tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3207217870665478992024-03-13T02:50:53.057-07:00cottonjens98126reshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03246038036057666832noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-320721787066547899.post-14503293413872447622015-09-11T19:03:00.000-07:002015-09-11T19:03:58.778-07:00Seasonings... Greetings!
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If you're like me and strapped for cupboard space in your kitchen, as I am in my 719 sq ft house, maybe you've been wracking your brain too trying to figure out how to store your seasonings. The seasonings you need and purchase, love and use... in a manner that makes good sense and is easy to get to. I honestly looked and looked for ideas online. I found some. I liked the idea of using spent Tic Tac containers (photo) but I've yet to finish one container and they don't hold much. Other alternatives I found were very good as well, such as: attach large cookie sheet to inside of door, and use magnets and metal spice containers, hidden away, clever. But again too pricey for my liking. I'm nothing if not keep it simple and practical. I got this idea from the small ziploc bags I get at my local market for bulk spices. Once I had the materials, putting all my spices in bags, and labelled took an hour or two. Here's what I used: small 4x5 zip loc plastic bags off eBay for about 4 bucks, small white labels and a pen. Now I have my spices (about 20) in these bags, I can see easily how much I have, I can write a purchase date on the sticker, and stored, they fit into a small plastic box on a shelf. Easy peasy!<i></i>98126reshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03246038036057666832noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-320721787066547899.post-68529651256757385912011-03-14T09:51:00.000-07:002011-03-23T10:35:36.521-07:00Hang in there, Baby...No truer words were spoken. This saying and image of a kitten hanging by his little paws was popular when I was growing up in the 70's. I was young and thought the kitten was so cute, with years behind me and a lot of right roads and wrong roads taken, I am enjoying this image of the little kitten in a whole new light! <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB5lvdpDGVYSsgEPxcvemAatFUSqFw1LQci4Ouy_OgDC1VCwQ7zo2A6In6AGcC1pE2BsWxKJXw4AveXoB0ohYk-8OwBa2wxZlo151Gxijvf3ZTOSusXBuueR5jzJUz4hdjAFApv31Fpz0/s1600/thumbnail+2.aspx"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 225px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB5lvdpDGVYSsgEPxcvemAatFUSqFw1LQci4Ouy_OgDC1VCwQ7zo2A6In6AGcC1pE2BsWxKJXw4AveXoB0ohYk-8OwBa2wxZlo151Gxijvf3ZTOSusXBuueR5jzJUz4hdjAFApv31Fpz0/s320/thumbnail+2.aspx" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587285322422718786" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRG079iXykvKhgmdPzIjOkTJo-B3riTiUwjfakbdEs7WGSrZ4UgGCp8iLVucistlW9PE9oYxs8nmCq1gxu2u2XCVBPYf7Mnh4_G9Y8jcSWXyZbBsV1lPG6OMD1lL0JK0Svv9raJbt-pS4/s1600/thumbnail.aspx.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRG079iXykvKhgmdPzIjOkTJo-B3riTiUwjfakbdEs7WGSrZ4UgGCp8iLVucistlW9PE9oYxs8nmCq1gxu2u2XCVBPYf7Mnh4_G9Y8jcSWXyZbBsV1lPG6OMD1lL0JK0Svv9raJbt-pS4/s320/thumbnail.aspx.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587285320470662434" /></a><br /><br /><br />When you come to the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on. ~Franklin D. Roosevelt<br /><br />Fall seven times, stand up eight. ~Japanese Proverb<br /><br />The world is round and the place which may seem like the end may also be only the beginning. ~Ivy Baker Priest<br /><br />What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us. ~Ralph Waldo Emerson<br /><br />Most of us, swimming against the tides of trouble the world knows nothing about, need only a bit of praise or encouragement - and we will make the goal. ~Jerome Fleishman<br /><br />It is not the mountain we conquer but ourselves. ~Edmund Hillary<br /><br />If one dream should fall and break into a thousand pieces, never be afraid to pick one of those pieces up and begin again. ~Flavia Weedn<br /><br />If you're going through hell, keep going. ~Winston Churchill<br /><br />Hang in there, Baby!<br /><br />The robbed that smiles, steals something from the thief. ~William Shakespeare, Othello<br /><br />I know God will not give me anything I can't handle. I just wish that He didn't trust me so much. ~Mother Teresa<br /><br />We must embrace pain and burn it as fuel for our journey. ~Kenji Miyazawa<br /><br />Adversity is like a strong wind. It tears away from us all but the things that cannot be torn, so that we see ourselves as we really are. ~Arthur Golden, Memoirs of a Geisha<br /><br />When the Japanese mend broken objects, they aggrandize the damage by filling the cracks with gold. They believe that when something's suffered damage and has a history it becomes more beautiful. ~Barbara Bloom<br /><br />I have sometimes been wildly, despairingly, acutely miserable, but through it all I still know quite certainly that just to be alive is a grand thing. ~Agatha Christie<br /><br />Hang in there, Baby!<br /><br />When it is dark enough, you can see the stars. ~Ralph Waldo Emerson<br /><br />When written in Chinese the word "crisis" is composed of two characters - one represents danger and the other represents opportunity. ~John F. Kennedy, address, 12 April 1959<br /><br />It's not easy taking my problems one at a time when they refuse to get in line. ~Ashleigh Brilliant<br /><br />Defeat may serve as well as victory to shake the soul and let the glory out. ~Edwin Markham<br /><br />Adversity is the first path to truth. ~Lord Byron<br /><br />The difficulties of life are intended to make us better, not bitter. ~Author Unknown<br /><br />Fortune knocks but once, but misfortune has much more patience. ~Author Unknown<br /><br />Adversity has the effect of eliciting talents which, in prosperous circumstances, would have lain dormant. ~Horace (Quintus Horatius Flaccus), Satires<br /><br />God uses suffering as a whetstone, to make men sharp with. ~Henry Ward Beecher<br /><br />Man performs and engenders so much more than he can or should have to bear. That's how he finds that he can bear anything. ~William Faulkner<br /><br />We shall draw from the heart of suffering itself the means of inspiration and survival. ~Winston Churchill<br /><br />Hang in there, Baby!<br /><br />The art of living lies less in eliminating our troubles than in growing with them. ~Bernard M. Baruch<br /><br />It is foolish to tear one's hair in grief, as though sorrow would be made less by baldness. ~Cicero<br /><br />I have woven a parachute out of everything broken. ~William Stafford<br /><br />I have heard there are troubles of more than one kind.<br />Some come from ahead and some come from behind.<br />But I've bought a big bat. I'm all ready you see.<br />Now my troubles are going to have troubles with me!<br />~Dr. Seuss<br /><br />If the wind will not serve, take to the oars. ~Latin Proverb<br /><br />God brings men into eep waters, not to drown them, but to cleanse them. ~John Aughey<br /><br />You must be at the end of your rope. I felt a tug. ~Author Unknown<br /><br />Put one step in front of the other.<br /><br />Baby steps....<br /><br />Hang in there, Baby!98126reshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03246038036057666832noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-320721787066547899.post-64684331271843989842011-03-12T14:03:00.000-08:002011-03-14T06:55:03.855-07:00nature quotes...a good substitute for actual gardening which I am beginning to get the bug for, as white and purple crocuses are spotted across our yard, cherry trees sport new tiny pastel pink blossoms too. but we watch the rain drip drip drip today, Saturday. hard to believe tonite is daylight savings and mornings will slip to darker once again but evenings will benefit and capture that fleeting light we are so desperate for here since Fall. surely Wm Shakespeare had his own experience with long dark winters in england too, his beautiful words though:<br /><br />I know a bank whereon the wild thyme blows,<br />where the oxslips and the nodding violet grows.<br /><br />Quite over-canopied with luscious woodbine,<br />with sweet musk-rose, and with eglantine.<br /><br />William Shakespeare<br /><br />How poor are they who have not patience! What wound did ever heal but by degrees.<br /><br />One touch of nature makes the whole world kin.<br /><br />Click this link for <a href="http://www.quotationspage.com/quotes/William_Shakespeare">More WS Quotes</a><br /><br />The poetry of the earth is never dead. ~John Keats<br /><br />Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished. ~Lao Tzu<br /><br />Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better. ~Albert Einstein<br /><br />I've always regarded nature as the clothing of God. ~Alan Hovhaness<br /><br />I'll tell you how the sun rose a ribbon at a time. ~Emily Dickinson<br /><br />I go to nature to be soothed and healed, and to have my senses put in order. ~John Burroughs<br /><br />Any man that walks the mead<br />In bud, or blade, or bloom, may find<br />A meaning suited to his mind.<br />~Alfred Tennyson<br /><br />If one way be better than another, that you may be sure is Nature's way. ~Aristotle, Nichomachean Ethics<br /><br />...................<br />These pretty Quotes courtesy of Michael Garofalo, found <a href="http://www.quotegarden.com/nature.html">here</a>98126reshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03246038036057666832noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-320721787066547899.post-16567091447151408122010-10-20T19:18:00.000-07:002010-10-20T19:53:55.867-07:00my very own torso block!I've started down a new sewing garden path in a 3-class course called Pattern Construction at the local fab store. finally found an excellent teacher who talks about clothing construction and is trendy, who walks the talk. She is a young up and coming independent designer in Seattle, check her out at <a href="http://flynnfashion.com/">Kelly Flynn</a>. She is quite talented. anyways i am slowly making my own torso block - this is so greek to me so thanks for your patience and my not figuring out or finding this all out before. But we do things as we are ready, countless things, life things. Light bulbs were going on all over the place with talk of moving darts around... different shapes for practically every part on the torso for each person... and creating each bodice piece simply by draping muslin - ultimately creating the same pieces I've unfurled and stared at countless times in commercial patterns. It's easy but it's not so easy, ya know? I keep having to back up and re-do steps, but I can get this. I have to finish the bodice portion before I move on to the sleeve, and completing my very own torso block. YAY!!!<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Front<br /><br />I am petite on top so the bust and front darts are small; seems like more curvy shaped girls can play with the dart placement more but I am still lucky. I need to work on my neck and armhole shapes, and I was short on the side seams so I added 1.5" strips of muslin but I am not sure that will work, and may have to cut out a new front piece.<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq4qRv1LBbCQxTNugUMIW39JKxXiAdVfZguozE92Ed1KRvJtKKDta6rjjPrTuJqan_2pgD0iQRMSY00tsp_S-ao3S5kDAUAUihcxpuO6CLfnhFv_OFmcKM0xDm3tiHrqBpbyaqJQmZqt8/s1600/100_2434.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq4qRv1LBbCQxTNugUMIW39JKxXiAdVfZguozE92Ed1KRvJtKKDta6rjjPrTuJqan_2pgD0iQRMSY00tsp_S-ao3S5kDAUAUihcxpuO6CLfnhFv_OFmcKM0xDm3tiHrqBpbyaqJQmZqt8/s320/100_2434.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530319296091713522" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Back<br /><br />I also have a small back and small waist so we went with 2 smaller darts on<br />either side of center back rather than 2 huge darts<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0tv-8agHJLGzO9tfScyMWXq_AoSJax453z9QD2rG8j1pOCEmJsik-tSBCvU2kSzDxGk1qvhpuO4rtikYNfSo39J7JgI2FAwbuTvteEF2EHCj7Li1ST0kqVNyOWpwZ_lfwhhg_GVNR7IE/s1600/100_2433.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0tv-8agHJLGzO9tfScyMWXq_AoSJax453z9QD2rG8j1pOCEmJsik-tSBCvU2kSzDxGk1qvhpuO4rtikYNfSo39J7JgI2FAwbuTvteEF2EHCj7Li1ST0kqVNyOWpwZ_lfwhhg_GVNR7IE/s320/100_2433.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530319310403229218" border="0" /></a>98126reshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03246038036057666832noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-320721787066547899.post-34714449808626524452010-08-07T20:48:00.001-07:002011-03-06T20:57:12.720-08:00one sleepy bird<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN5RDsvcA1hzSceVryvZH0LX1oN5DPynIMZSUXDLkt1lBQymS-MPxAJ1wY57Gezc_vLcVE1ljq7pCj9GhfP_grg4W6wAEW0WzJGVHkvDrAhx9ba0tIopu02gKi619UfxnCtYtghvkb2Z4/s1600/100_2362.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN5RDsvcA1hzSceVryvZH0LX1oN5DPynIMZSUXDLkt1lBQymS-MPxAJ1wY57Gezc_vLcVE1ljq7pCj9GhfP_grg4W6wAEW0WzJGVHkvDrAhx9ba0tIopu02gKi619UfxnCtYtghvkb2Z4/s320/100_2362.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502880960520361858" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Last night, sugar wanted to hit the sack before the six o'clock news... before thoughts of sleep or rest or weighty lids had even entered penny's mind... before the sun had yawned or dimmed or sunk even a bit. Last nite sugar said enough is enough for a single day, to be continued in the morn. she'd listened to classical music since dawn, chewed perches, jumped, hopped, and flown, and she desired no more. no more tightly banked flights around a small living room... no more preening, bickering and negotiating with her roommate... no more nagging pangs tempting her to hop and sidestep perches and rungs down to a yellow dish to crack more seeds. Sugar was pooped and her bed was beckoning. As was her nightly ritual she first jumped into her swing, as the cage was wiped down and new sheets of newspaper laid below. But tonight she and her swing leaned to one side, she simply closed her little eyes asleep, with fairy's dust sprinkled about<br /><br />i was amazed and surprised to see my last post was April 1st!!! our new house and yard have been taking all my free time and energy for 4 months it seems! but lately i've been wanting to get back to my old routine. this photo of sugar was so cute i wanted to write a little bit about her. she actually hasn't been her usual self the past few days, but she just has a little bug and was back to her noisy demanding queen-like ways shortly...98126reshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03246038036057666832noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-320721787066547899.post-9889019441474974522010-04-05T19:55:00.000-07:002010-04-25T07:36:41.648-07:00From an island, nearlyWell, we have moved just 15 mins south of our previous residence in seattle. this is west seattle... and i write from an island, nearly. it is a large peninsula that sits well out into Puget Sound. one can take a very pleasant drive around the perimeter right at the water's edge, and feel as if you're in a small oceanside town. from the south and the airport west seattle is ez access. but from all other directions it can get interesting. on the waterside you will arrive by ferry, maybe from vashon island or bainbridge, and a walk-on only ferry gently takes people w seattle to downtown waterfront full-on view of downtown seattle. To arrive from the north and the east, you must cross the west seattle bridge<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL4AJtqSrs1gt8U7AXMM9b8usR76LuMwyxT1_5bsyK-azg8ai8sG-K_fB1rHIG8pwwER15G34Fie8voJtcBFy8Kq40FViC6h57uwA4m_vvuNhXhIRm9p3rDncfwrbY8QNzK-SZBzb7MW0/s1600/800px-Alki_Beach_4.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL4AJtqSrs1gt8U7AXMM9b8usR76LuMwyxT1_5bsyK-azg8ai8sG-K_fB1rHIG8pwwER15G34Fie8voJtcBFy8Kq40FViC6h57uwA4m_vvuNhXhIRm9p3rDncfwrbY8QNzK-SZBzb7MW0/s320/800px-Alki_Beach_4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5463077504874229874" border="0" /></a><br />on arrival in west seattle one must not expect life to be as it was in seattle, as I did. it is just a 5 minute drive to downtown seattle, but you don't realize this phenomena until you live here. somehow residents - and there are a lot of people here - have kept hungry developers who would eat it alive out of their hair for the most part. miles and miles of alki beach are still amazingly as they were decades ago. the cutest houses you'll ever see populate this peninsula, each different from the two on either side. people are pleasant. i would wager some money that there is someone who has not left the peninsula in their whole life. it is an island. the flip side is that the remoteness also means that my familiar gym, hair salon, pharmacist and all kinds of shopping are no longer available. it is simply not practical to leave w seattle and venture far. however, the one district that is very accessible is the industrial area of seattle called georgetown, just south of downtown so some call it SODO. In sodo resides one of my fave places, starbucks headqtrs. we can even see starbuck herself peeking above their hdqtrs from our new house, which is such fun b/c I love starbucks and have since the 80s<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgNpDhMaGk0G4hN1Phi-N9gf9t-8BdvuhNJJdWPfXjbsjCnUi-SgiZoP92bkubOx14g-f3fwmof4fEBt52gOWafZhI-H1JrfbL06juldTVDgsg9R3O51Hu1dzaqktDtnujq2qW1vfbMTg/s1600/starbuck.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgNpDhMaGk0G4hN1Phi-N9gf9t-8BdvuhNJJdWPfXjbsjCnUi-SgiZoP92bkubOx14g-f3fwmof4fEBt52gOWafZhI-H1JrfbL06juldTVDgsg9R3O51Hu1dzaqktDtnujq2qW1vfbMTg/s320/starbuck.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5463077498421327490" border="0" /></a>98126reshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03246038036057666832noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-320721787066547899.post-57471314525100728842010-03-25T16:20:00.001-07:002010-03-30T11:30:37.738-07:00We're in!Now: in our brand new cool little house with big blank slate of a yard in west seattle. 5 days of moving and shlepping boxes in rain, wind and cold, the shoulders hurt, but we've been homeowners for 5 days now. we slept 2 nites there already, with organizing, unboxing, downsizing, decorating, deciding, compromising yet to do but it's our lil piece of the rock. Rock on ~ we're in west seattle now!!!<br /><br />we do have a view ~ not the serene banner view of my country dreams, but still... we look southeast, and see mt rainier and cascades when they're out. To the west, the beach is 2 mins away.<br /><br />we are so proud98126reshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03246038036057666832noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-320721787066547899.post-8609490815722641682010-03-14T16:18:00.000-07:002010-03-19T19:46:09.708-07:00drama in a dumb beltone day a peacock, next day a feather duster<br /><br />mostly i enjoy working out sewing problems. I can make things more complicated than they should be sometimes and take eons to finish sewing projects. oh well<br /><br />i am making a fabric belt using vintage feedsack fabric with a small print. i was INTO collecting feedsack fabric a few yrs back.<br /><br />I used 1" nylon strap for structure same fabric on both sides. i added a strip of burlap for structure in the middle but it turned out too thick for the 1" D rings i have.<br /><br />the last belt i made was perfect in terms of how I think a fabric belt ought to feel. it's important to try to get that right. is that crazy? That belt was wider and had only burlap and interfacing for structure. i think maybe nylon strapping is intended for bag handles and backpack straps, and not belts ya think??!<br /><br />Belt is needed for a pair of green fine wale cords found at a consignment shop. fine wale corduroy is not what I'd call robust. brand is Sitwell which i discovered is an anthropologie brand. these are crawling toward the goodwill sack, but i love them and want to help. waist sits down on on my hips and they slip down without a belt.<br /><br />Long-term? Fix waist, copy pattern, toss em. no idea if I could extend the crotch length successfully.<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI2TN7_ZET-KSavzMxoOKKhwonqvlGAehw5Iu6CW8Nv30fNp9L30be7RuVmLyojbPLJ2UzO8qQZ8ntDdYMdhUOYrkEcQag13GvnzfuWch3dFfsPqpwb0Qc96vcetx79O75vkRFqAM6Mh8/s1600-h/100_2210.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI2TN7_ZET-KSavzMxoOKKhwonqvlGAehw5Iu6CW8Nv30fNp9L30be7RuVmLyojbPLJ2UzO8qQZ8ntDdYMdhUOYrkEcQag13GvnzfuWch3dFfsPqpwb0Qc96vcetx79O75vkRFqAM6Mh8/s320/100_2210.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5449797034847919970" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-size:100%;" >right rear pocket, zipper opening on the right!<br /></span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWi_jSD__HSOz5X_TzoAVe8YdUBjegjBPopcfB3KQkaIsQAP7D0gpkAreAx1R4oDePnsKXYam2rgfemuL_REbA2VhryA-MiemMDRfvoIiV-CiH64Y-xymvqQKJRtwOE1uEPfWowH6uihg/s1600-h/100_2209.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWi_jSD__HSOz5X_TzoAVe8YdUBjegjBPopcfB3KQkaIsQAP7D0gpkAreAx1R4oDePnsKXYam2rgfemuL_REbA2VhryA-MiemMDRfvoIiV-CiH64Y-xymvqQKJRtwOE1uEPfWowH6uihg/s320/100_2209.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5449797024680230738" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-size:100%;" ><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">metal zippers add weight on pant legs so they swing</span><br /></span></div><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-size:100%;" ><br /></span><br /><div style="text-align: center; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW8AAz3WVGgn87TWRDSwOhNSxrDecK3opA9vEyCqVqdu0QALKTLrNjnp_r9cuQPj6Avkt-kp4w0CVthOMPneOBRiDNeFXi6ZRfghjS-k3IByL124I-sXuAa3bHgNabLBjW8Ujnb3Bs7Lk/s1600-h/100_2208.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW8AAz3WVGgn87TWRDSwOhNSxrDecK3opA9vEyCqVqdu0QALKTLrNjnp_r9cuQPj6Avkt-kp4w0CVthOMPneOBRiDNeFXi6ZRfghjS-k3IByL124I-sXuAa3bHgNabLBjW8Ujnb3Bs7Lk/s320/100_2208.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5449797023120473314" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-size:100%;" ><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">scoop pockets</span><br /></span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-M8N6HQa-Ega34LQfYIcEH5uCquN_DoJT1g-gYqrrN0suKRJu5jX8RD_OIlItsONFddF5mDD3pf-L_40fIvKA4aC2ZklertldAWDiXzZaKeJaEfir3RbmxCDAeALEG5TjS9E_5XIYE9c/s1600-h/100_2207.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-M8N6HQa-Ega34LQfYIcEH5uCquN_DoJT1g-gYqrrN0suKRJu5jX8RD_OIlItsONFddF5mDD3pf-L_40fIvKA4aC2ZklertldAWDiXzZaKeJaEfir3RbmxCDAeALEG5TjS9E_5XIYE9c/s320/100_2207.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5449797015992582226" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-size:100%;" >short-waisted (photo closest to actual colors)<br /></span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4ENYedRBk-x0ECzAZZiH1u_01JaPQiYbeMZGhsLqBfmZUSIuH7U3WqzcOsWohuSE-Ue-uKpgaQ5L9E803AyqGsN9qSBg9MO6aqhXmohFHr4xBNAcQzU_7D25e0dwoYfK22ZdAlQe063g/s1600-h/100_2205.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4ENYedRBk-x0ECzAZZiH1u_01JaPQiYbeMZGhsLqBfmZUSIuH7U3WqzcOsWohuSE-Ue-uKpgaQ5L9E803AyqGsN9qSBg9MO6aqhXmohFHr4xBNAcQzU_7D25e0dwoYfK22ZdAlQe063g/s320/100_2205.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5449797010399324162" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">final step: D rings</span><br /></span></span></div>98126reshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03246038036057666832noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-320721787066547899.post-50633808305354837312010-03-09T12:56:00.000-08:002010-03-09T17:07:03.154-08:00my brilliant? career, schlepping, DIY<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcpx3CRYkWqnGZhYk7r3-d5232rtjzTP8G1emVpCU-IY92jsiKxU-nE-kz9W1LbgLNRPtibX8qeku_NswdZb8_srQuxSrBhIx23AlC87ZtIkx-NRKVlfYhIE3Fl3681yPZb2rBBdnsBTE/s1600-h/brilliant3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 306px; height: 242px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcpx3CRYkWqnGZhYk7r3-d5232rtjzTP8G1emVpCU-IY92jsiKxU-nE-kz9W1LbgLNRPtibX8qeku_NswdZb8_srQuxSrBhIx23AlC87ZtIkx-NRKVlfYhIE3Fl3681yPZb2rBBdnsBTE/s320/brilliant3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446742824590114802" border="0" /></a>oivay, today i am schlepping thru my day job as a bookkeeper. It's not a brilliant career and this is not a brilliant company. it is a stepping stone as everything, and my goal was to be a bookkeeper, with the inherent independence, flexibility and QuickBooks experience, all good DIY assets. I can check these off - yep. Flexibility has slipped away 8 months in, as I work fulltime. although, i start before sunrise and finish by 3pm. So that's good. i work hard, learn every day and am grateful that my hubby and me live comfortably. i try to remember my self at work, in my tasks, and to not judge.<br /><br />I saw and loved the Australian movie, My Brilliant Career" in my teens and now I can't believe the actress/actor pair were Judy Davis and Sam Neill. they had perfect chemistry ~ what a love story. today Judy Davis is thin and the character she portrayed in MBC was curvy with a big dollop of curly red hair worn either pinned to the top of her head, or loose to her waist. I guess it may have been a wig. It was a wonderful romantic movie for a headstrong teenager like me.<br /><br />It's a chick flick that struck a crystal note for clueless young DIY me. I think the main reason for me is best quoted from a link about the director Gillian Anderson:<br /><br /><i>"My Brilliant Career</i> has a strong design sense, supporting the visual telling of the story. The sets are rich with lace, wallpaper, paintings and attention to detail true to the period, all no doubt influenced by Armstrong's own experience in art departments."<br /><br />I would add that the landscape scenes in the country were equally awesome.<br /><a href="http://archive.sensesofcinema.com/contents/directors/02/armstrong.html"><br />here for more re Gillian Anderson</a>98126reshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03246038036057666832noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-320721787066547899.post-56429095404875311372010-03-02T12:55:00.000-08:002010-03-04T13:35:08.339-08:00sew-ly amazing<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0B9qRvgAF01xtMd2Oxk5zcgLsFRls1mW0yBJakpFna0wNm-pJ9PauMW0-fiCR-HAQmUV4WJgy4YnnqNO7UrLKeVksai4GfL56eQMWnABgFfJFkR6KHAn-R0TtDy4aUDujUSL8I1iyo2s/s1600-h/thumbnail.aspx.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0B9qRvgAF01xtMd2Oxk5zcgLsFRls1mW0yBJakpFna0wNm-pJ9PauMW0-fiCR-HAQmUV4WJgy4YnnqNO7UrLKeVksai4GfL56eQMWnABgFfJFkR6KHAn-R0TtDy4aUDujUSL8I1iyo2s/s320/thumbnail.aspx.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444630761669339026" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);font-size:100%;" >Marimekko fabric</span><br /></div>sewing grows on you...<br /><br />share what you love about sewing. I'd love that.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjM2mzI3GnOGSWsjaS6Oplk6zO0gnZmoOlKYap4Nxn5S45fM6-q4d0kRlCI5b9JfKlkYI17374VATmIjt6HXa5HLR7E5uOHh557zw_j2I_jV3LxRSF_CUDkDBchMrVRRJAJCrAc-vFVbw/s1600-h/climbing+vines+article+photo.inline.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 154px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjM2mzI3GnOGSWsjaS6Oplk6zO0gnZmoOlKYap4Nxn5S45fM6-q4d0kRlCI5b9JfKlkYI17374VATmIjt6HXa5HLR7E5uOHh557zw_j2I_jV3LxRSF_CUDkDBchMrVRRJAJCrAc-vFVbw/s320/climbing+vines+article+photo.inline.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444794563007010818" border="0" /></a>Such a satisfying hobby, sewing is. truth be told it can also be maddeningly frustrating at times, filled with worm belly lows, frumpy failure, and the type of vanishing money that swirls down the tub drain and disappears with a few glug-glugs at the end. But, there are new discoveries aplenty for the adventurous and creative soul. For myself from the time I watched my mom cajole her old Singer to wondrous results - wonderful memories of things she sewed for me - to my moody pouts as I botched a project or ripped out yet another seam. But I stuck with it, turned to other activities, and returned again and again. I spent many an afternoon turning page after page of pattern books at the fabric store down the street, drooling over pictures and patterns, and knew all the Vogue models by heart. I had my favorites in the 1980s of course!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);font-size:130%;" >~~~</span><br /></div><br />I've found a new sewing magazine simply called Stitch. It is published quarterly by a crafts publishing house in Loveland Colorado . I recommend it, the last issue focused on ethnic-inspired sewing businesses - in the u.s., japan and europe ~ i love that stuff. also a look at finland's great Marimekko fabric empire and its awesome founder Armi Ratia. More about that below!<br /><br />Stitch magazine is pricey at $14 but it's a quarterly, includes lots of neat patterns and loads of style to boot to polish one's own style.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk7gRi83CNdkuFwm7H6dCS11CwEaFzr-kfBN3KvrxwbzBA-aCoBDNNV67sk9Y7pnu3Bwyp3RdKnPZ-7GlfCbCeoWxsU5gYM6JxqG0fENhHZ7rXwI7oiMpXV8TI7NRHTkrsgvqmy67KQdc/s1600-h/StitchFALL0972.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 261px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk7gRi83CNdkuFwm7H6dCS11CwEaFzr-kfBN3KvrxwbzBA-aCoBDNNV67sk9Y7pnu3Bwyp3RdKnPZ-7GlfCbCeoWxsU5gYM6JxqG0fENhHZ7rXwI7oiMpXV8TI7NRHTkrsgvqmy67KQdc/s320/StitchFALL0972.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444145025705651586" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Fall 2009 issue</span></span><br /></div><br />Tricia Waddell, the magazine's editor, writes a terrific article in the issue though I can't remember which one darnit. ha, I remembered. It's a pretty duvet and sham set - she is good at color. she made the duvet using an Indian silk sheet, with a contrast silk square in the center. i found some Indian sheets on the internet that ran about $90.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNSQz6AsNwMUAqj3dCWDfgtgsaTbQdLcky-JmutGQY7YTfI15vdRis_pYS0DIbXx5OIGr9iicw4tRXHf6ysPZJ1Ou0Y6ZjS-HRdMw5GmtF8BCMQuu_kc4t5-lejt6hfn3zI6xQf6JWGjo/s1600-h/Tricia.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 286px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNSQz6AsNwMUAqj3dCWDfgtgsaTbQdLcky-JmutGQY7YTfI15vdRis_pYS0DIbXx5OIGr9iicw4tRXHf6ysPZJ1Ou0Y6ZjS-HRdMw5GmtF8BCMQuu_kc4t5-lejt6hfn3zI6xQf6JWGjo/s320/Tricia.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444147595304587346" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-size:100%;">Tricia Waddell</span><br /></span></div><br />More about Armi. Her look in this photo sears right thru the camera lens and makes you feel like you screwed up something doesn't it? But she's awfully impressive looking. Marimekko was founded in 1951 by Armi and her husband Viljo when Armi asked some of her artist friends to apply their mojo to textiles.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbH2NKZm0O-Q0Aa2mTcgGHv_Kt8zxQDbSqL9PcgVyZ0wgpk69wT-spi_4c-VnnsDZnU_vDscgoxpM_HdNaOuvQNAa6sz_f2g1HCzmDLfbkYwD-_GLKAyaectV1VEEGDvuf_jb4wcuKxHY/s1600-h/armiratia.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 207px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbH2NKZm0O-Q0Aa2mTcgGHv_Kt8zxQDbSqL9PcgVyZ0wgpk69wT-spi_4c-VnnsDZnU_vDscgoxpM_HdNaOuvQNAa6sz_f2g1HCzmDLfbkYwD-_GLKAyaectV1VEEGDvuf_jb4wcuKxHY/s320/armiratia.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444630468102318770" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);font-size:100%;" >Armi Ratia</span><br /></div><br />To show the bold, colorful fabric's possibilities, she designed some simple dresses using the fabric. Hugely influential company - scandinavians still follow and love the style vibe of Marimekko, personally witnessed in Amsterdam :)<br /><br />Today's Marimekko is found at http://www.marimekko.fi/eng<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuC0BK2vFKIFfYzsucJpPl6Kd9FpCWu02OWuhpEr7sE68eqQRk-MYMKhD69JxTTV9zd15u8TEHBb3l4V_SkiK4ZdZXGPLLTpxyHvkA3QkASxNGyfEjNi1UZudRoYPwF_DlLrKP65P2XxE/s1600-h/vinmari2-769926.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 255px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuC0BK2vFKIFfYzsucJpPl6Kd9FpCWu02OWuhpEr7sE68eqQRk-MYMKhD69JxTTV9zd15u8TEHBb3l4V_SkiK4ZdZXGPLLTpxyHvkA3QkASxNGyfEjNi1UZudRoYPwF_DlLrKP65P2XxE/s320/vinmari2-769926.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444630495862208450" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);font-size:100%;" >vintage Marimekko dresses</span><br /></div><br /><img src="file:///C:/DOCUME%7E1/JEANNI%7E1/LOCALS%7E1/Temp/moz-screenshot.png" alt="" /><img src="file:///C:/DOCUME%7E1/JEANNI%7E1/LOCALS%7E1/Temp/moz-screenshot-1.png" alt="" />98126reshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03246038036057666832noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-320721787066547899.post-48077263820271095692010-02-25T20:24:00.000-08:002010-02-26T09:50:32.990-08:00jamsi've so badly needed some new shorts for bedtime. i am a cute shorts and tank wearer. everyone was tired of my nightly comfy yet a little worn lightweight red cotton pants and cuter tank tops, and I don't blame them. i took one nightie barely used (bought for a weekend with my honey) in pale green and tiny rosebuds, then fingered thru my stash and found one of my fave ebay purchases - a sheer pale pink with tiny retro cowboys and their lassoes. had to be judicious as i cut into both fabrics. i didn't have large pieces in the green knit. lightbulb? i decided to use the 2 fabrics together and try to swap each front and back. visions can drive you nuts, no? after 1/2 hour of pinning and unpinning and repinning and staring at the layout, then looking down at my own pants, i finally figured out how to put them together using my noodle without resorting to a McCall's or Vogue pants pattern ... for instruction. yay, major victory! here's the fabric as currently laid out. I think i will try a different pocket - i mean what do you pockets for when you're sleeping??!!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9FLXFYs18ydis0Fw2Ui4OV_xLClodprxcm_Gmn3O78LJssOXtYh3OBaDo3ljrWDyn7iQcUmjbNOSU3bkmGigPC2dq5uuOc39_PTwksfAyCXQhMPEIAOuWSEYS5LUZk08v2ngl6mjqpFo/s1600-h/100_2099.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9FLXFYs18ydis0Fw2Ui4OV_xLClodprxcm_Gmn3O78LJssOXtYh3OBaDo3ljrWDyn7iQcUmjbNOSU3bkmGigPC2dq5uuOc39_PTwksfAyCXQhMPEIAOuWSEYS5LUZk08v2ngl6mjqpFo/s320/100_2099.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442405166965554562" border="0" /></a>98126reshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03246038036057666832noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-320721787066547899.post-59191170619907538302010-02-08T10:09:00.001-08:002010-02-16T13:52:19.664-08:00Claire McCardell American Sportswear<div style="text-align: center;">Designer Claire McCardell: 1940's American Sportswear Hero<br /><br />Have you heard of her?<br />I had not until very recently and she was amazing!<br /></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKUHArPrdsF-Ft-qPJkhvUSFs3Ab4th74-mjI5dcKhZt5I0V_lpm_vogqywvpklMDVPIMGpn_shTp96xBflp0kYVix5NrUZr1htu499NqlLbdhzqIogAAFoq41g5SVMd0GYGixm6xO7Eg/s1600-h/Claire+McCardell.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 246px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKUHArPrdsF-Ft-qPJkhvUSFs3Ab4th74-mjI5dcKhZt5I0V_lpm_vogqywvpklMDVPIMGpn_shTp96xBflp0kYVix5NrUZr1htu499NqlLbdhzqIogAAFoq41g5SVMd0GYGixm6xO7Eg/s320/Claire+McCardell.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436449405174470930" border="0" /></a>Claire McCardell had a comfortable sophistication<br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7dKwiCl5eHVcNHNxss_lKkT0kiLfN1LM_L7TMsZXNtKYaUw4zpQ-Eey3_7EdW0-it-2bJFMa1bIiaql_RuqHxOvFoEH3XJA8UNXXNiq1rRtTkbMV0wtaIgOuZ9JZ-UZ-TdSwvGRsvIWQ/s1600-h/accessoriesm_01.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 147px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7dKwiCl5eHVcNHNxss_lKkT0kiLfN1LM_L7TMsZXNtKYaUw4zpQ-Eey3_7EdW0-it-2bJFMa1bIiaql_RuqHxOvFoEH3XJA8UNXXNiq1rRtTkbMV0wtaIgOuZ9JZ-UZ-TdSwvGRsvIWQ/s320/accessoriesm_01.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436449401936651570" border="0" /></a>If you can find one of her swimsuits... buy it!<br />They are worth good money<br /><br /><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDkkStQIfpAyQmtZfvyr1gJ5d_iIC1NW_AlSXQ81oGJOQTdKQ0CdxUclsTRhYRcpnNMwifz6OEjn-ojO8WzUEfCgVRmtzrEJZncVLZqjhg-GZrRJcv6bViyQYeo_Ozl4BkXEruQ5Gah4E/s1600-h/208a.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDkkStQIfpAyQmtZfvyr1gJ5d_iIC1NW_AlSXQ81oGJOQTdKQ0CdxUclsTRhYRcpnNMwifz6OEjn-ojO8WzUEfCgVRmtzrEJZncVLZqjhg-GZrRJcv6bViyQYeo_Ozl4BkXEruQ5Gah4E/s320/208a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436449399522693058" border="0" /></a>Details she liked - wrap ties, interesting necklines, gathers for comfort and flattering fit<br /><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0-EqeUcO-9sP78oWM43jZUFa3P3ahgU_SAbxdFnZQPce62hvulhnBSDETL9Bgr7M_7zevBO4KGTJ_lW3Hc2l4mmfkOl3l6mbRnDZZjGotS6nG7D3kK7bCDFk0XI-JnG8LtkAMo30mMcU/s1600-h/lrg-131-id_204__5_.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 238px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0-EqeUcO-9sP78oWM43jZUFa3P3ahgU_SAbxdFnZQPce62hvulhnBSDETL9Bgr7M_7zevBO4KGTJ_lW3Hc2l4mmfkOl3l6mbRnDZZjGotS6nG7D3kK7bCDFk0XI-JnG8LtkAMo30mMcU/s320/lrg-131-id_204__5_.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436449169373456738" border="0" /></a>Claire designed under the Townley label for a time<br /><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0RdArUGQSc0i6OIkJFS6A2NUW1-XXlgAGCwAjvsikII-WW0GI_GGhLULqUXTC5BYAlqAThMdB0s6LHGI7mCEIDJjkqhMvWws7LKuytodpYOlVBXPXpiwAk-zbXnCe9sAjJQWkPyBrpUE/s1600-h/ClaireMccardell.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 288px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0RdArUGQSc0i6OIkJFS6A2NUW1-XXlgAGCwAjvsikII-WW0GI_GGhLULqUXTC5BYAlqAThMdB0s6LHGI7mCEIDJjkqhMvWws7LKuytodpYOlVBXPXpiwAk-zbXnCe9sAjJQWkPyBrpUE/s320/ClaireMccardell.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436449165442154290" border="0" /></a>This ad is super cool isn't it??!!<br /></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilGto6Hc7dbpAVDpx9lvmt8ldU7n5bHaGnciqpencGhw84YqqZP3AzcWMzj9vmgnImA2PSyzQS0NtrvmHdnM2i8JEgGRIZpRHRRyD3YStEp01RCn6XUuY1M6oPzri1vv3DHINP8WC7r-Q/s1600-h/accessoriesm_02.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 208px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilGto6Hc7dbpAVDpx9lvmt8ldU7n5bHaGnciqpencGhw84YqqZP3AzcWMzj9vmgnImA2PSyzQS0NtrvmHdnM2i8JEgGRIZpRHRRyD3YStEp01RCn6XUuY1M6oPzri1vv3DHINP8WC7r-Q/s320/accessoriesm_02.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436449161005069986" border="0" /></a>A pretty dress - her clothes still so modern!<br />Note the neckline, cool stripes, and small button closure on left bodice<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcSvwIVGlqyhTDXTEE_HTmiNzZxcLctqX9gLG00I2uQsOrF9lFm6ipcGOuyDQ7x-uAnU0c_HwoeNG8pHIA5vAormJvwmrJo5SO2XWd7HM8Cns7ouGbxzcLWOsKs5nFbxXFJqo8P8uEW_A/s1600-h/accessoriesm_06.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 165px; height: 312px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcSvwIVGlqyhTDXTEE_HTmiNzZxcLctqX9gLG00I2uQsOrF9lFm6ipcGOuyDQ7x-uAnU0c_HwoeNG8pHIA5vAormJvwmrJo5SO2XWd7HM8Cns7ouGbxzcLWOsKs5nFbxXFJqo8P8uEW_A/s320/accessoriesm_06.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436451636806340082" border="0" /></a>McCardell loved draping and jersey<br /></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR9EMO7TzrzdwLHI11Ax6k2JsyAmRcY5Y2OGKvrLXhyWYTTV2TLCdo-YU8pKIAzTtdQ0pigYxikOrjz2EjBSdWaZsvUWtqNXvT1v1eOS5Y4_lBvZZS0mfaFMqARCYzcCN6k-vmF1RTr8E/s1600-h/product_image.php.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 147px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR9EMO7TzrzdwLHI11Ax6k2JsyAmRcY5Y2OGKvrLXhyWYTTV2TLCdo-YU8pKIAzTtdQ0pigYxikOrjz2EjBSdWaZsvUWtqNXvT1v1eOS5Y4_lBvZZS0mfaFMqARCYzcCN6k-vmF1RTr8E/s320/product_image.php.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436449412430930002" border="0" /></a><br />This dress reflects her other life in the country on her farm<br />Pretty neckline and in her day, new and fresh<br /></div><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /><br /></span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzUKCJ2oLuf2JGVtJEgppUTGUxL9KFqOOO_rxEi1kS3DzqvpoYyeMyBE_wiZiBC2JRBn9lRjobUfG7sJGWxRCEi1cF0sOLGlqd21OOwpVeI4tnmftEYHkhi445jvNtOKxc_cnAqeC4yUs/s1600-h/mccardellhalter.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 166px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzUKCJ2oLuf2JGVtJEgppUTGUxL9KFqOOO_rxEi1kS3DzqvpoYyeMyBE_wiZiBC2JRBn9lRjobUfG7sJGWxRCEi1cF0sOLGlqd21OOwpVeI4tnmftEYHkhi445jvNtOKxc_cnAqeC4yUs/s320/mccardellhalter.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436449416224569698" border="0" /></a>Again lines and angles<br /></div><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj13j7MW629JsFiR3sWCk8bEGMMGyb7E7euW8aSdlX5NCJS0cCxJ3CyOU-F8WEPNfudS1wEbUmWnKvgCpAEs5zDSvgMcYMLgwzxma_JI7ttRplI-SHsGkBhJ3niZRJ8BJ63Eh6iLAQYUQg/s1600-h/claire1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 167px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj13j7MW629JsFiR3sWCk8bEGMMGyb7E7euW8aSdlX5NCJS0cCxJ3CyOU-F8WEPNfudS1wEbUmWnKvgCpAEs5zDSvgMcYMLgwzxma_JI7ttRplI-SHsGkBhJ3niZRJ8BJ63Eh6iLAQYUQg/s320/claire1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436448790999266562" border="0" /></a>left: the diaper bathing suit - kinda cute, definitely looks comfortable<br />right: the apron/cleaning wrap that actually came with a rag in the pocket!<br /></div><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM1cd6lrWFZH7-fD8yNOb944hQ_yZE3AAi0vISviqpdqEpHOIhr4QcfRHoibH9QJmuDEm6M88rcz84Bl5LvqcuBhXx-mYU8HAwKYIvS01WW4Q6gHg9ZwuU3anIqFGEYfKR6W-oZVDtF9w/s1600-h/sjcf_01_img0260.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 317px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM1cd6lrWFZH7-fD8yNOb944hQ_yZE3AAi0vISviqpdqEpHOIhr4QcfRHoibH9QJmuDEm6M88rcz84Bl5LvqcuBhXx-mYU8HAwKYIvS01WW4Q6gHg9ZwuU3anIqFGEYfKR6W-oZVDtF9w/s320/sjcf_01_img0260.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436448781734327410" border="0" /></a>Claire designed beautiful simple eveningwear<br /></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUN2VtAeX5ynLEGWNRHwoBHs1Vd4i1PN-kJ43YeGckByI7kE4UOwk_mhrczTKbP0tA52aoKGAZzkEBAOCcfEyuxZPDIWka8NoifeVOwWDMC8lEIhVUQLz0zH_uObmmo_cn1wr2zvQNWtU/s1600-h/sjcf_01_img0259.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 254px; height: 316px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUN2VtAeX5ynLEGWNRHwoBHs1Vd4i1PN-kJ43YeGckByI7kE4UOwk_mhrczTKbP0tA52aoKGAZzkEBAOCcfEyuxZPDIWka8NoifeVOwWDMC8lEIhVUQLz0zH_uObmmo_cn1wr2zvQNWtU/s320/sjcf_01_img0259.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436448775096552098" border="0" /></a>at her sketchpad - so cute with her pretty hair up<br /></div>98126reshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03246038036057666832noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-320721787066547899.post-59987144553354766522010-01-16T14:17:00.000-08:002010-03-10T06:36:26.949-08:00coco before chanel, before the moviereview of Coco Before Chanel: This movie with french subtitles has sewing and fashion scenes too fun for words that left me wanting much more, but worth seeing the movie (maybe again). The drama and party scenes not so much but Coco's life was very interesting and provided a wonderful subject and plot.... as in, you can't make this stuff up!!! The french actress who played coco, audrey tatou (photo below), portrayed the icon to the hilt, rail thin and pretty and tough, as the real coco chanel, she resembled Coco and could certainly carry the fashions. It was interesting that Coco was an orphan along with her sister. The beautiful scenery, historical costumes, and all french aspects were really fun. coco's dashing boyfriend was very handsome (photo below)! I found this a very entertaining movie. Of 5 stitches, rick gave it 3 and I gave it 4.<br /><br />shots from the movie:<br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYgVNJTmMUUKegcScvFnUAjgPy2IA7bak8J4MzDWQMBnw8tMpHn1QJAOXrMQEJBa71d-pnb4JWNKwMSQKNsT-lFRtEk377i6peXLp8uq5H1C3QmRk2imHAhq1WWL7ZGZfRi3sUowCwrBQ/s1600-h/Coco+cutting+fabric.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427465751892006162" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 223px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYgVNJTmMUUKegcScvFnUAjgPy2IA7bak8J4MzDWQMBnw8tMpHn1QJAOXrMQEJBa71d-pnb4JWNKwMSQKNsT-lFRtEk377i6peXLp8uq5H1C3QmRk2imHAhq1WWL7ZGZfRi3sUowCwrBQ/s320/Coco+cutting+fabric.jpg" border="0" /></a>Scenes of Coco cutting fabric were my absolute faves<br /><br /></div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGnYaibMjPcB-j5CCpkPPkZFyQITjkLWtsnwauys8II1EW3hAbDHir-9jwMvm1z3RfyHIbXhV96JIajS9B2k0xcBHTObM7OFzk_sNuLbWPBJFLpUO-XgrYpHOG8EHncTr61oOVtBBamZc/s1600-h/coco+and+her+sister.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427466139420258226" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGnYaibMjPcB-j5CCpkPPkZFyQITjkLWtsnwauys8II1EW3hAbDHir-9jwMvm1z3RfyHIbXhV96JIajS9B2k0xcBHTObM7OFzk_sNuLbWPBJFLpUO-XgrYpHOG8EHncTr61oOVtBBamZc/s320/coco+and+her+sister.jpg" border="0" /></a>Coco's gorgeous coat with scroll shoulder and cuff detail, and her sister by contrast, in neck to ankles lace at the races<br /></div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpjvD0MZ4EypdkmZi9DLgWPl1ste3dldbPmFJqDqi1R5S0WF3ORPIH_DoAETn_9xq7B4EWb4u1oQ0qdtqwr2NywBQWAT27ee73R-qeXRABDA9veQqZiCfTFjh7Zyir8WfOKFUKMv1yDxo/s1600-h/coco+and+boyfriend.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427466144316256418" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 184px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 184px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpjvD0MZ4EypdkmZi9DLgWPl1ste3dldbPmFJqDqi1R5S0WF3ORPIH_DoAETn_9xq7B4EWb4u1oQ0qdtqwr2NywBQWAT27ee73R-qeXRABDA9veQqZiCfTFjh7Zyir8WfOKFUKMv1yDxo/s320/coco+and+boyfriend.jpg" border="0" /></a>Coco and her British boyfriend walk on beach<br /><br /></div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvMZtA5u-6s9JTxcq63QWcvLAHjSFBMk_DjeN-FjhcD5GaifTfcW1Zkz6l-HOXTBKbz6eNO6TSRXakN7KUVBPay5FBdslBTEr2nOOq_3lDl6oouH6VjwaWTUIHO3-cLIoB1EPSiXGC8fo/s1600-h/CBC+hemming.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427466140996724818" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 184px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 184px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvMZtA5u-6s9JTxcq63QWcvLAHjSFBMk_DjeN-FjhcD5GaifTfcW1Zkz6l-HOXTBKbz6eNO6TSRXakN7KUVBPay5FBdslBTEr2nOOq_3lDl6oouH6VjwaWTUIHO3-cLIoB1EPSiXGC8fo/s320/CBC+hemming.jpg" border="0" /></a>Coco in signature strands of pearls hemming<br /><br /></div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-ukxDpYA_J9s3sr6JLVsp1kCMZFpBJ1yw7362bi_EqF_9g8dxgFCulZnuJ7Z-Ys4eZOgllHkA8nXVLpMZewW3nLHFtZAhnj-TzqvhlftnnO8BubCW5NR57PlXcZpolOLd8FOH39N9DoQ/s1600-h/coco+in+menswear+with+her+sister+at+horse+races.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427466156900840514" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 213px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-ukxDpYA_J9s3sr6JLVsp1kCMZFpBJ1yw7362bi_EqF_9g8dxgFCulZnuJ7Z-Ys4eZOgllHkA8nXVLpMZewW3nLHFtZAhnj-TzqvhlftnnO8BubCW5NR57PlXcZpolOLd8FOH39N9DoQ/s320/coco+in+menswear+with+her+sister+at+horse+races.jpg" border="0" /></a>Coco in menswear, and her sister by contrast, not<br /><br /></div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOGqvadvDnJdg0sZMKcKQSq47vZeJxe-lwhCsNtatGrREvtDJn6xQmBWCSm-RP-5-AmmN6M5G93PItYJYy_83LawC3cgIbPAXQNDyjwxdK5fSQKh9ZRhD43WMRDjln4H_DAslq7BNArSU/s1600-h/coco+hems+long+dress.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427466151760062802" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 213px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOGqvadvDnJdg0sZMKcKQSq47vZeJxe-lwhCsNtatGrREvtDJn6xQmBWCSm-RP-5-AmmN6M5G93PItYJYy_83LawC3cgIbPAXQNDyjwxdK5fSQKh9ZRhD43WMRDjln4H_DAslq7BNArSU/s320/coco+hems+long+dress.jpg" border="0" /></a>Coco hems a floor length velvet dress, in a beautifully tailored appropriate dress<br /></div><br /><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwlgOz05JFLZXk6Glz4BRMllBVV_Ius3_QrdxDVLD6z-47HS6oz17iDZnpP5RLzKuEK1MiQ3HXf1INiNFpGkJfl4oJY4CLzR9kCcbpVIl3EGPvyHm5u-uRH49u-Z5Rbrgn1E93JYrKXnM/s1600-h/coco+and+her+sister+altering+clothes.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427466515470503842" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwlgOz05JFLZXk6Glz4BRMllBVV_Ius3_QrdxDVLD6z-47HS6oz17iDZnpP5RLzKuEK1MiQ3HXf1INiNFpGkJfl4oJY4CLzR9kCcbpVIl3EGPvyHm5u-uRH49u-Z5Rbrgn1E93JYrKXnM/s320/coco+and+her+sister+altering+clothes.jpg" border="0" /></a>Altering clothes with her sister, her day job<br /><br /></div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkYrJwCCN-TbSOHySbTIoxQEd5iGQwVydQS7YX9CdpQl0hQ9gohtjTo659FoOG2Nn1mGe1Qj2myHLvl37zQtwYkcNcjBGxSxRk2QPONLHdQhZf5bcEakVacqvus2ooRlqcuhb0KHZkEJA/s1600-h/cocochanel+pinning.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427466297877545506" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 170px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 170px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkYrJwCCN-TbSOHySbTIoxQEd5iGQwVydQS7YX9CdpQl0hQ9gohtjTo659FoOG2Nn1mGe1Qj2myHLvl37zQtwYkcNcjBGxSxRk2QPONLHdQhZf5bcEakVacqvus2ooRlqcuhb0KHZkEJA/s320/cocochanel+pinning.jpg" border="0" /></a>Coco smokes and pins a sleeve to the bodice<br /><br /></div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTCG-aQmCOam9eRy6-sO3-BpCAH_SBv4Vhm5w7QhUDda5HsosAVlKJKnvBSiRnqnh4LQPYEYfSX5BelgdtQu581cxqAeBf8vbrBv042w1Mfo9ioKrwxC9OH_FGQHEA0G8c_SW9qXUMxvg/s1600-h/coco+little+black+dress.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427466291586372722" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 145px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 190px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTCG-aQmCOam9eRy6-sO3-BpCAH_SBv4Vhm5w7QhUDda5HsosAVlKJKnvBSiRnqnh4LQPYEYfSX5BelgdtQu581cxqAeBf8vbrBv042w1Mfo9ioKrwxC9OH_FGQHEA0G8c_SW9qXUMxvg/s320/coco+little+black+dress.jpg" border="0" /></a>happy Coco in a little black dress<br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center">~~~~<br /><br /><br /></div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center">cute actress audrey tatou, in an adorable dress with amazing lines<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhokzV8Zk90RGXUOMJp7cg1_tZBgClBMf6j60xJyaZCOXfuXj33aaRqlyETTOgiSjScHg40kvFspK8mQJinTcNnJwS9IAMF_-nuQGBYAnFAMfa5ijhVTe8PjhRR9SvSw70rCvkrry88hAE/s1600-h/audrey+tatou+coco+premiere.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427466522767837698" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 220px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhokzV8Zk90RGXUOMJp7cg1_tZBgClBMf6j60xJyaZCOXfuXj33aaRqlyETTOgiSjScHg40kvFspK8mQJinTcNnJwS9IAMF_-nuQGBYAnFAMfa5ijhVTe8PjhRR9SvSw70rCvkrry88hAE/s320/audrey+tatou+coco+premiere.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center">~~~~<br /></div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center">Some images of coco herself<br /></div><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtjnRvPl9_rfLLRzhBzpe8dQGiwakjYSIhvfYLSvqUZcj7gTqfBj8thYAA9lRxZSGuhHwaDs_v3VfnwAJoradm_Wt6Kh-ScSxO0w2vAO9dug7ucfIPQs9VSPC6pgPL150SQoPxki2tUf0/s1600-h/coco-chanel.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427467032284510722" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 178px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 250px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtjnRvPl9_rfLLRzhBzpe8dQGiwakjYSIhvfYLSvqUZcj7gTqfBj8thYAA9lRxZSGuhHwaDs_v3VfnwAJoradm_Wt6Kh-ScSxO0w2vAO9dug7ucfIPQs9VSPC6pgPL150SQoPxki2tUf0/s320/coco-chanel.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcwrACh5QW-YgI1rNOQMQysL01Dg5jaen8xlTP9TPP1JObk-pnaBu8zJB2KBKvJ7G2JMWIp29Sx_yAoPDxOp0q86cxmxZkJlZdTsB1LP3_0u_5MGtkseqdFd_RLM_98MiG1SZddycp8OU/s1600-h/19_coco_lgl.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427467022458089378" style="DISPLAY: block; 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MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 241px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqnfDs9w31Q_2u6Xa76O-fdGgp4K8D7oqiPjWns6RqYbRlVuRU8RWL-jzFowJzNamDvf8Ae0l8KSpCZpo-W3WjhcotuZ4PJwjzBPZDSmCDVOhHFBHCu6vA3JPSkLWGh9BerTiPRFDtkqk/s320/coco_chanel.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJyXjQt7GTaD-waoDxcI84AQt5ZpMvRaMl1flPbT-8jm-5w4ZZv0d7jSzamhqMM4J8QiSn7JvaljDj9cLFZzTX-yNqvtkmNkwACJYKZA3-HHBIzoi-clxTqeyAGzA9kCI-KHA3WKGFvC8/s1600-h/elderly+Coco+Chanel.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427467035666361378" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 213px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJyXjQt7GTaD-waoDxcI84AQt5ZpMvRaMl1flPbT-8jm-5w4ZZv0d7jSzamhqMM4J8QiSn7JvaljDj9cLFZzTX-yNqvtkmNkwACJYKZA3-HHBIzoi-clxTqeyAGzA9kCI-KHA3WKGFvC8/s320/elderly+Coco+Chanel.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center">Coco in one of her classic suits </div>98126reshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03246038036057666832noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-320721787066547899.post-28151698208562195822009-05-25T14:17:00.000-07:002009-05-25T14:27:03.850-07:00Bon jour y como esta?To celebrate big-big-big five-oh b-days this year rick and i are spending four days in paris and 10 in barcelona - leaving thursday. we've been to paris before, will stay in the same cute studio of miss naomi benamy near the slightly menacing voltaire statue in the 3rd arrondissement, greatly situated again - wondering what he's thinking - and then south to barcelona staying near the beach, near the ramblas - where we've never been. Huge trip, ought to be relaxing, noting our milestones, mileposts, markers, decades, diamond anniversaries, 7th wedding anniversary, celebrating, eating, walking tons in our keens, enjoying sights, sounds, smells, views, peoples, cultures, foods, crafts, churches, etc. <br /><br />I hope to post more frequently when i return, but have been otherwise occupied trying to earn money and enjoying the nice weather here. i have lots of crafts projects to post, wip's, naturally sewn, sustainable, for home and us. take care ~jeannine98126reshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03246038036057666832noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-320721787066547899.post-15585888272202361102009-04-20T11:28:00.000-07:002009-04-23T09:10:07.522-07:00inside these pages<span style="font-size:100%;"><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhic8DguKjudSw_nnI_06JS5s273qntuZAkvFSKbkC0JeUUHBp3wiLjG_M5tK3bp229PXRLKpz5EKscJ1yqwd4It2PtuaS4_-KCTYuqE6dREO118KnOGyGhjR7Jhw1TpamrDdrecRLr7Uc/s1600-h/sew+hip.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 232px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhic8DguKjudSw_nnI_06JS5s273qntuZAkvFSKbkC0JeUUHBp3wiLjG_M5tK3bp229PXRLKpz5EKscJ1yqwd4It2PtuaS4_-KCTYuqE6dREO118KnOGyGhjR7Jhw1TpamrDdrecRLr7Uc/s320/sew+hip.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326843528243608562" border="0" /></a><br /></span><span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;" ><a href="http://sewhip.co.uk/">Sew Hip</a> is just a baby magazine-wise, started this past October and is published out of Britain. Lucky me I stumbled across it in the vast crafts magazine section at Barnes & Noble. I had a hot $10 gift card in my hand (thx Melissa) and after a pre-dawn drive up to Bellingham to help my husband make a breakfast catering delivery I wanted a treat. I spent $10 on a single magazine, imported yes and pricey. The publishing business is in such flux and so crowded, but I hope this one sticks around. There is lots of good stu</span><span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;" >ff in just this issue alone. Here are two projects taken from there.</span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /><br /><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmL4paMmC4zHQ1NY8TzZ6OWbUg83U9wkFv2YD9xzj-A8f3Iak3PEfpZzjUt7BNSq5_FszlQmw-ptIT36WeEtsR1kMD_4zaam9pEKMI4iDbX9fBQky8vJXP50Hz3LdAvEeacKU2ViOxO_A/s1600-h/100_1668.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmL4paMmC4zHQ1NY8TzZ6OWbUg83U9wkFv2YD9xzj-A8f3Iak3PEfpZzjUt7BNSq5_FszlQmw-ptIT36WeEtsR1kMD_4zaam9pEKMI4iDbX9fBQky8vJXP50Hz3LdAvEeacKU2ViOxO_A/s320/100_1668.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327238273148753986" border="0" /></a></span><span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;" >I needed an Apron. Instructions and some pattern piece templates were included in the magazine which was very cool and rare. The templates were to be enlarged 200% and barely fit at Kinko's 17"x35" paper. All went well with a few exceptions. Problems occurred with some fuzziness in instructions regarding the joining pieces (huh?) and a pattern error in the length of the lining. I handled the joining pieces wrong and had to rip out stitching and guess and re-do. I should have caught it but was following instructions to the <span style="font-weight: bold;">T</span>. The 44" lining piece should have been about 29", so the 2nd ruffle attached to XL lining grazed my ankles. It was absurd but funny. </span><span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;" > Lessons learned regarding reading thru the pattern and understanding it, and knowing they make mistakes too. </span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /><br /><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXvDMj7PU4-ZNp7DG4G2-juPLMLtIGzvEcX7d-WjUriyfojPV8_N6T4SoK1_QY-wPCNG8S0brtB7V85iy820448dwQVIzWOSfTYbBaPHPN4qmvYt7TmVvgivlpAI0p1n_4nl05dLn6QHg/s1600-h/100_1507.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXvDMj7PU4-ZNp7DG4G2-juPLMLtIGzvEcX7d-WjUriyfojPV8_N6T4SoK1_QY-wPCNG8S0brtB7V85iy820448dwQVIzWOSfTYbBaPHPN4qmvYt7TmVvgivlpAI0p1n_4nl05dLn6QHg/s320/100_1507.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327238280880969186" border="0" /></a></span><span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;" ><br />I am working with my own fabric stash which has grown oversized. Their retro fabric choices in reds, pinks, and yellows are super cute and kitcheny, but mine is cute too. also I changed the bow in the back to a skinny tie that wraps around my waist so I can tuck a towel into the waist if needed.</span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /><br /><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0DjYbWdMIu4ce9wrfYgkdE7lqg-QQOdhEmoaqExqupx3HYjSBkEenHjFmlup2Ipv1nwrlfhyphenhyphenAMQyGtK7xyKxrdbIsXJc6Xsdvvqxw8_OibhxBTgaeIYl2IOGW0l3wwpPcfCFBpBMgLj0/s1600-h/100_1677.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0DjYbWdMIu4ce9wrfYgkdE7lqg-QQOdhEmoaqExqupx3HYjSBkEenHjFmlup2Ipv1nwrlfhyphenhyphenAMQyGtK7xyKxrdbIsXJc6Xsdvvqxw8_OibhxBTgaeIYl2IOGW0l3wwpPcfCFBpBMgLj0/s320/100_1677.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327238288729743458" border="0" /></a></span><span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;" ><br />Felt Pillow Cover<br />i am working now on covering a small pillow for the living room inspired by this one above created by <a href="http://www.betzwhite.com/">Betz White</a> and also in Sew Hip, an article about wool felt. Betz White's pillow is so fun I wanna p-- my pants. she used felt and recycled wool from sweaters or something to look like the morning's breakfast. A project like this </span><span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;" >copying one of my niece's colorful drawings</span><span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;" > would be alot of fun.<br /><br /></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiID4rFAhj3Q2Z6RpLYSy_iiw3AzIHXgWYWTfSw6iYVIs-10oWgCa3RdEd915quaQ8-d0L0Qnd_puScNoYaIqCvUxt6hqU9NOuECCanGIT2aulubiFdDnHcc4-UKTJ2R9uVMTN3t4H46Yc/s1600-h/100_1693.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiID4rFAhj3Q2Z6RpLYSy_iiw3AzIHXgWYWTfSw6iYVIs-10oWgCa3RdEd915quaQ8-d0L0Qnd_puScNoYaIqCvUxt6hqU9NOuECCanGIT2aulubiFdDnHcc4-UKTJ2R9uVMTN3t4H46Yc/s320/100_1693.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327238293353704770" border="0" /></a></span><span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;" >For my pillow though, inspired by a favorite print above and my husband's found recyled graphic poster (below), I will cut similar shapes and colors from recycled post-consumer <a href="http://kuninfelt.com/">kuninfelt.com</a> felt bought in large squares available at joann fabrics. </span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /><br /><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5OVfdOFwD4SyRpd92Iy_zS5bE1A0tztdQJw9RTpZcibWqiKrtLWtHOI-wPwH733mx7IeKxxTqg50bwQs1JpwsGegpnKJTAtM4S9xolureNQb9D3EMdbCWjAasdxyqyqZxZMg1JmsqM6w/s1600-h/100_1681.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5OVfdOFwD4SyRpd92Iy_zS5bE1A0tztdQJw9RTpZcibWqiKrtLWtHOI-wPwH733mx7IeKxxTqg50bwQs1JpwsGegpnKJTAtM4S9xolureNQb9D3EMdbCWjAasdxyqyqZxZMg1JmsqM6w/s320/100_1681.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327238288285614370" border="0" /></a><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMNf5rpLUX_D4rYmdJzme7e2vbBi3B0IftL41JqGaOV6jMH6j4ui2P2d92kMWISHT1G5SdHlBDh2PZyJtkd_y7EBBPAmrtOMC0wLlpJgT4w9TWUQJqST4kMcDARBKVwiXH3atwykFlzlc/s1600-h/100_1700.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMNf5rpLUX_D4rYmdJzme7e2vbBi3B0IftL41JqGaOV6jMH6j4ui2P2d92kMWISHT1G5SdHlBDh2PZyJtkd_y7EBBPAmrtOMC0wLlpJgT4w9TWUQJqST4kMcDARBKVwiXH3atwykFlzlc/s320/100_1700.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327247328787394002" border="0" /></a></span><span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;" >Felt edges don't require any fixing so they don't ravel all over the place. This means more fun. Also felt is shapeable. I am using inexpensive polyester kuninfelt.</span>98126reshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03246038036057666832noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-320721787066547899.post-83437627267536296392009-03-16T08:55:00.000-07:002009-04-22T10:59:02.669-07:00the start<span style="font-size:100%;"><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5dN1cHkXAQHhDcwuYElH4wbfFDCiGvGl3EkXRGjGJxXDaumzaJiSj2l3IGv2jCBkAj5ddvhs-YmgH72Z_Y2hE88ekWUlxzeFfRIjpr5Ri4viLkQnOrLLIAXk8yMwLqkgkGsJgIOfb4k4/s1600-h/IMG_0053.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314605879968042434" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 320px; height: 240px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5dN1cHkXAQHhDcwuYElH4wbfFDCiGvGl3EkXRGjGJxXDaumzaJiSj2l3IGv2jCBkAj5ddvhs-YmgH72Z_Y2hE88ekWUlxzeFfRIjpr5Ri4viLkQnOrLLIAXk8yMwLqkgkGsJgIOfb4k4/s320/IMG_0053.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /></span><div style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span><div><span style=";font-size:100%;" >hello.</span></div><div> </div><div><span style=";font-size:100%;" >My name is Jeannine and like a new day I don't know what a new blog will bring, nor what I will put in it. But I am having fun learning about it, enjoying some other blogs and experimenting on my own. I have not posted a bad blog nor a good one, yet. Yay! I don't want to disappoint anyone, but I will. I do want to convey something about textiles and fabric and sewing as this is the subject I know most. I will try to post great photos of textiles and sewing as I see there is room for this. Hopefully the subject matter has plenty of room for exploring, A-Z, 1-infinity. Enjoy your day...</span></div><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span><div></div></div>98126reshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03246038036057666832noreply@blogger.com0