Cutting it Close!

Whew!I finished my submission just in the nick of time! Melissa's little Trimmed With Love contest ends tonight-- you still have a few hours!Entry #1- This little tank dress was made using upcycled men's dress shirts and embellished with vintage trim and buttons from Grandma's stash. (And yes, I've got a tutorial available for the top coming soon!)And most importantly, it's finally spring! Yay!

The Retro Mix Playlist For 6/11/10

7 pm hourGimme Some Lovin'- The Spencer Davis GroupCaper At the Coffeehouse- The Warren Barker OrchestraA Fool In Love- Ike & Tina TurnerBorn To Be Wild- SteppenwolfBeen So Long- The PastelsYou've Really Got A Hold On Me- The MiraclesI'll Feel A Whole Lot Better- The ByrdsHave You Seen Your Mother Baby, Standing In the Shadow?- The Rolling StonesShake, Rattle and Roll- Big Joe TurnerI'm Ready-

Project Destash #2 AAAANNDDD. . .

First, destashing again. And no-- not fabric. This time it is vintage patterns. Lots and lots of them! Check them out on ebay here. AAAANNNDDDD. . . . I actually made something! Yay! Here it is: This is my version of the Summer Scarf from Dana at Made. Sooo easy to make and definitely adorable! Scarves have never really been my thing, but this one was so fun to make, my creative wheels are

Tile Coasters

Hi everyone!It's been crazy busy around here...birthdays galore and now I have my cousin here visiting from England!  We've been having great fun catching up, taking pictures, visiting and getting up to mischief!  Is so much fun to be a tourist and tour guide in our beautiful city!I thought since I had a moment to sit and put my feet up,  I'd share the tiles I made.  I've been seeing these tiles 

Final Results of the Recent Facebook Poll

In the recent poll in which I asked readers if they felt Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg was sincere in his efforts to improve the privacy issues facing his social media site, most of you weren't buying it. Here are the final results:No- 75%Yes- 25%Thanks to all of you who participated and shared your thoughts in the comments section. Regarding the latter, my apologies for not responding to you

Odds and Ends

Do any of you ever have so much inspiration all at once that you just can't imagine having enough time in this life to ever complete all the projects you want to accomplish? I seem to be having one of those moments. . .Inspiration #1:Tim Burton's Alice in WonderlandI just watched this movie for the first time yesterday and OH! How much fun! The costumes in this movie are fantastic-- such eye

Please Take A Moment To Vote In the Current Facebook Poll... Thank You.

Faced with privacy control problems as well as a damning IM exchange he had as a 19 yr old undergrad at Harvard, 25 yr old Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg got out the proverbial pail and started bailing with an open letter published in the Washington Post. You can read more on the story by visiting the following link:Contrite Facebook CEO promises new privacy controlsHowever, talk is just like