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Browning a couple of things

10/06/201315/12/2015 CarolynUncategorized53 Comments on Browning a couple of things

Remember my Sew Bossy dress, below?  It was very… sweet, wasn’t it?  I mean, I wish I could wear really pretty things like that, but I think I cannot!  But I thought it had promise, it just needed de-twee-ing. before…

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red

31/05/201315/12/2015 CarolynUncategorized54 Comments on red

The photo mini challenge for today, the last day of me-made May is “red”. min 6C, max 19C, fine and sunny Details: Jacket; Burdastyle magazine 08/2010, 113, chocolate brown faux leather, details and my review of this pattern here Jeans;…

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Black tights and striped Tshirt

29/05/201315/12/2015 CarolynUncategorized42 Comments on Black tights and striped Tshirt

So yesterday I mentioned I would need some black tights to see me through winter… well I made some, tout de suite.  Nothing like striking while the iron is hot!  I used some lovely fine-knit black merino wool fabric, bought from…

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Paprika legs

28/05/201315/12/2015 CarolynUncategorized31 Comments on Paprika legs

I have made some new tights! and now I have paprika legs.  You know, paprika, the hot n’ spicy stuff. I like the idea of hot spicy legs  😉  you see, my initial impulse was to go with “oompa loompa” legs,…

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Sat, Sun, Mon

27/05/201315/12/2015 CarolynUncategorized21 Comments on Sat, Sun, Mon

Saturday: meet my evil twin… can you guess which is me and which is she??  No, I didn’t think so  😉  I got a question in the Flickr group, do I have a body double…  um, no?!  and I only have…

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my home town

24/05/201315/12/2015 CarolynUncategorized14 Comments on my home town

The theme for today’s mini photo challenge in me-made May is your home town, so ta da!!!!  I walk past this view nearly every day, but my photos will attest to the fact that I usually position my camera to…

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pink jeans

23/05/201315/12/2015 CarolynUncategorized23 Comments on pink jeans

Thursday:  I think I’m super strict with my colour palette.  Bright colours scare me a bit and while I like them in theory, in practise they freak me out and I just have to isolate them, visually; counteract a garish…

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grey, grey and grey

22/05/201315/12/2015 CarolynUncategorized21 Comments on grey, grey and grey

Wednesday: and I’m getting pretty tired of taking a photo of myself every day for me-made May, but it’s not long to go now.  She says through gritted teeth.  Oh look I know, self-inflicted and all that.  I know from…

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