tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-90816244745529654502024-02-02T13:34:38.849-08:00Willow Bean Studio ~ The BlogAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16360584991577096558noreply@blogger.comBlogger93125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9081624474552965450.post-28718122491227944062014-01-14T09:44:00.001-08:002014-01-14T10:02:15.440-08:00Mother of the Bride an Upcycle Story<h2>
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I'm often asked if I only refashion Wedding Gowns ....</div>
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Below is an example of a beaded Mother of the Bride gown</h4>
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Baby Grace's Dedication Gown</h2>
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The mom found this amazing ribbon rose embroidered fabric.</div>
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Once it arrived I knew exactly the silhouette it deserved</div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">My heart just swoons at the thought of having one of my christening gowns worn by so many family members and spanning over multiple generations.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The above photo has to be my most favorite photos from the Washington Post Article. Notice the labels sew into the under skirt; it reminds me of a slip I did for a current project. </span><br />
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For me, Mother's Day 2012 began on Friday morning when I went to drop off my latest project, </div>
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Baby Carlie's Christening outfit. <br />
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Carlie's has three older brothers ages; 12, 8 and 2. Her mom has been waiting 14 years for this little princess to arrive. She has told me that since the day she was married she dreamed about having a daughter <br />
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This was such a fun project to complete.</div>
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Her Mother also requested that I make a Monogramed Christening Blanket.</div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Meet Maritza's dinning room,</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">It was a room in need of an update...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">In the original room the walls were painted with </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Although she loved the idea of a red dinning room </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">She wasn't happy with the window treatments either.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">When talking with her she mentioned that her ideal room would be calming,</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">A place where friends and family would happily gather not only on holiday but over a cup of coffee after the kids had gone to bed.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">She wanted a room that felt lived in!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">and new it would be ideal for her drapes.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">so that the afternoon sun would shine through adding additional warmth to the space.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Your big day has come and gone, and the dress that you dreamed about since you were a little girl sits quietly in a box stowed away out of site. It could be tucked on a shelf in your closet, under the guest room bed or worse sitting in your musty basement ...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Wouldn't it be nice to give your special gown a second life so it may be used and treasured for generations to come. I can happily accommodate most wedding gown conversion requests. With over 8 years of experience in this area I know you will be thrilled with the one of a kind design I create for you.</span> </div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Back in October, my Little Bean turned 3!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I can't believe her 3rd birthday party was 6 months ago ....</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">She is becoming more and more of a </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">everyday</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">This thought makes me so sad</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">But, do you want to know what makes me happy?</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">These little wings!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I found them in the dollar section at my local Target Store.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I embellished them with a little green glitter fabric paint, </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">some ribbons,</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I think they are stinkin' cute </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">that I have them hanging on the wall </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">in her bedroom so I can see them everyday.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">This little fairy party dress also makes me</span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: large;">I used the bodice portion of my </span><a href="http://willowbeanstudio.blogspot.com/p/patterns.html"><span style="font-size: large;">Farilicious Pattern</span></a><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: large;">to create the top of this dress.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Instead of smocking it with elastic thread like I did for</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> </span><a href="http://willowbeanstudio.blogspot.com/2011/05/smocking-tutorials.html"><span style="font-size: large;">Kim from 733's daughter's dress</span></a></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I used sewed multiple rows of pintucks </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">and then ran a straight seam across them;</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">making the pintucks "kiss" on opposite rows </span></div>
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<a href="http://willowbeanstudio.blogspot.com/2011/05/smocking-tutorials.html"><span style="font-size: large;">Check out this post </span></a></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I have provided some links to a few great tutorials</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Willow loved her </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: purple;">Big Tinker</span><span style="color: purple;"> Belle Birthday Party Bash</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-size: large;">and her special party dress.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Wanna know, what else makes me happy?</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Knowing in just 6 months I get host another party </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">for my favorite little fairy.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I wonder what her party theme should be this year?</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Mommy will you make me a VOLCANO DRESS for Easter?</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Those were the words uttered by my sweet 3 year old daughter. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">My first thought was, Dear God! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">What in the world could she possibly mean by that ... </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">So I started to spin those creative wheels in head </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">and this is what I came up with</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I'm not sure if this can be classified as a Volcano Dress ...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">as she was not engulfed in flames and ashes</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">But I guess you could say there was an</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: magenta; color: magenta;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="background-color: white;">EXPLOSION OF</span><span style="background-color: white;"> </span><span style="background-color: white;">TULLE</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Oh please take note of the beautiful</span><a href="http://mysilpada.com/sites/public/content/jewelry/productClass.jsf"><span style="font-size: large;"> Silpada</span></a><span style="font-size: large;"> bracelet that the Easter Bunny brought Miss Willow,</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">cuz she lost it in under 3hours ... Aughhhhh!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Thank Goodness for the kind Waiter who humored me </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">and took a second look at where we were seated for Easter Brunch. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Not sure when she will get to wear it again ...lol!!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">She looks so thoughtful </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Nothing could be sweeter</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">If I only knew what secrets they were sharing.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Hope you had a Happy Easter!</span></div>
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<div style="text-align: center;">Last summer I did a guest post on <a href="http://somedaycrafts.blogspot.com/">Someday Crafts</a>.<br />
It was an awesome honor to post there.<br />
I thought it was time to repost it here on my blog.<br />
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Today I'm going to show you how to knock off the PB Kids grocery store.</div><div style="text-align: center;">First my husband constructed a wooden frame from 1" x 2"s.</div><div style="text-align: center;">He used angle brackets to secure the corners of the frame.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDsx3jlyDxiVNe877-6uZtctMf89PaEzRCEBWOxuPbjEJ0FYj1E52zj_ljMidMB8llk2VboLJLFZzXHqO6A7azyltJBmthYaaccAVXsxoqXu8qC1k_MzyHiPXCpuIZedduSt8bAvkrcx6q/s1600/IMG_0092-1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDsx3jlyDxiVNe877-6uZtctMf89PaEzRCEBWOxuPbjEJ0FYj1E52zj_ljMidMB8llk2VboLJLFZzXHqO6A7azyltJBmthYaaccAVXsxoqXu8qC1k_MzyHiPXCpuIZedduSt8bAvkrcx6q/s320/IMG_0092-1.JPG" width="239" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">The finished frame measured 49 1/2" tall, 24" wide, and 19" deep.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Then I began covering the frame with canvas;</div><div style="text-align: center;">you could also use a drop cloth, old drapes, or even bed sheets</div><div style="text-align: center;">would work for making the frame cover.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw9bhfqakTeEu3VuqFEpm-4-gor-Hdgz6cRJfQi3PhvE6RSNqPAvq6XNH5OWmfbleSYSanLdiPJmszB0MxSR7OwdSRqVKTbF8hBvZav2ISITpD3S2xzOCftBgMl_FXFgtHicflZOTPTecM/s1600/IMG_2703.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw9bhfqakTeEu3VuqFEpm-4-gor-Hdgz6cRJfQi3PhvE6RSNqPAvq6XNH5OWmfbleSYSanLdiPJmszB0MxSR7OwdSRqVKTbF8hBvZav2ISITpD3S2xzOCftBgMl_FXFgtHicflZOTPTecM/s200/IMG_2703.JPG" width="133" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXEKe9QUD83r9udEoIXi5Wk8SKjD-yeUIQyI40vjl4KOP2D_cjeXkAjrWLFnweYT200ugKYwUwf5tfP5NTGUZWwj582bY6wtChG9-UeaeUcWnrTeyJlXu7W-bJKcIx6b_XdS8XVlokf4zK/s1600/IMG_2704.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXEKe9QUD83r9udEoIXi5Wk8SKjD-yeUIQyI40vjl4KOP2D_cjeXkAjrWLFnweYT200ugKYwUwf5tfP5NTGUZWwj582bY6wtChG9-UeaeUcWnrTeyJlXu7W-bJKcIx6b_XdS8XVlokf4zK/s200/IMG_2704.JPG" width="133" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6g4oCGynlLmk6vtZcDef38rF2M0Eef-z5RwZ8hHKw3VKxw3KLUMflplgaoTtjfcAu65s3ZaH2ntMIqKussRfzM_s-3uVfIaxYv5CTCbJ6-dyMRZMUa2rp9PtxGVISYpDHFRTX5RbFsLO5/s1600/IMG_2707.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6g4oCGynlLmk6vtZcDef38rF2M0Eef-z5RwZ8hHKw3VKxw3KLUMflplgaoTtjfcAu65s3ZaH2ntMIqKussRfzM_s-3uVfIaxYv5CTCbJ6-dyMRZMUa2rp9PtxGVISYpDHFRTX5RbFsLO5/s200/IMG_2707.JPG" width="133" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> First I pinned a 1 1/2 yard long piece to the frame.</div><div style="text-align: center;">I made sure to place the selvage edge along the right back edge and pinned it to my frame</div><div style="text-align: center;">By placing the selvage edge along the outer frame I save myself from having to clean finish that edge.</div><div style="text-align: center;">I then folded the fabric allowing for some seam allowance along the right front corner. </div><div style="text-align: center;">(see above far right photo)</div><div style="text-align: center;">Using straight pins I pinned along the frame edge; this will be my sew line.</div><div style="text-align: center;">After I sewed along my pin line I used my sewing sheers to slice open the fold.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Again make sure you line your selvage edge along the left back side and pin to frame.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Pin along the left front corner to create your sew line.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Run through your machine making sure not to run over any pins.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Cut off extra fabric along seam and press open.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Hem the bottom pressing under a 1/2" and then fold over an 1" </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Top stitch to give your hem a clean finished edge.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Next I printed out the letters to spell the word</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> GROCERY</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I just played in Microsoft Word experimenting with different font styles </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and sizes till I found the one I liked.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> "Heat n Bond" was ironed to my fabric.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I pinned my computer printed letter pages to the fabric </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and cut them out.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I then peeled off the backer paper exposing the adhesive.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> Pin the covering to the frame with your hem line flush with the floor.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Pin the letters to the front of your store.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Positioning them to fit your taste.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Use straight pins to secure the letters until you can iron them in place.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I used a 1/4" wide grosgrain ribbon to outline the store front window opening.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6WbZYVVwViRqfZAMqen8qd33bPOTQoFwcqHxJ2iLJpt2Ww5zAMboGzNEPwC8UnMpx1ZuB_fI4I_ixd8BYIm0vjW8V3s_dbFzZs5ns1Uwgj3PsWz9Wb76YWomwS-wK5gNc6wcSjMVsAChh/s1600/IMG_2844.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="287" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6WbZYVVwViRqfZAMqen8qd33bPOTQoFwcqHxJ2iLJpt2Ww5zAMboGzNEPwC8UnMpx1ZuB_fI4I_ixd8BYIm0vjW8V3s_dbFzZs5ns1Uwgj3PsWz9Wb76YWomwS-wK5gNc6wcSjMVsAChh/s320/IMG_2844.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I eyeballed the placement of the ribbon while the cover was pinned to the frame.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Just fold the ribbon over when you reach the corners.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I edge stitched around both sides of the grosgrain ribbon to secure in place.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-OCuFYkpYUQL8IYb-2LSa4aoc-eL9CcshHE5AGa1bwIGSpwBKzGfdr9OjXULNNeYI9aPpyw2XQNQgcFPB2VSb7PfXqRlqHfwfr7PHGHAsebMilBVjm3FZGaOTss6cLroXnHm3Y7lYv8Ei/s1600/IMG_2843.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-OCuFYkpYUQL8IYb-2LSa4aoc-eL9CcshHE5AGa1bwIGSpwBKzGfdr9OjXULNNeYI9aPpyw2XQNQgcFPB2VSb7PfXqRlqHfwfr7PHGHAsebMilBVjm3FZGaOTss6cLroXnHm3Y7lYv8Ei/s320/IMG_2843.JPG" width="213" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">To make the windowsill I pressed a 3" wide piece of tan fabric to the heat n bond.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I made sure the piece was longer than the window opening.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Remove the paper backing and position your windowsill while the covering is pinned to the frame.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Remove fabric covering from frame and iron to fabric windowsill in place.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx3NVYU2htGLbqvNLnRyoQ4P_t8Ha9F_oGauy4X9ZGrfW0ocGQPqt4fkn4ElAbWKNpo0lF7zlR5LnviE9_H3ScjtKX2s9ew4b5CZ8gFTUGILgXHNBHEKgkwt8TunJNAgug9ChuAeT2P7gl/s1600/IMG_2839.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx3NVYU2htGLbqvNLnRyoQ4P_t8Ha9F_oGauy4X9ZGrfW0ocGQPqt4fkn4ElAbWKNpo0lF7zlR5LnviE9_H3ScjtKX2s9ew4b5CZ8gFTUGILgXHNBHEKgkwt8TunJNAgug9ChuAeT2P7gl/s320/IMG_2839.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The greatest part about using the "Heat n Bond" is that if you want you can leave the </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">sill as is. There is no need to finish off the applique edges.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I chose not to finish off the edges of my letters because I felt it took away from the print I used.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">But, I used a satin stitch to go around the edge of my windowsill to add a little dimension.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I also thought this opening would see a lot of wear and tear,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">so by finishing off the edge I am strengthening the opening.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">At this point you may add the roof to your store.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I attached a piece of ribbon that was 18" long to the outer corners of my store to form the "ties".</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">These "ties"will be used to secure the cover to the frame.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I also placed some in the seams above and below the window frame opening.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1c5Oz5HcXXyVvS6AjodJm2xBjVL_QPrcGRR4Jm2ng7q-r7O7rSuKPZPSNdxVtOLY-e1bo7-1flPEjOX0xTpESap6_GxNVkBlWZzmoyfL8Zdndi-_T1oYVr7gLKPdGRZYjeqhVcJNN3W-E/s1600/IMG_2842.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1c5Oz5HcXXyVvS6AjodJm2xBjVL_QPrcGRR4Jm2ng7q-r7O7rSuKPZPSNdxVtOLY-e1bo7-1flPEjOX0xTpESap6_GxNVkBlWZzmoyfL8Zdndi-_T1oYVr7gLKPdGRZYjeqhVcJNN3W-E/s320/IMG_2842.JPG" width="213" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> We are almost done!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">At this point I gave the frame cover one last good pressing.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Place it over your frame and tie into place.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ_yFMs69-KdR7T-cdHxPA61uGhjAMZY7kH0_BMAHo1LCnBX6k0EQoW1lhRBV_0aPjX7Lzs7WINVTNnlocuLejpSWDjekFPJ-lWUTiZLdvCmUoyQ-FnD-RQA6C4fMM1HXekYel7AIk8sPs/s1600/IMG_2844.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ_yFMs69-KdR7T-cdHxPA61uGhjAMZY7kH0_BMAHo1LCnBX6k0EQoW1lhRBV_0aPjX7Lzs7WINVTNnlocuLejpSWDjekFPJ-lWUTiZLdvCmUoyQ-FnD-RQA6C4fMM1HXekYel7AIk8sPs/s320/IMG_2844.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Using tiny sheers I cut along the inner edge of my window.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Making sure not to cut into the ribbon or the fabric windowsill.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGdt8mFFfF750ZUv0dw68QsxQzj650WQofNpK3YlhFjJmNFFVi_0La3Z-b2MSAeO9kIehSOObWXlEvepw0Ldv3Po2snV_vQRmHLL1N02oEYiE_Qt0d579m-4USsXNty89yar8dyIWHBXoo/s1600/IMG_2845.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGdt8mFFfF750ZUv0dw68QsxQzj650WQofNpK3YlhFjJmNFFVi_0La3Z-b2MSAeO9kIehSOObWXlEvepw0Ldv3Po2snV_vQRmHLL1N02oEYiE_Qt0d579m-4USsXNty89yar8dyIWHBXoo/s320/IMG_2845.JPG" width="213" /></a></div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">If you live in the Philadelphia / South Jersey area please look up </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://facebook.com/niconicophoto"><span style="font-size: large;">Nicole Nurthen Photography</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Such Amazing Photos </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">of such a special day for the family</span></div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">LOVE THE SPLASH OF COLOR!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Hope I have peeked your interest to see how this wedding gown </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">was transformed into a christening gown!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Check back later this week to see how it turn out.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16360584991577096558noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9081624474552965450.post-87377763178684267522012-01-04T20:07:00.000-08:002012-01-04T20:07:20.251-08:00Say I Do to Pink, but a Pink that isn't too GIRLY<div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDFKcEvgpbmQgnNrJEfxdZKGM9jjThjf83HpsFnKRtLTUvT4T6klDopsOGPT0ysUwynWN1QVFPxftTq7Zqr4sShzkci7xO9XLXXgOIHWR8xKHHyVijUmj0K6EGvhU28hLfR-c-jlQPOA-O/s1600/photo+3.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" rea="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDFKcEvgpbmQgnNrJEfxdZKGM9jjThjf83HpsFnKRtLTUvT4T6klDopsOGPT0ysUwynWN1QVFPxftTq7Zqr4sShzkci7xO9XLXXgOIHWR8xKHHyVijUmj0K6EGvhU28hLfR-c-jlQPOA-O/s400/photo+3.JPG" width="298" /></a></div><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Recently I had the great pleasure of slipping the following piece for the sweetest teenager you'd ever meet!</span><br />
<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="font-size: large;">Her mother wanted her to have a cool hip room for her to hangout </span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="font-size: large;">in with her friends </span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="font-size: large;">and this chair was </span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="font-size: large;">the piece de resistance!</span></div></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="font-size: large;">They wanted something bold yet feminine.</span></div><span style="font-size: large;">I think we nailed it!</span><br />
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For the last 10 weeks little Miss Willow has been talking non-stop about being </div><div style="text-align: center;">a Mermaid for Halloween</div><div style="text-align: center;">She also decided that her big brother should be a shark!</div><div style="text-align: center;">Gotta love my son because he just went along with it ... He truly is a "Team Player"</div><div style="text-align: center;">Anyway when the night started out she looked like this ...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioC_ZTi-konkxDb88K-QckLtEcXBE26tiRDXfiT8TOqhOPSVUbjIHceGEqpZBgFHw-OpIBLfpe8FQmCeYBxnyetP-MIk85VpqZy64v_EZ9Ogu2z-ej3QlO5Pdorp9WRqoUTWVBOgf52bR8/s1600/IMG_3729.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" ida="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioC_ZTi-konkxDb88K-QckLtEcXBE26tiRDXfiT8TOqhOPSVUbjIHceGEqpZBgFHw-OpIBLfpe8FQmCeYBxnyetP-MIk85VpqZy64v_EZ9Ogu2z-ej3QlO5Pdorp9WRqoUTWVBOgf52bR8/s320/IMG_3729.JPG" width="213" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Notice the perfectly styled hair,</div><div style="text-align: center;">how there are two shells on her dress, </div><div style="text-align: center;">and the necklace is all neat and tidy.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">This kid is a trooper all she cared about was getting</div><div style="text-align: center;">MORE CANDY!</div><div style="text-align: center;">I couldn't help but giggle at the way she looked. </div><div style="text-align: center;">She seem to resemble a disheveled beauty queen.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Take note of how she carries her candy bucket just like it was a purse!</div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCY3hJdMmPAEJtp9DSYtw_Wb04BTN7QlJea3YHp97MymjBbdmoNjpgry20GTqnsWqJvmwGTdcp1DXAAN8_7s0xsJY9NrUJcK8gbPKerUT_0eGIpF7_1p2nsegb19LnhqyVn8a2R9dTT5OE/s1600/IMG_3778.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" ida="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCY3hJdMmPAEJtp9DSYtw_Wb04BTN7QlJea3YHp97MymjBbdmoNjpgry20GTqnsWqJvmwGTdcp1DXAAN8_7s0xsJY9NrUJcK8gbPKerUT_0eGIpF7_1p2nsegb19LnhqyVn8a2R9dTT5OE/s320/IMG_3778.JPG" width="213" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">As the night was coming to an end The Bean announced,</div><div style="text-align: center;">"Daddy you carry me! Mommy, you get the CANDY!"</div><div style="text-align: center;">This little one has no quit in her.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8NVj7YkGXRPsaQVoD4Ia9zaXt2ge55xSEHWzzW4ywaplMV1j_vaL9Z0nMF7iia617x6jvJFGy5h_VT869fRaj-96aosVLv8KEF3IYQlxB9R5yrbNL65UFV3-cH8BVOt-uwk-yzq8H3i95/s1600/IMG_3789.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" ida="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8NVj7YkGXRPsaQVoD4Ia9zaXt2ge55xSEHWzzW4ywaplMV1j_vaL9Z0nMF7iia617x6jvJFGy5h_VT869fRaj-96aosVLv8KEF3IYQlxB9R5yrbNL65UFV3-cH8BVOt-uwk-yzq8H3i95/s320/IMG_3789.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Hope your candy buckets were over flowing with lots of loot!</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16360584991577096558noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9081624474552965450.post-71342031973837430352011-09-13T06:41:00.000-07:002011-09-13T06:41:29.987-07:00Toddler Tuesday #17<div style="text-align: center;">It's that time of the week again!<br />
Link your your toddler/child related project up.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Don't forget to grab a button so others can join in the fun!</div><div style="text-align: center;">I'm so excited to see what everyone has been working on this week!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<script src="http://www.linkytools.com/thumbnail_linky_include.aspx?id=107022" type="text/javascript"></script>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16360584991577096558noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9081624474552965450.post-74086968835893659682011-09-12T08:17:00.000-07:002011-09-12T08:17:16.679-07:00From Pants to Shorts to a Skirt; an Upcycled Story<div style="text-align: center;">So I bought my husband a pair of khaki pants for Christmas</div><div style="text-align: center;">He proceeded to tear the leg like the 3rd time he wore them</div><div style="text-align: center;">Aughhhh...</div><div style="text-align: center;">I put them away in my "to fix"pile</div><div style="text-align: center;">Okay it took me 8 months but I finally got around to turning them into these</div><br />
<div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfY_ZAriT9cXPVmN8HVdM8iSjFObaqlEHAO9DU3pvMa0jmZ-OJnt_j4FvyW6GPQhEIDMAOWCcEsMflBYM4bz9v0XKFJTi8e8VsEHqFYT2555F52bw76KUv9_j4t_Cxp-1VP1TduLP9sxRB/s1600/IMG_3250.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="296" nba="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfY_ZAriT9cXPVmN8HVdM8iSjFObaqlEHAO9DU3pvMa0jmZ-OJnt_j4FvyW6GPQhEIDMAOWCcEsMflBYM4bz9v0XKFJTi8e8VsEHqFYT2555F52bw76KUv9_j4t_Cxp-1VP1TduLP9sxRB/s320/IMG_3250.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">It took me ten minutes to cut the pants legs off below the tear </div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">a quick hem and my hubby gained some new shorts.</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOdXIsERTg4rxN4ZUD8UqLMUYj-7MUgiFaiph-Cycwo0TZSqft3b3tQEp1SEh45aJfXcEwrBIDewYf6hPGm0z8xbSpvdaue3Vcp1v1T71bahyphenhyphenN2KCgrBSgfVGj9itiPBD3KEDMzFGFUtwJ/s1600/IMG_3241.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" nba="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOdXIsERTg4rxN4ZUD8UqLMUYj-7MUgiFaiph-Cycwo0TZSqft3b3tQEp1SEh45aJfXcEwrBIDewYf6hPGm0z8xbSpvdaue3Vcp1v1T71bahyphenhyphenN2KCgrBSgfVGj9itiPBD3KEDMzFGFUtwJ/s320/IMG_3241.JPG" width="213" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;">I was all set to pack up my machine for the night</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;">when I realized I still had the two legs that I had cut off.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy0gVe3S1QfXGp1zTDEr7RW1FkxYovdTzA3S4UUt5OPlcgR2VE4SXFFVrqgQPjJwt-3-OtiNgIaAsrTmBGcKESAGoCKNlBZEpwI8ElMkUQd5Lc3wbPj5EW5BqgpwSvIJh2v-Q4dFk4UPoD/s1600/IMG_3242.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" nba="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy0gVe3S1QfXGp1zTDEr7RW1FkxYovdTzA3S4UUt5OPlcgR2VE4SXFFVrqgQPjJwt-3-OtiNgIaAsrTmBGcKESAGoCKNlBZEpwI8ElMkUQd5Lc3wbPj5EW5BqgpwSvIJh2v-Q4dFk4UPoD/s320/IMG_3242.JPG" width="213" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;">The fabric was really nice and I hated to just throw it away.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;">After much thought I realized that they could become a skirt for the Bean!</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;">First I ripped open the inseam of each cut off leg</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpa1TV3ExfbZVNKC6IDH2CEsXXu8MzjSTOe6BJ7c60yetWLy36UHlTte4G60XAuF9I3dyM1O1nfKvVUrXnKMhL1wYFHsWMi8sNsIuXsQJmINTzxRyn3H0EQupfmhIyA34oE3G3ZQly9Aw4/s1600/IMG_3243.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" nba="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpa1TV3ExfbZVNKC6IDH2CEsXXu8MzjSTOe6BJ7c60yetWLy36UHlTte4G60XAuF9I3dyM1O1nfKvVUrXnKMhL1wYFHsWMi8sNsIuXsQJmINTzxRyn3H0EQupfmhIyA34oE3G3ZQly9Aw4/s320/IMG_3243.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">I then cut the legs down the the length I wanted the skirt to be </div><div style="text-align: center;">plus 1 1/2" for the turn back at the waist.</div><br />
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A cute new skirt for free</div><div style="text-align: center;">Gotta love that!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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Okay is everybody ready to get rid of the channel back and make it smooth and a bit more contemporary?</div>
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">As you all know</div><div style="text-align: center;">I'm about to release a new pattern.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Well, at the suggestion of Susan from the <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/TheFeltedPear?ref=ss_profile">The Felted Pear</a></div><div style="text-align: center;">I have made the matching 18" doll pattern</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">I'm so excited that my customers will be able to </div><div style="text-align: center;">make not only a super cute dress for their daughter's </div><div style="text-align: center;">but a matching doll dress as well!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">I can only imagine all the smiles this will bring!<br />
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Bean is already asking for a second Sassafras Dress.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16360584991577096558noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9081624474552965450.post-12941032410196500812011-08-11T07:17:00.000-07:002011-08-11T07:17:34.599-07:00Pattern Tester Update<div style="text-align: center;">I just want start out by saying</div><div style="text-align: center;">Thank You to Kim </div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://733blog.blogspot.com/">at 733 for helping to spread the word about pattern testing for me</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">I have been busy checking out all the volunteers blogs</div><div style="text-align: center;">WOW what a group of talented women!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: magenta; font-size: large;">Be sure to stop by my pattern testers blogs and show them some love</span></div><div style="text-align: center;">I'm still looking for testers for the following sizes;</div><div style="text-align: center;">2T, 5</div><div style="text-align: center;">Sizes 4T and 6 are on hold </div><div style="text-align: center;">please let me know if you are interested in doing one of theses sizes in case the tester fall through</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16360584991577096558noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9081624474552965450.post-17307410168310503302011-08-10T11:55:00.000-07:002011-08-10T11:55:07.097-07:00Pattern Testers Needed<div style="text-align: center;">Sorry guys no Slipcover Craziness this week.</div><div style="text-align: center;">My husband was out of town for work all last week</div><div style="text-align: center;">and we went to Upstate New York for cousins wedding.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">What I have been focusing on with what little free time I've had</div><div style="text-align: center;">is the Sassafras Dress</div><div style="text-align: center;">The pattern is off at the graders and I should have it back early next week.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">So I am looking for a few followers to be pattern testers</div><div style="text-align: center;">and give me some input on our newest pattern.</div><div style="text-align: center;">If selected you will be required to sew one up in the size assigned to you </div><div style="text-align: center;">with in two weeks of receiving the pattern.</div><div style="text-align: center;">You will need to post pics and write a short post about being a pattern tester.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">If you are up for the challenge leave me a comment with the size you are requesting</div><div style="text-align: center;">Then send an email to <a href="mailto:willowbeanstudio@gmail.com">willowbeanstudio@gmail.com</a></div><div style="text-align: center;">with the size you requested in the subject line.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Sizes will be awarded on a first come first serve basis</div><div style="text-align: center;">So post your comments quickly before they are all gone.</div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbKviO1hYVEI-E6rfZfLRCHycYR61GQVCp7t_i4W7BDM8lpbV85TARpHf9Piq4y8IoPvSTw0yLImIhkTcMF_Zj1f8fd06QHAAt3kClPU6NAYRuuauyEhu77B4SfjbbpIjojeItQzt2BsVT/s1600/IMG_2943.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" naa="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbKviO1hYVEI-E6rfZfLRCHycYR61GQVCp7t_i4W7BDM8lpbV85TARpHf9Piq4y8IoPvSTw0yLImIhkTcMF_Zj1f8fd06QHAAt3kClPU6NAYRuuauyEhu77B4SfjbbpIjojeItQzt2BsVT/s320/IMG_2943.JPG" width="213" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Little Miss Sassafras </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">sizes 12months, 18 months, 24 months 2t, 3t, 4, 5 & 6</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16360584991577096558noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9081624474552965450.post-18808836021683152952011-08-04T08:47:00.000-07:002011-08-04T10:01:30.083-07:00Little Miss Sassafras<div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE0mF9bdVXb0GP2kNE1PmoEdOWuaDa-MPa_Drs6CHamVJtK5Rptx3cNKHLyMou2t51WNXPNoqYajgAezRvWaBOii71LC-n_HvJ6aT350SjnUt7NY_9OFeQxisTtX7DxKeG9IcK87UaY1Qf/s1600/IMG_2964.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE0mF9bdVXb0GP2kNE1PmoEdOWuaDa-MPa_Drs6CHamVJtK5Rptx3cNKHLyMou2t51WNXPNoqYajgAezRvWaBOii71LC-n_HvJ6aT350SjnUt7NY_9OFeQxisTtX7DxKeG9IcK87UaY1Qf/s320/IMG_2964.JPG" t$="true" width="213" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;">Not sure where she gets it from or where she picked it up</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;">But when I asked Bean to model my newest dress pattern;</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;">this is the look she gave me ...</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;">Somewhere along the way she decided that all models pout and put their hand on their hips</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9Oe_hlQ7kBSTfzIKSav5CstSSim2bwnQxKG6tx-8WDMbNknvmVRMnf40atXfpUMHF7rz9BU5oS1nzkz863On0hosMqsuUfRxmglm1haZp_IuEpSVsTifdLKwIE136ok7sK9oRl1wA0JMZ/s1600/IMG_2978.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9Oe_hlQ7kBSTfzIKSav5CstSSim2bwnQxKG6tx-8WDMbNknvmVRMnf40atXfpUMHF7rz9BU5oS1nzkz863On0hosMqsuUfRxmglm1haZp_IuEpSVsTifdLKwIE136ok7sK9oRl1wA0JMZ/s320/IMG_2978.JPG" t$="true" width="212" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1kTK1gYzfbnsME_7cdcvdikin-mvw-Yuae2UF8WoJ5c5kacdEtU6pOjCkzXgOcy8eEkxkoNpG5YwWEIGgSF2_0TuaCIjEo27cmLDufBaleIaeen_64UOwAjzTKWyl-H8jPKNn_LK_WRQ6/s1600/IMG_2974.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1kTK1gYzfbnsME_7cdcvdikin-mvw-Yuae2UF8WoJ5c5kacdEtU6pOjCkzXgOcy8eEkxkoNpG5YwWEIGgSF2_0TuaCIjEo27cmLDufBaleIaeen_64UOwAjzTKWyl-H8jPKNn_LK_WRQ6/s320/IMG_2974.JPG" t$="true" width="212" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">Her poses got even better when I told her I needed </div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">a closeup of the pleats on the dress above her belly.</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEl4tSd1LZlQKqCenXl0WQEOXaRrLAWQu7UMeVtOVrvrQPxbhRtrObx8XZWI8HfYbpvT-1NptO3mza9yRKxRuxT_uChU9I6hbpwkOZ32dFpFOCMBTk4XkY4r8qaB-8qsS-rvVMKmaY_QL8/s1600/IMG_3032.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEl4tSd1LZlQKqCenXl0WQEOXaRrLAWQu7UMeVtOVrvrQPxbhRtrObx8XZWI8HfYbpvT-1NptO3mza9yRKxRuxT_uChU9I6hbpwkOZ32dFpFOCMBTk4XkY4r8qaB-8qsS-rvVMKmaY_QL8/s320/IMG_3032.JPG" t$="true" width="213" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">She proceeded to pull her dress up to show off her belly </div><div style="text-align: center;">which ended up covering the pleats I wanted to highlight</div><div style="text-align: center;">KIDS</div><div style="text-align: center;">After I promised to reward her with a lollipop I was able to get the shots I was looking for</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
So here goes </div><div style="text-align: center;">Our Newest Pattern</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;">Little Miss Sassafras</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;">Named for Willow's behavior during our photo shoot.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8n6-veZ3B_V4hOzyQQqZIKf60uchqepAH_N1Ugbwma_M7FLfJrjTmvoAMA5PGKDAuFxwCERMyI-BZrc7fkrBr-U6rId7-rMqd4psucSpjeITjNZhy4t8oS3FegznxPdObJvZ5v0oSe5XU/s1600/IMG_2953.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8n6-veZ3B_V4hOzyQQqZIKf60uchqepAH_N1Ugbwma_M7FLfJrjTmvoAMA5PGKDAuFxwCERMyI-BZrc7fkrBr-U6rId7-rMqd4psucSpjeITjNZhy4t8oS3FegznxPdObJvZ5v0oSe5XU/s320/IMG_2953.JPG" t$="true" width="212" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkl8RSrfY9Y2bXFDOACtdF7iCgVJ4PRMPmedtfMY_iu3Y8uT7iiMxBnHdOJPRBcfV8UtOkIL_ctC5TSjoFROP75j3RGxLjl2X1XTi_8kVAMCiRSS92EFV3EFqXDhmLbaq0jppL6QyPnW9w/s1600/IMG_2942.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkl8RSrfY9Y2bXFDOACtdF7iCgVJ4PRMPmedtfMY_iu3Y8uT7iiMxBnHdOJPRBcfV8UtOkIL_ctC5TSjoFROP75j3RGxLjl2X1XTi_8kVAMCiRSS92EFV3EFqXDhmLbaq0jppL6QyPnW9w/s320/IMG_2942.JPG" t$="true" width="212" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">I guess I can't get too mad </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbKviO1hYVEI-E6rfZfLRCHycYR61GQVCp7t_i4W7BDM8lpbV85TARpHf9Piq4y8IoPvSTw0yLImIhkTcMF_Zj1f8fd06QHAAt3kClPU6NAYRuuauyEhu77B4SfjbbpIjojeItQzt2BsVT/s1600/IMG_2943.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbKviO1hYVEI-E6rfZfLRCHycYR61GQVCp7t_i4W7BDM8lpbV85TARpHf9Piq4y8IoPvSTw0yLImIhkTcMF_Zj1f8fd06QHAAt3kClPU6NAYRuuauyEhu77B4SfjbbpIjojeItQzt2BsVT/s320/IMG_2943.JPG" t$="true" width="213" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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