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Tickled Paisley will be donating 50% of all sales to AmeriCares Foundation for Japan's Tsunami Relief.  Donation will be made monthly through paypal.  Be sure to check out other Etsians who are also donating portions of their sales for the Tsunami Relief (you can search terms Tsunami Relief, Japan Tsunami Relief). Please help spread the word! 

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There are many posts on the internet about how to make your own labels - here's how I do mine. These are so easy to do and definitely add a more professional look to anything you sew.  Because I make handbags and wallets, I like for my labels to coordinate with my item.  I use the cotton inkjet sheets (there are satin ones as well). I use Microsoft Word - go into Tools, Windows & Mailings,

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I know it's been months since I've last posted and I have been debating putting this little blog away forever, but I may just give it another try.  I find that I really don't have the time to do this blog thing properly and would much rather read all of yours.  So, while I may not post regularly, I will hopefully post enough to keep you reading. We are getting a tease of spring here in the south

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Before I tried my hand at the pattern in the last post, I thought I'd try the Recycled T-Shirt Sienna Dress by Lil Blue Boo, especially since I could chop up some of my old t-shirts and not worry I was wasting good fabric.  Let me say that as a beginner, I found the pattern to be very straight forward. The pattern includes lots of photographs which helped me immensely. I LOVE when patterns

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I absolutely love this little top...love it.  I only wish I could make it.  I do like me a challenge, so I ordered the pattern and hope to make this for my 5 year old.  Our clothing battles are well...draining.  I was so spoiled with my oldest and can pretty much still pick out her clothes.  K has been fickle since she was 2 - and very particular about what she does and more importantly does NOT

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Being fairly new to sewing, I really didn't think there was a difference in the BRAND of needles I used for my machine.  I don't have a fancy machine (Baby Lock BL40) and I typically buy the Schmetz needles.  I've been having some trouble lately with top-stitching the wallets - the seams are rather bulky and I was finding myself ripping out stitches constantly and still not being completely

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It's only mid-October but I am soon going to have to start putting new inventory in the shop.  Which brings me to a question for my readers...do you prefer looking at a shop that has some cohesion in the products via fabrics and colors or does it matter to you?  Having a design background, I always lean towards the cohesion - so if you look at my store now, you'll see it full of gorgeous fall

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Head on over to Rik Rak Studio for a chance to win a fabulous giveaway! http://rikrakstudio.blogspot.com/2010/10/i-love-my-sponsors-gorgeous-autumn.html Good luck!

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It really doesn't get much better than this.  Blueberries, white chocolate...swirled into homemade bread.  Seriously, it is out of this world.  I know, I know... this isn't a  food blog, but it is comfort food season and I just can't resist. My body must be getting ready to hibernate.   If you haven't tried this from Great Harvest Bread Company, please do.  yum. Susan

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Warning: not for the calorie-conscious  Giving credit where credit is due - this recipe is from Paula Dean (as is the photo since mine are certainly not that pretty).  I'm sure you can make a lower calorie version, but promise me you'll at least try the real deal first.  I made a batch of these on Saturday and once they were cooled, I immediately divvied them up for neighbors because they are not

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  Yes - indeed it is.  I do love it when my birthday falls on a weekend, don't you?  Lunch with my girlfriends on Friday got the weekend off to a great start!  Saturday brought absolutely gorgeous weather, college football, friends, beer, chili and my very favorite pumpkin gooey butter cakes (I'll post recipe later).  I wish I could say my birthday morning was great, but honestly, it started

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So, it went something like this: "Mom, can we go to Petsmart to just look at the dogs" "Sure, because I'm soooooooooo NOT ready to get another dog.  We are just looking so I don't want any tears!" "I know, I know.  Just looking" And I was serious.  Totally serious.  We had to find another home for our almost 2 year old dog in May and as a first-time dog owner, it was terrible experience.  So,

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Today is the first day of fall - even though it doesn't feel like it.  I keep willing it to get here by wearing jeans every now and then, until they start sticking to the backs of my legs - then I decide I'd rather be comfortable in 90 degree heat, so I change back into shorts.  Please get here soon.  I want to feel that burst of crisp fall air when I open the door in the morning.  I want to be

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I just finished this book which was recommended to me by someone at the used bookstore I frequent.  If you want to read something sweet, lovely, light (but not too light) and quick (although I was interrupted so many times while reading that I want to read it again sans interruptions), pick this one up.  So, now that I'm finished with this one, anyone have any suggestions? Just for checking in

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Ahhhhhh...camping, hiking, cooler temps - what a fabulous weekend with the family.  Hope you all had a great weekend too! Susan

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when there are no tears at the school sneak peek! I'm telling you, my stomach was a nervous wreck this morning getting ready to leave for our girls' sneak peek at school! You know, there is always that one teacher you don't want your kid to get. The grade we were concerned about has one that yells a lot and apparently slams doors (she cracked her classroom door window last year). So, the kids

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There are quite a few tutorials out there for these cute little party banners - so this is definitely not something new. But, I thought I would at least share with you how easy and fun this project is! I've had some kid-friendly fat quarters in my stash for quite awhile. So long in fact that I can't remember why I originally purchased them. In any case, they made this project super duper

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Me? Making something that someone can actually wear? I truly didn't think it was possible. I'm usually not a pattern person because I don't really have confidence in myself to be accurate with measurements and seam allowances. So, I've never tried any type of apparel that has to fit (aprons and flirty girly skirts don't count...elastic waistbands I can do!).My oldest d. has been looking for

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Forgive the awful photo - nice and blurry huh? I made this full apron for my aunt for her 70th birthday and forgot to snap more photos before I packaged it all up. I know, it looks like a 1/2 apron in the pic but I had to crop out all of the junk on my countertops! Anyway, I do love the way it turned out - I snatched up these fabrics on clearance recently with the intent of using them in a

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Sarah’s hosting a fabulous Giveaway over at Dolls And Daydreams for her Eco Friendly Doll House PDF pattern!Let your children’s imaginations grow whilst learning about recycling at the same time!I’ve entered, how about you? Fingers crossed!! Good luck everyone!!

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My little babylock has been in the shop for a few weeks and I have to say, I'm so happy to have her back! I hadn't turned her on in quite awhile because I had messed up the bobbin case, but now, with a newly serviced machine and a new bobbin case, she's sewing like a dream. While she was away, I did a little (okay, a lot) of cutting. I made myself promise not to purchase any new fabric until I

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Below is a photo of my 5 year old daughter's bedroom door... she added her "kissing stool" (her words) to reach the posters at the top...and she uses it! You have to love the "my little pony" poster mixed in with the boys : )Susan

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Howdy fellow bloggers - I've been on a loooooong hiatus! Hoping to get back into the swing of things very soon. Thought I'd make my welcome back debut with a funny little story.I was at unnamed large-chain fabric store this morning to get some interfacing cut. The store was empty as was the fabric cutting desk. The woman behind the desk was busily working on something while acting like she

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I'm very much a "form-follows-function" person. Maybe it's because in my former life I was an accountant (honestly, I don't know how I ever did that). I'm conservative with a creative side. I remember when I was taking my interior design courses in the evenings after working all day with numbers, my instructors would sort of chuckle and tell me to tell my brain to switch sides. Even when I worked

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I am just loving Kate Spain's Verna collection! My little clutch doesn't exactly do it justice - you have to check out the entire line. It is fabulous!!!

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This week is flying by...can I add another day please? Company's coming, laundry is still piled up and I have some birthday shopping still to do. My little princess is turning 5 this weekend and we're having her party on Saturday. We decided to do a cooking party - so we'll have 10 little girls making up pizzas and decorating jumbo cupcakes. Fun! Fortunately, we decided on this theme a month or

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So, why is it when I have a million and one things on my to-do list (that don't involve any creativity), that's when my creative juices start flowing. I have spent the past two afternoons working on a couple different clutch purses for the spring when I really should, you know, be feeding my kids? (Don't worry - I did feed my kids...I just won't be winning any mom-of-the-year awards for my

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We met our youngest daughter for the first time. She hates this photo of her (the top one) but I couldn't love it more. It was the first time we saw her sweet little face in person and the first time we heard her voice. I wish I could have bottled up the excitement in the hotel conference room that day when the nannies started bringing the babies in. No one knew whose baby was whose because they

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I think she likes it...don't you?Pattern: Pink Fig - The Girly SkirtFabrics: Paula Prass Summer Soiree

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Amy Butler's Love that is! I wish I could say I just "whipped" this up, but in all honestly, it took me way longer than I would have liked. Aside from experimenting with interfacing combinations, those curves just kill me. I must have turned and re-turned this bag 5 times because there were these teeny tiny areas of fabric that I just couldn't catch under that darn machine! I'll blame it on the

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I've been making purses and tote bags now for about a year and a half. One day, I might just show you a couple of my first attempts! But I truly enjoy figuring out the process and experimenting with different fabrics and interfacings. I've had the Ava Rose Tote pattern from Artsy Crafty Babe in my stash for awhile and really want to make up a bunch of these.I decided to use this one to test some

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Craft Hope has gotten such a huge response for their Haiti Etsy shop that they had to shut down for a couple of weeks to regroup. The shop is still open for business - but crafters need to wait 2 more weeks to submit more donations for the shop. The good news is, we have a little more time to create! I've been sewing up some aprons from Paula Prass's Summer Soiree collection - who doesn't love

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Wow - it really has been months since I've touched my poor little blog. I have been keeping up with some of my favorite blogs - although, not nearly as often as I'd like. I'm in awe of those of you who not only keep up with your blogs, but have interesting things to write and beautiful photos to post. How DO you do it?My motivation for coming back is that little button on the right. Craft

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Yes - I am working. And I realize I should be embarrassed by my workspace, but I faced my shortcomings a long time ago. I will never be able to keep a neat workspace. Let's just call it "organized chaos". And I did clean up before I shot these photos. A lot. Anyway, I am doing my first holiday gift/craft show in November - and as usual, I'm a little behind. My plans of getting things done over

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I thought that since summer is officially over for my crew (Kara started back to preschool yesterday), and because FALL is my absolutely favorite season here, I thought I'd list some of my favorite things about the season...cooler temps jeans and sweatshirts getting to wear my favorite clogs hiking picking apples camping crisp morning air picnics pumpkins comfort food (cooking & eating it!)

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Carnivals...I'm not a big fan. You know the ones...the old rickety grimey rides that pop up in an empty field for a couple of weekends. So, we're driving home from dinner Friday night and as we crest over the hill, there it is. In all its bright-light, spinning, whirling glory. And here come the squeals. And then "can we go can we go can we go (big gasp for air, followed by...)

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Wow...is it really going to be August this weekend? Where has this summer gone? As you can see, I haven't been on blog land in a couple of weeks...spending the last days of summer trying to fit in all those summer activities we had planned to do. E. starts school August 10th - way too early in my opinion. Haven't done much sewing either - but will get back into the groove soon. Just wanted to

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Ahhh...it sure does feel good to finish a project. I really should do that more often. My first and second quilts are complete - the binding on the first is a packaged bias binding (and really isn't the right green, but I just wanted to get it done). Nothin' to write home about.For the wonderland quilt binding, I found a red/cream ticking in my fabric stash and while I would have preferred to

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Where in the world has this week gone? 10 things I've done this week -1. laundry, cleaning & paying bills (ugh)2. saw Ice Age 3 with the kids3. sewed binding on first quilt - yee haw!4. sewed up some zippered pouches from charm squares5. took kids "gem mining" and on a gold mine tour, had lunch in charming Dahlonega and sneaked in a visit to the Southern Living Idea house.6. finally scheduled

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So, I was excited to try my first quilt. I decided to try a small coin quilt. Honestly, I should have tried a DOLL quilt - but I went with a lap-sized one. Lesson number one...start with pre-cut squares. I should be able to cut 4" squares right? I thought I did. And I should be able to sew 1/4" seams. I thought I did. Long story short, my "coins" and sashing didn't exactly match up.

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In the past two days I've completed (80) 8x8 page layouts, printed, trimmed and in the books. I am quite pleased with myself. I decided to complete albums for both the girls from beginning of 2009 to current. However, I think I'm going to end up doing different albums for various categories (vacations, holidays, summer, birthdays, etc). I personally think it's so much fun to see how

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What is it about me? I am so easily sidetracked. We just returned from vacation and vacation means lots of pictures. And lots of pictures reminds me of how behind I am on putting photo albums together. I'm not a scrapbooker...my poor kids. I mean, I think I only have one page completed for Emma's baby book and she's NINE! Anyway, back to the photo album thing. I go through these phases

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I wish we could have stayed another week! We spent the week at Isle of Palms in Charleston, SC with hubby's family (all 20 of us!) and had a fabulous time. My girls had a blast with all of their cousins - and the girls definitely rule in that bunch (8 girls and 3 boys). So, now it's back to reality...which, even though it's not the beach, is pretty darn good.

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Terry from Maine (Quilternity's Place) , Melissa from Ontario (My Shabby Heart) and CJ from Idaho (A Stitch and A Prayer).I'll email you all this evening so you can pick you're wristlet! We'll pick in the order listed above to be fair (random.org decided). Congratulations and thanks for playing!Thank you to everyone who participated. It was so much fun to hear where everyone likes to vacation!

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Just thought I'd post a few links of some of my favorite tutorials from some of my favorite creative peeps.Oil Cloth lunch bag at Skip to my Lou. Her blog is so much fun so be sure to stick around and browse.Cork board Wall Pocket at Craft Apple. Another fabulous blog with great info. Love her patterns too!Crochet Flower Square at Rose Hip. Check out this post for the finished product. I

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I think I might be just as excited as my kiddos about the start of summer. Lazy mornings, lazy afternoons, lazy evenings...I think I see a pattern here! I always start the summer with such great intentions of having somewhat of a schedule, designated craft times, chore times, etc., but then summer just sort of takes over and well...things just sort of happen at will. I guess that's what

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All Sewn Up is launching their new blog on June 1st (hey...that's today!) and has enlisted the help of some of us bloggers to participate in their LAUNCH PARTY! And who doesn't like a good party?!? Check out the link on my sidebar to get a little more info about their new blog. Also, look for a list of participating blogs as well.That said, I've decided to join the party! I'll be giving away

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Tanya from San Diego! Congratulations! Check out Tanya's Etsy store Weebeaks here. Thank you to everyone for your sweet comments. I had so much fun visiting your blogs (haven't quite finished visiting all of you yet, but look forward to it). You all are a talented bunch! Be sure to check back for future giveaways!

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First of all, thank you to Sew Mama Sew for supporting a blog giveaway day! And, thank you for visiting my blog. I wasn't sure what to do for my giveaway - but I finally decided on this darling little number. The pattern is the "Coming and Going Bag" by That Darn Kat and fabrics are from Patty Young's Andalucia collection. The interior has one pocket and it has a magnetic snap closure.

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I absolutely love making things for people. My poor friends though, they don't really have a say in the matter - they pretty much get what I envision for them. I made this bag for a friend of mine for her birthday this week. I'm pretty sure she told me at one time she liked the colors brown and green and she wanted something with polka dots. I actually started on a bag for her for last

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Giveaways sound like soooooooo much fun so I've decided to take part in Sew Mama Sew's May Giveaway Day, which will start on May 27th. There will be bunches of giveaways from all sorts of crafters, so be sure to head over there on May 27th for your chance to win. For more information, please check out this post at Sew Mama Sew.I haven't decided yet what my giveaway item will be...hmmm. And I'm

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I am just so proud of my little girl! We attended an art show this evening where she's been taking some after school art classes. The students had to submit 2 of their pieces for the show. She has never been to an art show and she was excited to show us her finished pieces (I had seen them but her daddy had not). We arrived and were looking around when I noticed a little tag next to Emma's

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Since starting one oldest daughter's crochet blanket, of course I had to start one for younger daughter as well. My 9 year old will make sure I complete hers first, but honestly, this one is going much more quickly. I am a bit wiser after starting the first one and am using much looser stitches on this one. I was a little too ambitious on the first and started with my stitches too tight and

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to all you moms out there! I haven't read The Middle Place yet (on my list), but I absolutely love this clip of Kelly Corrigan talking about her mom. Enjoy and have a wonderful Mother's Day weekend!!

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and a bunch more to go (unfinished projects that is). I was a little motivated to finish this bag when I saw today's post from Sew Mama Sew. I really adore these fabrics and I think they lend themselves well to this bag pattern (by Artsy-Crafty Babe) - don't you? I do need to confess however that I'm not 100% done with this one...I still have to sew up the hole in the lining and press a little

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I just couldn't help myself. I just ordered this pattern from Artsy Crafty Babe and this fabric from Pink Chalk Fabrics and I did it...I started another new project. I have a million unfinished projects (okay, not quite that many, but enough that I shouldn't be starting another one)...but I just couldn't help it. The fabric and the pattern were just calling out to me, begging me to start

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Springtime in Georgiaand happy campers

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I have to say, I'm really excited about this project. I learned how to crochet last year and honestly didn't know if it was one of those things that I would stick with. Usually a new endeavor for me lasts about 6 months and if I continue with it after that time, it's usually a keeper. Well, I'm proud to say I've been crocheting on and off for over a year now and it is truly one of the most

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Since making my oldest daughter a purse for her birthday, she has been proudly announcing to her friends that I made it and that I could make them one too. I love that she thinks what I make is something special...it sort of makes me chuckle - especially when I see at all of the amazing and talented folks out there who make amazing and inspiring things. I was looking at some handbags on Etsy the

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Oh, it's my oldest baby's birthday...she's 9 today. And that means she's definitely no longer a baby. And in today's world, while she isn't technically a "tween", she sure acts like one. We planted this gorgeous cherry tree on her 1st birthday and we snap a picture of her in it each year right around her birthday. We celebrated last night - she was thrilled she finally got the purse I'd been

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I figured since it's raining out today I should try to be somewhat productive inside. Unfortunately, it didn't quite work out as planned, but I did get my blog account set up and managed to get a little bit of sewing done. I've been sewing like crazy the past few weeks...for birthdays, craft shows and to try to get some inventory in my etsy store. So today I decided to sew up a tote for me. It's

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I'm a sucker when it comes to books with pretty pictures. Don't get me wrong, I love to read a good novel but when it comes to decorating or craft books, the pictures are what lure me in. I purchased the book "Sew Pretty Homestyle" a couple of months ago and not only are the photographs darling, but the projects are too. On a rainy day like today, I love to browse the pages to get my creative

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Welcome to my blog! I have so enjoyed the crafters out there who have blogs and have learned so much from them that I decided to give it a go myself. For my birthday a year or so ago, I bought myself a sewing machine and decided to teach myself how to sew. I really should have listened to my Nana all those years ago when she tried to teach me - I'm sure it would have made the process a little

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