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Colette Iris shorts

handmade: black and white colette iris shorts

In the time since I took a nasty spill in the middle of a run, I’ve been to urgent care twice and my sportsView full post »

skinned elbow

black and white…and red?

I recently shared that I’ve made two muslins of the Colette Iris shorts I’m making for the Black and WhiteView full post »

Colette Iris shorts pattern

black and white challenge muslin

I’ve finally made some decisions about what to sew for the Black & White Challenge! I’ve decided to useView full post »

traditional Korean hanboks

sewing to-do list: a hanbok for mom

A few years ago, RH, my mom and I went to Seoul, Korea, for my uncle’s 70th birthday party. This is a photo of myView full post »

Stitch Once, Rip Twice

stitch once, rip twice: a sewing group for the rest of us

My lovely blog friend Diane of Diane’s Vintage Zest recently had the brilliant idea to start a group for the restView full post »

calligraphy stamp by Kathryn Murray

calligraphy stamps from kathryn murray

One of my favorite creative outlets involves paper and making pretty stationery out of it. Years ago, I started a lineView full post »

seamstress, sewist, stitcher or sewer…and helping someone in need

In the year that I’ve been sewing, I’ve always hesitated before choosing a word to describe myself asView full post »

blue fleece hoodie from Craftsy class

handmade: fleece hoodie

Back in January, I developed five sewing goals for 2013. I’m excited to share that I can cross one off my list! IView full post »

Wiksten Tank

handmade: the wiksten tank

I love my Wiksten tank so much. It was one of the first articles of clothing I made, and it was thrilling to wind upView full post »

pizza class at Piola

pizza class at piola

RH and I, along with some good friends and a couple of their friends, recently took a pizza class at Piola, a new-to-usView full post »

double dark chocolate sea salt cookies

double dark chocolate sea salt cookies

These double dark chocolate sea salt cookies are a spin on one of my favorite chocolate chip cookie recipes. They areView full post »

Kalalau Lookout on Kauai

carry me back to kauai

You know how sometimes you daydream about escaping to a beautiful, faraway place? Well, about 80% of the time I haveView full post »

pink and gold cocktails

pretty: blush pink and gold

I’ve been drawn to the delicate, lovely combination of blush pink and gold lately. Even when it’s glammed upView full post »

Anesthesia a free font download

a makeover and a free font download!

Sweetfrenchtoast has had a makeover! I’m celebrating my redesign with a gift to you—a free handwriting fontView full post »

the girls at promdue

promdue!

Last night, my coworkers and I had our belated holiday celebration. None of us could remember exactly where the ideaView full post »