Pattern: Burda: 8110 (Beach Coordinates) Pattern Description: A fun halter top in a retro style. From the website: This comeback from the 1950s will be great for your beach holiday! Halter-neck dress A is buttoned up the front. Top B comes in the same cut but is adorned with white piping. Skimpy shorts C complete [...]

Pattern: Burda Plus Fashion Magazine 02-2007-402 Pattern Description: Flat-front pants with back darts, contour waistband, and belt loops. The legs are moderately wide and have a subtle flare. You can see my front and back here. Pattern Sizing: European sizing 44-54. I used a 52 based on my measurements. I think it might be big, [...]

Today is a day of remembering and celebrating. All the little angels who died before their time come back to visit today. Welcome them back into your homes and lives by simply remembering them. You can also decorate with their pictures and things they liked. Have their favorite meal for dinner. Celebrate their lives and [...]

I found PIF on Tini’s blog. Tini thinks it is about being generous. Which it is. I don’t expect to get anything directly for doing this. Well, I guess I do expect to get something from Tini, but I plan on sending out 3 handmade items with no expectations. Here are the rules (assuming that [...]

I am 42% Addicted to Coffee Free Online Dating from JustSayHi Thanks Liza. You Should Be an Artist You are incredibly creative, spontaneous, and unique. No one can guess what you’re going to do next, but it’s usually something amazing. You can’t deal with routine, rules, or structure. You’re easily bored. As long as you [...]

Tonight! The Hunter’s Moon (also known as Blood Moon or Sanguine Moon) is the first full moon after the Harvest moon, which is the full moon nearest the Autumnal equinox. and Tonight, those blessed with clear skies can enjoy a glorious Full Moon, (exact full phase at 0452 UT, October 26). In fact, the Moon [...]

Title page Yes, it’s official. I am a self-proclaimed artist.

Pulguito Last night, Pulguito came to get me. Pulguito: Daddy says you have to entertainment me. Me: Okay, let’s pick out some fabric for my next pair of pants. Pulguito: You do know what entertainment me means?

The results from Pulguito’s evaluation were, for all practical purposes, inconclusive. He scored between average and superior on the cognitive evaluation (which I already knew). He is slightly pigeon-toed. He has a few minor (within the norm) fine-motor issues. His gross motor skills are average to excellent. Based on questionaires filled out by myself and [...]