Alright folks. I’ve made the complete switch to batty house lady. I spend all of my time working, unpacking, organizing or surfing the interwebs, trolling for photos of inspirational decor. That has become my life over the last few weeks. Luckily, I’ve been in this place before and I know that in a few...
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Greetings owls! Hunters of the night and silent fliers. Put down those mouse snacks! I can’t stand watching you eat live mice! I’ve crawled out of the woodwork to peek around, say hi, and give you an update. Plus, I didn’t want any of you to worry and report me missing to the American...
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Morning kangaroos! Put this in your pouch and smoke it! My mom came to visit this weekend and was forced to hang out in my freezing sewing room (HER opinion, not mine) while I obsessively worked on my new blue quilt. I have something to show for my efforts! Here’s a nice quilt-top-with-feet picture! (note the...
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Morning you nest building egrets! I’m not sure if it’s the weather or the effects of OD’ing on garment sewing over the last week, but I find myself in the sewing state of near-zero inclination to sew my next garment, coupled with an obsession for finally redoing the textiles in my living room. I’ve...
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Morning you inquisitive walrus! Walruses? Walri? What does one call a pack of walrus? As promised I’m back today with barely a post at all. In keeping with my copy-the-chain store thing I kicked off with yesterday’s Anthro post, today I’m back showing off my haul of ‘novelty’ ticking that I got from Hancock...
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Good morning you newsprint paper mache octopies! Guess who got her November issue of the Anthropologie catalog yesterday?? And guess who ALMOST did an entire post on how to make some nice newsprint ornaments? Me! Me! And Lucy. Wait, no. Lucy would totally EAT the paper mache mixture – that’s just flour and water,...
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Alright hagfish. We’re not going to get into your whole eating your prey from the inside out. It’s just too much for me to face in the morning. We’re just going to get right to the plotting. It’s all about my sweater dress obsession today. I have in my possession four yards of super stretchy sweatery...
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Greetings you crazy barn cats. Seriously, no matter what the housecats are telling you it’s ok that you have 8 toes on each foot. We still love you. OK! So, hot on the heels of yesterday’s rather pathetic post re. time management, here I am with a half a post. Really, a quarter. Rather...
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Morning wombats! I rushed home from work yesterday to snap a few photos in the waning light. Today I’m back to my fall wardrobe plotting. Behold the dress fabrics!! That white fabric on the bottom is NOT a dress fabric. It’s my bedspread!! I’m going super bright and cheery with the dress fabrics, as...
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Top ‘o the morning to you, you rabid wild boars! I have a confession to make. Two confessions. First, I don’t know what boars look like. I imagine pigs, but with saber teeth and brown curly fur. Am I right? Second: I can’t STAND the phrase shopping my stash/shop my closet. Ugh. Also I...
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Alright, you darling black hills burros, the gig is up. It’s been fun spending the days sewing, shopping for fabric, surfing the googles and going snipe hunting with the basset hound, but the higher beings have decided to let me out of the time-out box and return to the world of the eight to...
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Greetings you Pepe Le Pew’s, masters of love and eternal mixer-upers of skunks and housecats. This morning I spent a bit of time on the interwebs plotting my fall wardrobe. Pinterest certainly is a black hole that will suck up an hour’s worth of time with a snap of it’s little techno-fingers, isn’t it?...
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OK, late-in-day post for all you sleeping hounds! I don’t have a lot for you, except a little more plotting for my fall wardrobe! As many of you know, I often style each finished garment three different ways for the reveal posts. I do this partially for fun, but also to ensure that I’m...
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Greetings exhausted helper monkeys! I know you all had big weekends. We certainly did. All of my spare time is currently 100% focused on my sewing room rehaul, so there’s no REAL sewing to report. I’ve been snapping pictures along the way, though, so here’s the update! First, there’s the furniture painting. I have...
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Morning, morning monchichi’s! You’re so cute and cuddly!! What a weekend. Was it a weekend for you wild plush monkeys as well? Here in Minneapolis U2 was in town, where they played a giant outdoor show in the rain, establishing their rock-star coolness for 60,000 fans. I was not one of them – neither at...
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A little bit of sewing, some how tos, vintage love and a quest for the perfect fit. Hi! I’m Patty, a thirty-something living in Minneapolis with a cute little house, husband and basset hound, 3 cozy snug bugs.
