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Month: March 2012

Fun with Photoshop

23/03/201215/12/2015 CarolynUncategorized7 Comments on Fun with Photoshop

I’ve got a version of Photoshop with which to experiment, and I found a really fantastic ombre tutorial here.  This photo has a single gradient layer added; (33.3% (Gradient Fill 1, RGB/8*)* … er, I don’t really know what that actually means,…

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Dusky pink ‘bustle” skirt; 6 different ways

22/03/201219/06/2016 Carolynfashion, Uncategorized16 Comments on Dusky pink ‘bustle” skirt; 6 different ways

This dusky pink skirt of a very simple and yet at the same time very unusual shape has been one of my favourites since I made it and it has appeared multiple times here on the blog already.  It is…

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More finishing details for jersey knits

20/03/201215/12/2015 CarolynUncategorized39 Comments on More finishing details for jersey knits

In making my grey striped jersey dress here, I opted to re-inforce the shoulder seams.  I do not re-inforce the shoulder seams in all my knit garments, but in this case; a long tank dress in a stretchy fabric, where…

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A little bit of Sunshine…

18/03/201215/12/2015 CarolynUncategorized18 Comments on A little bit of Sunshine…

Recently Donna gave me the Sunshine award, thank you so much Donna!  I thought at first that I already had this one…  but I noticed that this Sunshine award is a New-and-Improved Sunshine award that now comes with a cool little…

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St Patrick’s Day

17/03/201215/12/2015 CarolynUncategorized7 Comments on St Patrick’s Day

I’m a wee bit late, but …  Fabio is after wishing a Top o’ the Morning to all ye people of the Irish persuasion!

Grey stripes

15/03/201215/12/2015 CarolynUncategorized66 Comments on Grey stripes

I’ve made a new dress for autumn! (sneaky peeked in my Fashionary here)  More accurately, I made this about a month ago and have been awaiting a day I can actually wear it without unladylike perspiration marring the photograph. (ew) It…

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Ex-ci-ted!

14/03/201215/12/2015 CarolynUncategorized64 Comments on Ex-ci-ted!

Ohmigosh, I can hardly believe it myself, but I WON the Red Dress contest over at Pattern Review!  Sooooooo thrilling! If any of my kind readers did put in a vote for my dress, then THANK YOU so much! I…

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Miniature “denim jacket” purse

11/03/201215/12/2015 CarolynUncategorized25 Comments on Miniature “denim jacket” purse

I’ve been making some funny little purses; as silly birthday gifts for my crafty friends.  I got the idea for these from a miniature leather jacket coin-purse that we have from goodness-knows-where, I think it was given to Cassie sometime…

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