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Lack of Tshirts

06/09/201127/12/2016 CarolynUncategorized17 Comments on Lack of Tshirts

More correctly, I do not have a lack of Tshirts, but just a lack of me-made Tshirts.  And after a few experiments I feel this dress really looks best over a form-fitting knit Tshirt and not over a blouse.  So…

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Taking advantage of one’s surroundings…

04/09/201127/12/2016 CarolynUncategorized11 Comments on Taking advantage of one’s surroundings…

I received a comment on my photo yesterday in the Self-Stitched September flickr group that read in part that my ensemble looked perfect “mostly due to the beach background” LOL!  * Well I’m afraid the beach is going to steal…

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Lace, as beachwear

03/09/201127/12/2016 CarolynUncategorized12 Comments on Lace, as beachwear

  I’m not much of an outfit planner.  I’m more of a grab-something-clean and put it all together there and then as the fancy takes me.   A bit random but I’m OK with that.  So, packing on an already busy day for…

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Seafoam linen shirt, with smile-y faces

30/08/201127/12/2016 CarolynUncategorized18 Comments on Seafoam linen shirt, with smile-y faces

A new linen shirt for Craig… Burda 7767, again.  I didn’t even fold up or put away the pattern after making my “army” shirt, just laid out the fabric and cut out this one straight away… efficient, or what?!  My…

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Thoughts on washing…

13/08/201127/12/2016 CarolynUncategorized19 Comments on Thoughts on washing…

(Trying to get back into the swing of taking my own photos?  Mebbe…) Something that is amazing about where I live is the ferocity, combined with the brevity, of storms.  It’s funny, my dog is quite protective of me when…

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Doing what I want…

12/08/201127/12/2016 CarolynUncategorized23 Comments on Doing what I want…

So I did give it a bit of thought (but not much) before I decided to leap back in and sign up again for Zoe’s new challenge, Self Stitched September 2011! I know at the end of Me-Made June 11…

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Easiest knitted handwarmers, ever

09/08/201127/12/2016 CarolynUncategorized14 Comments on Easiest knitted handwarmers, ever

So, I mentioned that I had plenty of socks already, but still some sock yarn kicking around… so I turned to another extremity on my person that really feels the cold; my hands.  I am definitely a cold-hand person… and…

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Crocheted granny squares

29/07/201127/12/2016 CarolynUncategorized32 Comments on Crocheted granny squares

I know there is a phrase to describe occurrences like this but I can’t think what it is… This morning I dug out this crochet scarf and put it on, thinking again how much I like it and its beautifully swampy, underwater-y,…

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