DIY (Interior) Knee Patches
Around age three, my kids started coming home from preschool with holes in the knees of their pants. I have not idea how it happens, but almost every single pair of pants that the boys have worn over the last […]
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Around age three, my kids started coming home from preschool with holes in the knees of their pants. I have not idea how it happens, but almost every single pair of pants that the boys have worn over the last […]
My good friend Laura Gunn sent over a preview of her new line called Vignette and I just fell in love with some of the gorgeous springy prints. This one jumped out as a favorite (probably because …
Growing up, Valentine's Day was always celebrated in our home with a fun, decorated family dinner (usually a breakfast for dinner). My mom would keep the siding doors leading to the dining room closed until …
A few months ago while visiting the library with the kids, I pulled The Night Circus off of the "librarian recommended" shelf. It looked interesting, and was easy to grab on my way out the …
Yesterday I posted on Instagram (@livefreemiranda) about how my sewing project of the day was to shrink a size large men's sweatshirt (specifically Dave's college rugby hoodie) into a Milo-size version. The whole "Sweatshirt Shrinkfashion", …
I'm a sucker for fabric. I think most seamstresses are. The problem with having a fabric love affair, is that I've begun to see anything that is made of fabric as just fabric itself. I …
Modern Punishment At one point the other day I thought a modern punishment of Hades--akin to those of Greek mythology with fruit and water eternally out of reach, or stones rolled to the bottom of the …
Right at the end of my pregnancy with Plum, I began toying with the idea of going platinum blonde. I was loving the just-past-shoulder length of my hair, which I don't real ever style and …
I pulled this dress out of the closet yesterday as I was getting ready for church. I made it over three years ago as my final project for the Sewvivor sewing contest, and it is …
There is nothing sweeter than a little girl in a tutu. Add sequins and the hand sequined tutu dress becomes a childhood heirloom! I made this little tutu dress in trade for a family photography …
I'm considering the idea of hopping back into blogging more regularly. When I stopped with regular posts two years ago, I was ready to spend more time on other pursuits, namely having a third baby …
So you know when something just sticks in your head? That's what happened to me with this black leather jacket last year. I tried it on during my thirtieth birthday trip to Seattle, and haven't …
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