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hello October!

October 2nd, 2011 2 Comments

The kiddos back in the day as Sally & Moishe.

The kiddos as Sally & Moishe in modern times
(can you believe how much Ginger has changed in one year!?)
Costume season is in full swing for me which means that I am stitching Sally and Moishe in the car everywhere we go, in my bed before sleep, [...]

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making mexican hot cocoa

December 13th, 2010 8 Comments

Hello there friends. I heard that it was National Hot Cocoa Day (did ya’ll know that there’s a food holiday everyday? I didn’t. but now I’m thinking that a year long celebration is in order!) and by some chance Garth and I were working on our mexican hot cocoa recipe last night (it [...]

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Christmas advent calendar almost-tutorial

December 1st, 2010 4 Comments

Happy December! Golly, I look forward to this time all year. There are so many things that I love to do- baking tons of cookies, gingerbread houses, drives (or bikes rides) to look at the holiday lights, shopping, sipping hot cocoa, cuddling in cozy blankets with people I love and watching my favorite holiday movies, [...]

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black friday weekend sale

November 26th, 2010 2 Comments

It’s here! I only discount my items once a year and this is the weekend! Ya’ll have until late Monday night to snag all the bow ties you can handle from the shop at just $25 each. Awesome.

And, if you’re in the Atlanta area the Indie Craft Experience is having a pop-up [...]

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the countdown

November 24th, 2010 No Comments

hello there friends!
I know, it’s been a while. I have a stack of blog posts in my mind to write but have just been so short on time. It is a good thing that life is keeping me so busy that I don’t have time to blog about it- I mean, it’s all [...]

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new journals/gallery night/market saturday

November 19th, 2010 No Comments

Have I mentioned yet that I’ll be at the Port City Market in November and December? I will. We’re on the corner of Palafox and Main Saturday mornings from 9am-1pm. I’m starting a clearance bin to try to lighten some of my inventory before my move to Hawaii. The market will [...]

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anatomy of a garden gnome costume

November 15th, 2010 8 Comments

I know that Halloween is long gone and it’s time for Christmas-ie things, but the accident really screwed up my to-do’s and I am just now getting around to finally doing a proper costume post. So, without further excuses, I present to you the fabulous gnome family costumes.

We chose these costumes because we thought that [...]

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the completed pile

October 28th, 2010 1 Comment

4 costumes to make and just about 24 hours remaining. This is my little pile of completed pieces. I wanted to photograph the pile of things that I still need to complete, but they are spread out all over my making room- one is on my lap at this very moment. Can [...]

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market tomorrow.

October 22nd, 2010 No Comments

I’ll see you there. And, I’ll bring the bow ties this week. woo-hoo!
elle

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the fall bow tie lineup

October 18th, 2010 2 Comments

A whole gaggle of new bow ties are in the shop for fall in hues that’ll fit right in with your pumpkin-pie-eating and corn-maze-wandering. Check ‘em.

And, remember those camo bow ties? A mention on Valet assured that they sold out in an hour. I’m working on another batch that it’ll be in [...]

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