pin-Ups: DIY Brooches for Retro Girls. I'm a retro girl, I love brooches, I love DIY projects, what's not to love about it?! I knew the ebook would be great, because last winter I'd purchased Brittany's Christmas project ebook, Kitschmas Crafting with Va-Voom Vintage, and I had a ton of fun ... Read more »
A very spoooooky Halloween
Happy Halloween, everyone!Guess what spooooky project I've been keeping under my hat? Well okay, not under my hat. It is my hat! And surely a spooky bit of knitting will help strike the fear of Halloween into you!There are creepy black bats, flying across an orange background... Skeletons with ghoulish red eyeballs...Gross green worms inching along on a purple background...And, well, I think those are supposed to be ... Read more »
ghosts of Halloween past
Hello everyone! I'm back from San Diego and trying to catch up!Halloween has always been one of my favorite holidays, and Mel's as well. We usually dress up, though honestly haven't had any reason to for a couple of years unfortunately. Of course around Halloween you're reminded of all your past costumes. Yesterday, I saw that Andrea of PaperSparrow (an amazing DIY blog that's new to me that I'm already in love with!) did ... Read more »