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It’s January … and you know what that means …
It means it’s JUNGLE JANUARY 5! #junglejanuary5 Seriously, I never wore animal print until I “met” Pretty Grievances on WordPress. I always thought that animal prints were used for those lycra tops and pantsuits that Carol Burnett used to wear on her show! (Do you remember Mrs. Wiggins?) I was wrong! So wrong! Pretty Grievances, and…
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The DESIGNIN’ DECEMBER 2016 WINNER!
I was so pleased to see TEN lovely Designer Copies entered this year! I thank you all for planning and sewing and joining in! I also thank those who followed along and voted too! Well you have had plenty of time to look over the Designer Originals and Copies on my blog and Instagram so…
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Let’s VOTE for the DESIGNIN’ DECEMBER 2016 WINNER!
“Why buy when you can make it yourself – better and for less money?” My daughter did one of those quizzes on Facebook – “Do you know your mother?” One of the questions was: What does your mother usually like to wear? Her answer: Anything she has sewed. She knows me well. For an…
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The last DESIGNIN’ DECEMBER Challengers?
It’s been a busy day for a few sewists. Today I have … Felicia of older babe sews clothes. Felicia spied a $448 skirt from Trademark in a fashion magazine and thought what the heck! Check out her blog here, for all the deets and more photos too of her DESIGNER COPY. Over in IG…
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We have news re: Designin’ December …
another Challenger! Seen it Sewn it has thrown her hat into the ring … er … or should I say her Christmas eve/New Years top! She has copied CLU’s Net-a-Porter jersey T-shirt for a ridiculous savings $$$$. Head on over to her blog for more details and photos of her Designer Original and her COPY – and…
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More DESIGNIN’ DECEMBER creations!
Yes, we do have more! On WordPress, IG, and Twitter, we have fadanista and her Copy of a Designer Original from the 60’s – a Mondrian dress. You can read about it here. Fadanista was so taken by the dress, she plans on making more! On IG, we have @heheheplusshe, who makes a point of copying…
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No mistletoe, just a Christmas tree.
My sister suggested I use mistletoe as a prop in my next blog photo session. Sorry sis, I have no mistletoe, but I do have a Christmas tree and my finished DESIGNIN’ DECEMBER Copy! I decided in the beginning of the year that I wanted to copy this Designer Original top. and this Designer Original skirt.
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My DESIGNIN’ DECEMBER COPY is done… but…
I haven’t got any photos yet. Sorry! 🙁 I just finished hand sewing and ironing my top and my skirt but I’m not going to have a chance to take photos for a couple of days. I’m going out of town again. But I promise as soon as I get back I will take some…