tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-49910892618705358192024-03-13T08:41:44.945-07:00Classic ConfectionsClassic Confectionshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11287761779590493970noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4991089261870535819.post-26617790550071832812012-11-15T20:51:00.001-08:002013-11-22T10:05:50.895-08:00Scalloped yams and sweet potatoesQuick little thanksgiving recipe if you need a change from marshmallow topped yams or just prefer something a little more savory<br />
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<li style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; float: left; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 20px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline; width: 300px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: FreightSans-Medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;">Arrange</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 1.5em;"> yams and sweet potatoes in a casserole dish I alternated between yam/sweet potato but you don't have to be that neat, just get them all into the dish.</span></span></li>
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<li style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; float: left; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 20px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline; width: 300px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: FreightSans-Medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 1.5em;">Pour heavy cream mixture over the yams and sweet potatoes</span></span></li>
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<li style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; float: left; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 20px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline; width: 300px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: FreightSans-Medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 1.5em;">Cover with foil and bake 35-45minutes until the yams and potatoes are soft when poked with a fork. </span></span></li>
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<li style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; float: left; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 20px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline; width: 300px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: FreightSans-Medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 1.5em;">Shave gruyere cheese (enough to fully cover all the scalloped yams and potatoes, more or less depending on how much you like cheese) over the top and pop under the broiler for a moment to melt and lightly brown the cheese.</span></span></li>
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<li style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; float: left; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 20px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline; width: 300px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: FreightSans-Medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 1.5em;">This recipe was a hit last thanksgiving at my house and I hope it will be in yours as well</span></span></li>
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Classic Confectionshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11287761779590493970noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4991089261870535819.post-70090251385099623652011-08-20T14:17:00.000-07:002011-08-20T14:17:22.934-07:00The pants project<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Here is the situation. While I was in Thailand my favorite pair of skinny jeans got a big fat tear in them. About 2.5 inches long and totally in an area that would shred right out (and look worse) if I tried to patch it. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Last night it came to me in a dream (or really, in the minutes before I fell asleep) I could crop them and use the cut off fabric to turn them into "riding" style pants. I used these as <a href="http://www.gap.com/browse/product.do?pid=852011&locale=en_US&kwid=1&sem=false&sdReferer=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2Fimgres%3Fq%3Driding%2Bpants%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26client%3Dsafari%26sa%3DN%26rls%3Den%26biw%3D1280%26bih%3D680%26tbm%3Disch%26tbnid%3DvH6eX5hWaNTToM%3A%26imgrefurl%3Dhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.gap.com%2Fproducts%2Fskinny-riding-pants-P852011.jsp%26docid%3D_Dhwz410HQkdiM%26w%3D260%26h%3D345%26ei%3DQPtOTpCrEKjliAL_1_GZAQ%26zoom%3D1%26iact%3Dhc%26vpx%3D608%26vpy%3D145%26dur%3D1117%26hovh%3D259%26hovw%3D195%26tx%3D101%26ty%3D125%26page%3D7%26tbnh%3D156%26tbnw%3D121%26start%3D130%26ndsp%3D21%26ved%3D1t%3A429%2Cr%3A10%2Cs%3A130">inspiration</a> for the shape and look of the inset. </span><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-I8S7Wk5ug5w/TlAhhUhcWSI/AAAAAAAAAK4/5THLY8izHYE/s1600/2011-08-19+17.55.47.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-I8S7Wk5ug5w/TlAhhUhcWSI/AAAAAAAAAK4/5THLY8izHYE/s320/2011-08-19+17.55.47.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">A tear right on my inner thigh. Seriously?! Such a bummer</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I did patch the hole with iron on denim and then stitched it down around the edges. It looked pretty terrible like I suspected it would but remember, I have a plan to cover that up!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So I took a couple of attempts to hand draft a nice shape for the inset and finally landed on this one which I liked a lot. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ZLgyZsCC7aY/TlAideicKlI/AAAAAAAAAK8/7JojmYfzguM/s1600/2011-08-19+19.14.28.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ZLgyZsCC7aY/TlAideicKlI/AAAAAAAAAK8/7JojmYfzguM/s320/2011-08-19+19.14.28.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">It follows the general shape of the inspiration image and covers the hole quite nicely. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Mirror that on the other side and I have a pair of riding pants that look great with my boots!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-_V9Ul2wX7f0/TlAjZ8-syuI/AAAAAAAAALA/ub3SfznJJMA/s1600/2011-08-20+13.51.12.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-_V9Ul2wX7f0/TlAjZ8-syuI/AAAAAAAAALA/ub3SfznJJMA/s400/2011-08-20+13.51.12.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Baby number two was born to my cousin Krystal yesterday, Joseph Daniel, a big 9 lb 12oz 20 inch long baby boy! He is a cutie with a full mohawks worth of hair already! My sister and I threw the shower for Krystal back in June and I have been so excited to share the pictures with you! Perhaps you'll recall the <a href="http://classicconfectionssewing.blogspot.com/2011/05/pom-poms-and-patience.html">pom poms</a> we were making and the wonderful country fair inspired <a href="http://classicconfectionssewing.blogspot.com/2011/05/inspiration-citrus-country-fair.html">invitation</a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> Sandy's husband designed for us? </span><br />
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</span>Classic Confectionshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11287761779590493970noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4991089261870535819.post-24991147200460021682011-07-10T00:00:00.000-07:002011-07-10T19:31:15.432-07:00Making a clock/goodbye dead zone<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;">For a while now I have been looking at the corner wall in my living room and thinking, "I really wish there was something there to fill that space."</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;">I've had my eye on these </span></span><a href="http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/60182059#"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;">HÖNEFOSS</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;"> mirrors since they first came out and have been lurking impatiently around blog land for someone to post an interesting project with them. No such luck, I guess my impatience to create won out over wanting someone else to go first, SO I created an "art installation" on my dining room closet door with the mirrors and three colors of felt. My boyfriend say's its his favorite thing in the apartment now! (Which is made doubly amazing by the fact that I actually created a stereo/record area just for him! hahaha!) </span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">First, start off with closet doors that haven't been painted, even though we have lived in this apartment for over a year (shear laziness I tells ya) </span><br />
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</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Fourth buy felt from JoAnn, this step was made even better by the fact that the felt was on sale, I got three 1/3 yard cuts for $3 total. (No photo for this step)</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Fifth, using one of the </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;">HÖNEFOSS mirrors as a template cut felt with rotary cutter and craft mat. (Photo not available)</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;"><br />
</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;">Sixth, lay out the projected pattern on the ground. Don't go at it all willy-nilly you won't like what you get.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-yDumcwpVQTM/TflUBylLVqI/AAAAAAAAAHw/VQI1GJO_yxI/s1600/P6130001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-yDumcwpVQTM/TflUBylLVqI/AAAAAAAAAHw/VQI1GJO_yxI/s400/P6130001.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">The mess is helpful for creation, trust me</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;">Seventh find the center of your pattern and the center of your closet and start hanging. A small level will be required. To hang the felt I used double stick tape around every edge and in the center of each felt hexagon.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-DEYP7yW5Ehk/TflUZbmEaSI/AAAAAAAAAH0/2ipLc0bsxGk/s1600/P6130003.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-DEYP7yW5Ehk/TflUZbmEaSI/AAAAAAAAAH0/2ipLc0bsxGk/s320/P6130003.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;">Eighth, finish up, stand back and be proud of what you did (At least thats what <i>I </i>did 8th)</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-LogfMDS_fhE/TflUs2arQgI/AAAAAAAAAH8/CVlUbAsBObM/s1600/P6130005.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-LogfMDS_fhE/TflUs2arQgI/AAAAAAAAAH8/CVlUbAsBObM/s640/P6130005.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;"><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;">Well my boyfriend and I are just a couple of left coast kids so I had to make one for our beloved California. </span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;">In order to do this project for <i>free</i> I selected a canvas that I have already painted over twice for a third go round. The first attempt being an ill conceived try at cherry blossoms, the second is seen below.</span></span><br />
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</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;">First I painted the whole canvas with two light coats of white acrylic paint</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-9RlTYMzl60c/TfAWEsKk3AI/AAAAAAAAAGs/mZhqXN8p-GM/s1600/P6070016.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-9RlTYMzl60c/TfAWEsKk3AI/AAAAAAAAAGs/mZhqXN8p-GM/s320/P6070016.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;">Then, between coats, while the paint was drying I created a California stencil. Now, I don't know how most people do this step, (probably with a printer). I just size my image to the exact size I want it to be on my computer screen, put a paper against the screen and trace it lightly with a pencil. (I wish I had a third hand so I could take a photo of this step) After it is traced I cut it out with an exacto knife</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-LWNpL0EM_mk/TfAXLeNe4VI/AAAAAAAAAHI/ZOw_HD-RhDA/s1600/P6070015.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="317" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-LWNpL0EM_mk/TfAXLeNe4VI/AAAAAAAAAHI/ZOw_HD-RhDA/s320/P6070015.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-tv--mSE-4KM/TfAWGrPl8NI/AAAAAAAAAGw/Mg-c4kibnnc/s1600/P6070019.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-tv--mSE-4KM/TfAWGrPl8NI/AAAAAAAAAGw/Mg-c4kibnnc/s400/P6070019.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">The state all cut out</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;">After the state was cut out and the paint was dry I drew out 2" wide stripes across my 10" canvas and traced California on the left side. Then filled everything in with paint.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-8utbgL8Qkq4/TfAWInVoUOI/AAAAAAAAAG0/m5pAsk11CBc/s1600/P6080020.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="276" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-8utbgL8Qkq4/TfAWInVoUOI/AAAAAAAAAG0/m5pAsk11CBc/s400/P6080020.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;">For the finishing touch, I added a heart to where we live now, San Francisco, and a second heart to where we used to live, (and where we hope to live again) San Diego. </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br />
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</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Then; in what can only be described as a state of crafting induced euphoria, I decided to take my new found skills and make an ampersand painting too!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">First off I need to finish my fathers day quilt. It just needs to be tied off and the bottom edge needs finished. I got an email from <a href="http://pinkchalkfabrics.com/">pink chalk fabrics</a> that had just the PERFECT fabric and I <i>had</i> to make something for my dad with it. This quilt was inspired by my father's love of gardening and the truck he and I spent about 6 years rebuilding. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Tissue paper is as delicate as, well, tissue paper. It tore, it got mangled, I personally had to throw one pom pom away due to its complete failure to do more then tear apart in my hands. The more it tore, the more impatient we became. Frustration and a serious headache took over and Sandy and I had to call the project quits for the night after making only seven pom poms. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The results are so beautiful!</span><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-UQISEz9cK3Y/TdmSXKwo7_I/AAAAAAAAAFc/jSFn-Xo0ZsQ/s1600/_DSC0106.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-UQISEz9cK3Y/TdmSXKwo7_I/AAAAAAAAAFc/jSFn-Xo0ZsQ/s640/_DSC0106.JPG" width="424" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;">The morning after I finished my project we went to the baby shower! It was lovely, cucumber lemon iced water at every table, and a fully catered brunch. The hostess asked everyone to bring bibs which were hung on the tree, the mommy to be then picked her favorite one and the person who brought it (me!) won a delightful little goody bag. </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;"><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Robyn was so beautiful, I can't believe my dear childhood friend is about to have a child of her own!</span><br />
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</span>Classic Confectionshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11287761779590493970noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4991089261870535819.post-8774371609741962252011-05-20T00:00:00.000-07:002011-05-20T00:00:10.764-07:00Old blouse New blouse<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;">My little sister and I are so similar. We live in different towns but we will show up for family events dressed in the same shirt, wearing the same jewelry having never told each other that we had gone shopping. Well, we both have this shirt, in several different colors that we both love; and when my sister came home from her fabulous visit to <a href="http://travelbug-sandy.blogspot.com/">India</a> she brought home some silk; so the perfect thing to do with it seemed like make us both shirts just like the ones we both have!</span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;"><br />
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</span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Since I've got owls on the brain I thought I would make some little owls to be a part of a bigger project (that I will share photo's with you of next week). So, for the start of the project, I made some tiny little owl body patterns for the little tiny owls.</span><br />
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</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Throughout my sickness I "swaddled"the water bottle in towels but now I've decided to create a proper cover for my "baby" out of a super soft scarf. The cover has an opening in the back so that I can pull the water bottle out and wash the cover if I need to. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
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</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It's super snuggly soft and perfect for a sore neck or aching knee. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I'm so pleased to have finally completed this project, it has been a long time coming. </span></div>Classic Confectionshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11287761779590493970noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4991089261870535819.post-90027339483661624192011-05-13T11:59:00.000-07:002011-05-13T18:24:16.392-07:00Inspiration: Citrus Country Fair UPDATE<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Happy Friday everyone. Sorry that this one is late, blogger was down last night when I would have been posting. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
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</span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My sister has made what feels like</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><s>thousands</s></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">hundreds of pinwheels as table decor and we are making several hanging pompoms as well as pennant banners (50 feet and counting). The invitations went out last week and were beautifully designed by my brother-in-law who's talents are invaluable! We also ordered yellow, green and orange paper straws from <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/CupcakeSocial">Cupcake Social</a> for an extra bit of fun!</span><br />
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</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This apron has a scalloped boarder that has to have the seam allowance delicately pressed down over the curves. It's time consuming but worth the effort the effect is lovely!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br />
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</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The apron has nice long ties and two pleats on either side of the center. It is flattering for nearly every figure!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I'm so delighted to be sending this apron out tomorrow, I hope that the person it is intended for finds it as delightful as I do! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-PYFJEENCvR0/TctJPsduONI/AAAAAAAAAEE/ljYMFMLoOTc/s1600/P5110011.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-PYFJEENCvR0/TctJPsduONI/AAAAAAAAAEE/ljYMFMLoOTc/s640/P5110011.JPG" width="314" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br />
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</span></span></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I've had so much fun with all my projects and I can't wait for the next custom request!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Tomorrow I will share an apron with a scalloped border made by custom request for a very special client. </span><br />
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</span>Classic Confectionshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11287761779590493970noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4991089261870535819.post-52721396045514519852011-05-10T00:00:00.000-07:002011-05-10T00:00:06.562-07:00Before and After<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;">When my boyfriend and I moved in to our small San Francisco apartment we moved in to a disgusting mess. The power was cleverly turned off when we had the showing with the landlord so a lot of the "ick" was missed due to the shadows and the excitement of having a separate living room, dining room and bedroom (plus a sewing "room" all of these a miracle in San Francisco!) So, needless to say, when we moved in and assessed the apartment in the cold light of day (and electricity) there were some huge problems, the biggest of which was the bathroom. Since I work from home making aprons and custom sewn clothing for my clients I couldn't even leave the apartment and pretend that it wasn't so bad, a makeover had to be made ASAP.<br />
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The former tenant had apparently never cleaned the floor, when we first looked at the bathroom we thought the trim tiles and the floor tiles were different colors! Not to mention that she had stolen the shower head and painted the bathroom (including the ceiling) a dismal shade of bluey-gray. To top it all off, there is a huge flock of pigeons living in our light-well so opening the window is out of the question and yes, in the before picture, that is pigeon droppings on the window *shudder*. </span></span><br />
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Being renters, we can't retile or change any of the fixtures so nearly all of the renovations are superficial but the changes take the bathroom from what one of our friends described as "nursing home creepy" to somewhere that you can go to get clean and actually feel that the room is clean as well! We painted the walls and the ceiling 4 coats of a glossy white and put up a whimsical dandelion wall decal for a bit of character. Took down the misplaced shower caddy over the sink and added another mirror. As a finishing touch I made a curtain for the bathroom window which really helps brighten the bathroom! </span></span><br />
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The bathroom wa</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;">s one of our first projects and remains one of the more dramatic changes in out apartment.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;"> We're pretty proud of it!</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;"><br />
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</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My trickiest project ever, accomplished for under $8. I think that it turned out very well!</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div>Classic Confectionshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11287761779590493970noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4991089261870535819.post-7564919194685900242011-05-06T20:53:00.000-07:002011-05-06T20:53:57.903-07:00Friday clean-up<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;">Today was a clean up day. Deep cleaned the kitchen (even the refrigerator (!) ) and cleaned up my sewing room. While I was cleaning the sewing room I found this amazing fabric that I've had for years but have never found the right project for it. Nothing quite suits the print of the fabric, any suggestions? I have YARDS of it!</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Finishing a laptop case that I found a great tutorial for over at <a href="http://www.crapivemade.com/2010/07/zippered-laptop-sleeve-tutorial.html">Crap I've Made</a>. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This one, I'm embarrassed to say, has been over a year waiting to be finished. The missing item? Motivation. Terrible I know! I truly dislike putting zippers in but since I'd already done one for the laptop case I figured I could manage a second one. Now I have a summery dress to wear, which is great because it is definitely summertime in California. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;">Today I made about 50 feet of lively citrus colored pennants. I cut the individual pennants using mainly fat quarters which were on sale at our Joann fabric store when we went shopping for supplies. I got about 6-7 pennants per fat quarter, depending on the "squareness" of each cut of fabric (some were cut a bit too crooked to fit 7). The choice to use pinking sheers was both decorative as well as preventative since they will help prevent the fabric from unraveling during the party. Stitched them on to grosgrain ribbon and voila! Pennants for days!</span><br />
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</span></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;">I decided to make a pillow with a fox on it for our bed. Started out exactly like the owl did in my prior blog. First I sketched out the pattern.</span><br />
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</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;">Then I cut it out of the orange fabric and stitched it onto a sturdy white fabric, attached that to my pillow and there you have it, a clever little fox for my bedroom. I love him!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;"><br />
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</span></div>Classic Confectionshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11287761779590493970noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4991089261870535819.post-6483979689366002822011-05-02T22:57:00.000-07:002011-05-02T22:57:28.692-07:00Upcycling and animals!<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;">This weekend I decided it was about time that I did something with a canvas bag that has been sitting around my apartment for <s>way to long</s> over a year. Every time that I see it I think, "what a great bag, I should really do something to make it cute." But I always have a more pressing sewing projects to keep me occupied and I put it on the back burner</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;">Enter a baby shower invitation, an owl themed nursery, and a seed of inspiration!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;">I looked up owl illustrations on line to get a feel for the basic bones of an owl for my owl pattern. Then sketched it out on an 8.5"x11" ruled paper (because it was available), cut apart all the pieces and I was ready to begin!</span><br />
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</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;">Using my fabric scraps I pieced together a darling owl to make this bland tote bag something fun and adorable to give my friend her shower gifts in!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-LW2IG4rBRK0/Tb-Yb0G_7JI/AAAAAAAAACM/1h-uC_JVRKI/s1600/photo-4.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-LW2IG4rBRK0/Tb-Yb0G_7JI/AAAAAAAAACM/1h-uC_JVRKI/s320/photo-4.JPG" width="240" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;">Hooty hoot!</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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