while bay area weather is just about always beautiful and perfect my hometown of ann arbor, michigan has some pretty intense winters.
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in general
hide and seek
sewing resolutions: have less fabric
in general
for 2015 i made myself two sewing resolutions. over a few posts i will share them as well as a third i'm adding for 2016.
my first resolution is to have less fabric.
crazy right?
Read Morepaisley hide & seek dress and music box jumper
i have to admit, i wasn't in love with the hide & seek dress (available for older children here) when it first came out. (i'm willing to bet it had something to do with my deep rooted fear of making 'frumpy' dresses, caused by my sister referring to my first creations as the 'duggar dresses' and the relaxed fit of the dress.)
but then it started showing up on the blogosphere. first i saw gail's version, then this one, then this one, and i knew i had to try it.
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beach time
last month my family rented a house on the oregon coast for a few days. we were across the street from the beach which was very conducive to photos on my then unshattered iphone.
so here are some 'artistic-but-not-really-because-every-shot-looked-amazing-due-to-the-setting' photos.
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