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Posted 18 December 2012 - 02:20 PM
Is it just because I don't have kids, or is the "OMG I MUST GET EVERYTHING MY CHILD ASKED FOR" approach to Christmas a little OTT?
Just read in another thead of someone who was stressed to the point of nausea about getting a particular gift a child has asked for. That seems nuts to me.
Christmas as a kid was very much a "Get what you're given and be grateful" affair. Of course, mum and dad catered to our interests, but I don't think I ever wrote a list. I only remember visiting Santa maybe twice?
Especially for young kids (under primary school age) I really don't see the point of freaking out that you can't get them exactly what today's whimsy has dictated they want for Christmas.
Whatever happened to "Something they want, something they need, something to wear and something to read" approach?
Posted 18 December 2012 - 02:25 PM
I try to get my kids what they want, but I certainly don't stress if I can't find it/can't afford it. They're always grateful for what they do get and don't even remember on xmas day what they've asked for if it's not there.
Posted 18 December 2012 - 02:41 PM
I have it easy. My kids almost never ask for anything.
They haven't always gotten what they have asked for though. Usually if they ask it's something they've seen on tv and it's rubbish. As they get older they tend not to fall for the advertising and actually think whether there is something they really want. So now if they ask they usually get.
Posted 18 December 2012 - 02:42 PM
not just you.
its sad that some kids are being shaped that way. seems a bit spoiled and ungrateful to me too.
Posted 18 December 2012 - 02:43 PM
I'm another who usually gets something the girls have asked for, if I can't get it I will look for something else.
Though this year I have had an order for a Chevy Impala model car, it took a few months to come in, but I now have it. I did worry it wouldn't get here in time, but DD would have received it after anyway.
Posted 18 December 2012 - 02:45 PM
I don't get it either.
Seeing that my kids change their Christmas list on an almost daily basis I'd rather get them things that they need, games they can play outdoors or with other people and books that can entertain them longer than a battery operated toy. They have enough toys between them from other family and friends we don't need to get them any.
We know a family who have a no toy policy in their household and their kids are some of the most socially confident and well balanced I've ever met. The one child we know of who gets every toy ever possible bought for her acts like a spoilt brat.
Posted 18 December 2012 - 02:46 PM
We dont get everything they ask for. They know that they wont be getting everything they ask for either. I do get them to write a list or tell me what their most hearts desire is, but they know its just a "wish list" and thats it.
I dont think I have ever had a year that they have been sad not to get xyz. oh, though for DS it was a bit heavy on the clothes last year and he was a bit "meh" about it. Lol, we have told him thats all he is getting this year.
Posted 18 December 2012 - 02:48 PM
I always tell them they're getting nothing but socks and undies. Oddly enough they don't believe me.
Posted 18 December 2012 - 02:53 PM
I got pajamas EVERY year. They were my favourite thing, second only to the 4-5 books I got every year (and had read by NYE )
It's the "My kid asked Santa for .... and now I HAVE to find ...." that makes me go
NO YOU DON'T. They probably don't need it, anyway!
Posted 18 December 2012 - 02:56 PM
Sometimes there's nothing like the joy on a kids face when they get something they really wanted.
If you don't want to, can't or have another present organised that is fine as well.
Posted 18 December 2012 - 02:57 PM
Yeah I'm with you NapCat.
I remember one year there were these weird trampoline shoes that were being advertised relentlessly. My kids wanted them. I didn't buy them because I knew they would be rubbish. They weren't overly disappointed and when I showed them some reviews after christmas about just how useless they were they were positively grateful.
Posted 18 December 2012 - 02:59 PM
Oh yeah every year my son asks for a DS or a x-box etc. And every year we say no Santa doesn't bring those and we can't afford it.
He brings home from school lists of Christmas wishes - I'm not sure who encourages that, but I hate it! We always asked Santa for 1 present and that was all.
Posted 18 December 2012 - 03:01 PM
Mine write endless Christmas lists, LOL. I treat it as a 'wish list', they may or may not get some things from the list. They know that. But it does give me some ideas! I would not ever feel that I HAD to get any particular item, that is a bit OTT.
Posted 18 December 2012 - 04:30 PM
DD asked for a pink watering can and a hello Kitty pencil. DS asked for bright socks, lego and Mr Men books. I figure I can try to give them what they asked for.
Posted 18 December 2012 - 04:36 PM
We know a family who have a no toy policy in their household and their kids are some of the most socially confident and well balanced I've ever met. The one child we know of who gets every toy ever possible bought for her acts like a spoilt brat.
Is that as simple as it sounds? What are their beliefs around toys?
I try to resist the stuff I absolutely wanted as a child but never got. Because that's all about me and not them.
I try to get what I think they will get lots of enjoyment from rather than lose interest in five monutes. Knowing what they want can be very hlepful but it's not a strict list.
Posted 18 December 2012 - 04:40 PM
Our kids wrote a list. It has given me ideas, and I have a few things off there, but they have been told many times that just because its on the list, doesn't mean they will get it. They just have to wait and see
Posted 18 December 2012 - 04:42 PM
If my kids want something and i have look in a few different shops and still cant find it then i wont get it. There is no way i am running around for weeks trying to get it.
Posted 18 December 2012 - 05:05 PM
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Our kids wrote a list. It has given me ideas, and I have a few things off there, but they have been told many times that just because its on the list, doesn't mean they will get it. They just have to wait and see
I asked them to write a wish list this year. Same deal - you won't get everything on it, but it helps me shop. When they were little and still believed in Santa I'd just have to work it out myself.
Posted 18 December 2012 - 06:46 PM
I remember one year when I was about six years old. All I wanted was this baby doll I saw in the toy shop. It had a dummy and when you pulled it out the doll cried. I was in love with that doll and wanted it so badly. I came from a home where there wasn't a lot of money but we were always happy and excited about whatever it was we got for Christmas.
Christmas morning I woke up and opened my presents. I got the doll. I was THE happiest kid on the planet that day. So, I can understand why some parents might want to recreate that experience for their kids, however I think I was so happy because it was pretty rare for us to get what we'd asked Santa for. I always loved my presents but they were rarely the ones I wanted. That year Dad must have earned a little more than usual because looking back that doll was pretty expensive.
All my boys want yhis year are 'Skylanders'. They're not getting them, but I know they'll be thrilled with their iPad mini's. If they still want Skylanders next year they can have them. Im pretty sure they'll feel the same way about the Skylanders as I did a out that doll because they're not going to be expecting them.
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Well...Here you go. Changelog: -Sniper Rifle now has a distance firing sound. -Metrocops fire their pistols faster. -Shotgun now has a world model that...
A Half-Life 2 leak-themed mod that attempts to recreate the dark atmosphere of the original storyline. Our goal isn't to completely remake the entire storyline, but to add maps that are worth playing, <- this was the original plan, but now we are remaking the storyline. We will release it once we all agree that it is done, which is why we don't have clear release date.
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Glad to see that cleared up. I do appreciate the work both Insolence and Missing Information are doing however it does appear that there's some sort of "rivalry" between the two. Either way, I'll be playing both because I really enjoy this concept of the original "darker" storyline Half-Life 2 had.
Keep up the good work.
The hostility started when MI's head dev decided to do a personal attack against me on a forum and accuse me of stealing from him for no clear reason other than the fact that there's a leak mod that isn't MI, and it's very likely that he has my personal information in addition to other folks' personal info since he bragged about DOXing most of AGNMI's members. It's probably only a matter of time until he makes it public. He has also been antagonistic toward some other old content developers.
Well no, if it was a rivalry it would involve the entire MI team, and it doesn't.
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I can't believe November is almost half over! It's seems like it was just Halloween. Here is my Urban Scrapbook's November Monthly Challenge layout:
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Sunday, November 9, 2014
Handmade Holidays Blog Hop
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I made a template out of copy paper to use for tracing onto patterned paper. I just wrapped it around the cone and marked the edges out where I needed to cut out a pattern. I have just wrapped the patterned paper around before, but I have made a few mistakes! I don't want to mess up my good paper and this way I have better control of where I want my pattern. This paper is from Webster's Pages beautiful new collection called Nest.
Glue your paper on with liquid adhesive. I use Ranger's Matte Medium.
Paint the inside with acrylic paint.
I'm going to give the directions for the medallion first, as that is what I started with. I think next time, I would probably do the top of the cone first so the medallion doesn't get damaged. Cut out a strip of crepe paper (about 4" wide) and fold in half. I usually just use a long length as I'm not sure how much I will end up using. Machine stitch a basting(bigger) stitch along the folded edge, leaving threads on each end so they can be gathered up. Using pinking or decorative scissors or even Sizzix's On the Edge dies, trim the other edge to your desired width.
Gather your strip of crepe paper. Next I put some white glue as shown, on my craft mat. I took my strip and ran the edge through the glue.
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Next I cut out my bird on a branch using Sizzix's Tim Holtz Bird Branch Bigz die. I also cut out another one, clipping off the bird. I used a white mat board from Sizzix, called Little Sizzles. I really like this stuff, it's like a light foam core/mat board covered in white paper. It's super light weight and cut's beautifully. If you are using chipboard, paint it white after your shape is cut out.
I applied glossy accents all over my die-cuts and then covered with Tim Holtz Rock Candy Glitter. After they were dry, I lightly inked the bird with distress ink.
I applied glue dots to the ends of my branches and stuck them through the middle of my two pop-dotted circles. You will probably have to check first, to see if they need to be clipped so they don't interfere with the"Celebrate" cut out. After I took this photo, I decided I need another bird, so I flipped one to face the other way and added the glitter treatment. Before going onto the trim on the top of the cone, I punched out two small holes on either side of the cone for my ribbon handle.
I used the Sizzix Mini Paper Rosette Decorative strip die and cut out four of each size with coloured vellum from Webster's Pages Nest collection.
This is how I folded my strips.
These two white cardstock border pieces were cut out using Sizzix's Damask and Scallop Border Thinlit set. I felt it was a bit too wide, so I cut off a small amount from the top. This will be covered by the vellum.
Adhere the white damask cardstock border to the cone first. Next, adhere the folded vellum border. I positioned it about 1/8 of inch below the top edge.
I applied my strip of 1/4" wide adhesive against the edge and over the edge of the vellum border. Adhere the smaller vellum folded border as shown in the photo.
There's some exposed adhesive still, but it will provide some added sticking power to the next die-cut.
After die-cutting the Sizzix Vintage Lace Decorative Strip with white cardstock, I chose one and inked the edges. I threaded some very thin velvet ribbon through the holes and applied adhesive to the back.
Before adhering this strip on top of the vellum border, I threaded my ribbon handle through the holes. I had to re-punch my holes, as the vellum covered them up, but because I had previously punched holes through the cone, they were easy to locate and punch through. The lace strip was then adhered to the cone.
I then chose another vintage lace strip, inked it and then adhered to the inside of the cone. It covers up the bare edge and finishes it off.
I adhered a small portion of a beaded trimming and on top of that, a laced vintage lace strip to cover the edge.
To finish off my cone, I added some hand cut feathers from my patterned paper collection, a vintage watch face, and a postage stamp die-cut from Sizzix's Tim Holtz Label Thinlit set.
My cone is finished! I cut out thin strips of vintage book paper, scrunched them, and used them for the filling inside my cone.
Here's another photo of my finished cone. I think I'm going to make a Christmas one too, I have some beautiful snowflake dies I want to use. For more inspiration, I've previously made a Halloween one
, and two
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Materials Used:
Webster's Pages "Nest" paper collection, cardstock, mat board or chipboard, crepe paper, papermache cone, ink, glitter, ribbon, beaded fringe, pop dots, Sook Wang adhesive strip, Ranger Matte Medium or liquid glue, glue dots, glossy accents.
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Friday, November 7, 2014
Sizzix Christmas Card Inspiration
Today I hope you join me on the
Sizzix blog
for some Sizzix Christmas card inspiration. I will be sharing this card:
Thanks for stopping by!
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Wednesday, October 22, 2014
Fall Luminary
Hi everyone! Today I have a tutorial for the Tim Holtz Media Team
. I will be showing you how I created this Fall Luminary:
Hope you visit me there!
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Friday, October 17, 2014
Happy Holidays Card
Happy Friday everyone! Before I get back to Halloween, I have another Christmas card to share today.
Basic Grey has some great new Thinlits dies for Sizzix and this
Stocking and Tag set
is a great set! I embossed the tag with a new texture fade from Tim Holtz called,
Falling Trees
. It comes in a set, along with "Snowfall" texture fade. The little trees were inked, then embossed with Sticky Embossing Powder, then Rock Candy Glitter sprinkled on top. I really like this winter line from My Mind's Eye, called "Sleigh Bells Ring". It has a nice rustic feel to it.
I added in some snowflakes using Basic Grey's
Snowflake #3 bigz die set
, thin chipboard covered in plain paper from the My Mind's Eye collection. I applied Ranger's Crackle Accents, then inked after the snowflake dried. The little round wood balls on the ends of the snowflake and small striped envelope are from this collection also. The Happy Holidays is also included in the Basic Grey set. I finished off my card with Tim Holtz ribbon and Tidings Tokens.
Thanks for stopping by, have a great weekend!
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Tuesday, October 14, 2014
For those of you who have started their Christmas cards, I have a tutorial on the
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BERKELEY (AP) - Sonny Dykes must be wondering what he has to do to shake California out of a losing streak that is now just shy of two months long.
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Town, families, nation struggle as Conn. children are buried
Mourners leave Honan Funeral Home in Newtown, Conn. Monday after attending a funeral service for 6-year-old Jack Pinto, one of 20 schoolchildren killed in the Dec. 14 shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown. (REUTERS/Mike Segar)
NEWTOWN, Conn. - One boy was buried in his hero's football jersey in a small white coffin. Balloons and a teddy bear welcomed mourners to the funeral of his first grade schoolmate.
The two funerals on Monday ushered in what will be a week of memorial services and burials for the 20 children and six adults massacred at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn.
The shooting sent waves of anxiety across the country on the first school day since a 20-year-old gunman opened fire on the students and teachers in the close-knit community on Friday.
Within hours of the school starting bell on Monday, lockdowns were declared in nearby Connecticut and New York towns on fears of danger. And in southern California, Indiana and Tennessee, authorities arrested men on Sunday for making threats against schools.
Newtown's schools remained closed after a weekend of mourning that followed Adam Lanza's shooting spree on Friday that claimed 28 lives, including his mother's and his own.
Miniature caskets marked the first wave of funerals as Noah Pozner and Jack Pinto, both 6 years old, were laid to rest on Monday afternoon. Noah was the youngest victim of rampage and his twin sister, Arielle, escaped unhurt.
Under chilly, leaden skies, police and bomb-sniffing dogs conducted a precautionary search of the street lined with white balloons outside the Fairfield, Conn., funeral home where Noah's brief life was remembered.
A teddy bear and bouquet of white flowers lay at the base of an oak tree outside the Jewish service that was packed with mourners, including Conn. Gov. Dannel Malloy, U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal and Senator-elect Chris Murphy.
"Every time I told Noah, 'I love you,' he always answered, 'Not as much as I love you,'" his mother, Veronique Pozner, told mourners at his funeral, recalled Rabbi Edgar Gluck after the burial service.
In Noah's obituary in the Newtown Bee newspaper, his parents and four siblings said, "Noah was an impish, larger-than-life little boy. Everything he did conveyed action and energy through love. He was the light of our family, a little soul devoid of spite and meanness."
At Jack Pinto's funeral in Newtown, about a half dozen children wearing a wrestling's club gold medals took off the awards and gave them to their teammate's parents. A New York Giants fan, Jack was wearing a red-and-white jersey with receiver Victor Cruz's number 80 as he lay in an open white casket at the service. During Sunday's game, Cruz wore shoes with "R.I.P. Jack Pinto" written on the side.
"Jack was an incredibly loving and vivacious young boy, appreciated by all who knew him for his lively and giving spirit and steely determination," his parents, Dean and Tricia Pinto, and brother said in his obituary in the Newtown Bee.
Active in sports from football to skiing, he was remembered "for the immeasurable joy he brought to all who had the pleasure of knowing him, a joy whose wide reach belied his six short years."
Their funerals came a day after President Barack Obama visited Newtown to comfort the families, promising action to stop future tragedies. Obama's remarks were heralded on Monday morning by relatives of teacher Victoria Soto, 27, who was killed as she tried to protect her first-grade students.
"He really made us feel like she really was a hero and that everyone should know it," her younger brother, Carlos Soto, told CBS "This Morning."
Later Monday, White House spokesman said Obama's plan for action to curb violence includes gun control "but is far from all of it."
All the dead children were 6 or 7 years old. The school principal of Sandy Hook Elementary, the school psychologist and four teachers were also gunned down.
With Newtown schools closed on Monday, about 200 volunteers set up an indoor play day to keep children busy on a drizzly Monday. Inside a local youth academy, whose doorway was marked by holiday wreaths and 26 black ribbons, volunteers urged a boy wearing Spider-Man sneakers, a girl carrying a stuffed Dalmatian toy and about 1,000 other children to join in athletics, board games and arts and crafts.
Seeking answers
A more detailed picture of Lanza's stunning attack has emerged.
After killing his mother, Nancy Lanza, at home, Adam Lanza shot his way into the school. He had attended Sandy Hook as a child, according to former classmates, but authorities said on Monday he had no current connection with the school.
Police said Lanza was armed with hundreds of bullets in high-capacity magazines of about 30 rounds each for the Bushmaster AR 15 rifle and two handguns he carried into the school, and had a fourth weapon, a shotgun, in his car outside. He killed himself in the school.
In Washington, a growing number of U.S. lawmakers - including a leading pro-gun senator - called for a look at curbing assault weapons like the one used in the massacre, a sign that attitudes toward gun control could be shifting.
"Never before have we seen our babies slaughtered. This never happened in America, that I can recall, ever seeing this kind of carnage," said Sen. Joe Manchin, a West Virginia Democrat who has earned top marks from the gun industry. "This has changed where we go from here."
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The Grand Canyon with Kids
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"A Land to Inspire our Spirit: Grand Canyon – one of Earth's most powerful, inspiring landscapes- overwhelms our senses. Its story tells of geologic processes played out over unimaginable time spans as a unique combination of size, color, and dazzling erosion forms: 277 river miles long, up to 18 miles wide, and a mile deep. Our responsibility as good stewards is to pass on this gift, pristine and preserved, to future generations". Grand Canyon National Park The Grand Canyon is […]
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Tank with Tiny Pocket
Even though my last Tiny Pocket Tank (minus the tiny pocket) was a little tight, I still wear it often so I threw caution to the wind and cut out 4 more TPTs at once. Except this one is still tight even using the correct seam allowance (1/2″ instead of the normal 5/8″), so I think on the next 3 I'll sew the side seams even smaller… but then I also realized after the fact that I should have trimmed the arm hole seam allowance down when doing the bias binding so that could also factor into the tightness :( dumb. Next time I'll get it right! If I hadn't already cut the other 3 out I would probably have sized up instead (even though that would mean printing and cutting and taping again boo)
Pattern: Grainline Studio Tiny Pocket Tank
Fabric: Black cotton with silver threads bought earlier this year in Seattle. What. I'm actually using fabric bought in the same calendar year! What is this blasphemy?
Design Likes/Dislikes: Love the swingy loose shape, no fear of feeling constricted… except at the arm holes but we've already talked about that. The neckline is bordering on too low though.
Sizing and Fit: Tight in the bust, see above.
Changes: None, I even used the tiny useless pocket! but instead of hemming the pocket, I cut two out and sewed them right sides together to enclose the seams. I should have finished the side and shoulder seams because the metallic threads are a little itchy, not enough to stop me from wearing it yet.
For Next Time: Smaller side seam allowances and trim the arm holes down.
Quick and (mostly) painless.
Hipster Lumberjack Party Pirate
HelloHello, as I have been absent gallivanting around the world, some of you may not know me (or gasp, remember me??). I am Pedro.
As a dedicated hipster, it is my duty to represent my generation in the Halloween festivities. This year I went as myself, a hipster lumberjack party pirate. Obviously.
Ingredients for a successful Pedro costume:
- Mismatched everything. Striped leggings and pink flannel? You betcha.
- One or two key elements to solidify the theme. In the pirate case, a jaunty eyepatch and plastic parrot.
- PARTY! Glow necklaces do the trick nicely.
Thank you thank you, that is all.
Disco Burda
So this dress is a little… different, at least for me. But in the name of experimentation, I will show you what I've made.
Pattern: Burda Young 7056, view A
No-frill dresses for the confident woman, being the focus. All slightly flared, fitted at the back waist, shoulders left exposed. C with standing collar, B to fit the evening, with feathers at the hem.
I've been trying to pick a pattern to use with my precious Marimekko fabric (bought more than two years ago on my honeymoon) and I'm finally getting around to testing this one. Since I have two different cuts of 2 yards of that fabric I think I will use this pattern, but maybe widen the shoulders out to be more bra friendly.
Fabric: Stretch cotton, similar to the weight of quilting cotton, bought a while ago at Denver Fabrics (the physical store, not the website. They're not related) in Littleton, CO. I wish I had noticed it had stretch in it because the Marimekko fabric does not. I was just trying to get something with a similar weight when I picked this out. The colors are not my normal thing, it reminds me of the 60s or 70s.
Design Likes/Dislikes: First off, when Burda says mini dress, they mean it. I would not wear this to work, so for the next round I'll be adding length (hopefully that doesn't make it look frumpy…). As is, it's fine for Halloween or just a weekend summer dress, but it probably won't get a ton of wear (lets face it, I'm just not a Dress Girl most of the time). I like the cut of the shoulders, but it doesn't work with my normal bras so I will widen them for the final dress.
Sizing and Fit: I made a straight size 10, and had no fitting issues, but usually I don't have fitting issues. I'm 5'4″ and I would consider this dress short on me so if you're taller and don't like minis, best to just lengthen it right away!
Changes: None
For Next Time: Add length and widen shoulders… eventually! I've got a few things in the queue to work through before I'll get back around to this one, but I will for sure.
It's a T-Shirt, Charlie Brown
When I complained about all the t-shirt patterns in the market right now, I mentioned that even I had succumbed and bought the Renfrew pattern when I already have a t-shirt pattern that I know fits me well. But the Renfrew has all the extra details and variations I was missing on my Butterick pattern, and I'm way too lazy to draft the changes I want! Also I too can be a sucker for a shiny new pattern… that came out two years ago. Hey, have you ever seen me follow the sewing trends? Not so much.
Pattern: Sewaholic Renfrew (in my head I always call it Renufrew, no idea why)
The Renfrew Top is a fitted knit top with sleeve and neckline variations. View A has long sleeves and a scoop neckline. View B has short sleeves and a deep V neckline. View C has a dramatic cowl neckline and three-quarter length sleeves. Mix and match any of the sleeves with any of the neckline options for unlimited possibilities!
Fabric: Polyester blend knit from Hancocks. Not the best quality (static!) but the print sucked me in, and it does have good stretch and recovery and it warm. For being black and white, this print seems really loud, and everytime I look down the zigzags remind me of Charlie Brown.
Design Likes/Dislikes: This was so fast to sew up, I loved not having to think about how I was going to hem anything. I think the hem bands are really professional looking. I chose to make the draped collar version because I wanted to wear this to work, not that there is probably anything wrong with wearing a regular t-shirt collar to work but I just think this looks more interesting and professional.
Sizing and Fit: I made a size 4 with no changes, it is a little snug but that is the way it's intended. If I was ever going to use a knit with less stretch I would definitely add some width. The 3 quarter sleeves are the perfect length.
For Next Time: I'm definitely going to try the other neck variations.
Watch Out, Martha Stewart
Once the glue gun gets warmed up, there's no stopping me! I am a crafting ninja. A spray paint wizard. Queen of the ribbon! I'll have my own crafting empire in no time flat.
I'm pretty damn proud of myself, if you couldn't tell.
I have a hard time pinpointing my feelings about holiday decor. On the one hand Christmas decorating seems so fun, endless possibilities (even if I never seem to get to all my ideas). I lovelove Christmas ornaments (I am not christian though, so Christmas is just about family gatherings and tradition for us). But decorating for most other holidays seems old lady-ish (Easter decor is kindof sickening, but I hate pastels in general so…). Halloween can get very kitchy too, but I do like the fall seasonal look a lot. Spring and summer are my favorite seasons in general, but I don't like the decorations I've seen people come up with for them.
So I decided to throw as much irony into my Halloween/Fall crafting as possible. Bring on the gaudy! I'm interested in wreaths in particular right now, they are just simple circles, but there are so many possibilities because you can put whatever you want on them and everyone still knows what they are. They just seem like a staple of holiday decorating to me. So I made a gold gourd Halloween wreath of awesomeness!
I found some fake gourds at the craft store that had already been lightly spray painted gold, but I didn't get enough and there weren't any left the next time I went. So I spray painted some orange ones! plus some paper mache skulls!
I got a "wreath frame" to wrap the ribbon around first. The frame came with bits of wire sticking out all around it so I just used those to secure the ribbon and wove the ribbon in and out of the frame. I didn't worry about covering the frame 100% because the gourds would help with that also.
Now for the hot glue!
And the final product! I could really get into this wreath making business, this first one was such a great success that I'm pretty pumped to start planning my Christmas/Winter wreath.
Do you decorate for holidays?
Sew Bossy: Minnesota via Ireland Edition
So last year sometime, I emailed Louise (who blogs at a view into my world) about possibly doing a Sew Bossy together. I've always enjoyed Louise's sewing and writing, and I admire her dedication to being environmentally conscious and participation in triathlons (I am not unhealthy, but I really only enjoy light exercise ;) ). I wouldn't say our styles are the same exactly, but neither of us are very girly and I think we try to be more modern instead of "vintage." Turns out we also both like taking our sewing slow! Let me break down the time line of The Most Drawn Out Sew Bossy Ever:
August 2013: Molly contacts Louise about initiating a Sew Bossy
September 2013: The soft date to have mailed packages to each other
July 2014: Louise has nearly finished sewing her dress
September 2014: Molly finishes sewing her jacket
October 2014: Pictures taken and posted online!
Obviously dates don't really matter and our version of Sew Bossy was very relaxed. I prefer sewing on my own schedule anyways. Louise sent me the By Hand London (man does that name irk me) Victoria blazer pattern and some really cool polyester jacquard with a circular pattern woven into it. She also sent some lining, but I choose to use this dotted lining I had left over from my bridesmaid's dress because the circles were just too perfect of a match.
Pattern: Victoria Blazer by By Hand London
This is the first BHL pattern I've tried and I can't say I'm overly impressed. Don't get me wrong, I really like this jacket and I'd consider making it again because it was so easy, but it's the only pattern from BHL that I like at all. I feel like BHL is over praised a lot online so I might have been a little sour going in, but when it comes down to it I think the jacket fit is a little funny (it's a boxy style so they can get away with the strange darts) and I didn't care for the way the instructions were written. But I'll get to all that below.
When it comes to pattern packaging I think I'm a minimalist or maybe I'm just too used to traditional envelope style packaging. It just felt like they went overboard on the paper, there are so many bits and pieces and folders and booklets. I think they put just as much time into designing the packaging as they did that actual pattern. Yes, presentation is important, but content is more important.
Fabric: Polyester jacquard and lining. I love the fabric Louise sent me, I've never seen fabric like this and it's such a cool modern weave. It has absolutely no give, so setting the sleeves was slow but I got it done with minimal puckering. FYI, this pattern has very high sleeve caps.
Design Likes/Dislikes: Lately I've been really into the loose top and skinny-ish pants silhouette so I like how comfortable and unfitted this jacket is. The collar is interesting and not used a lot in sewing patterns, and the split cuffs are a nice touch. I don't like that the collar doesn't have much help turning because there is absolutely no shape to it, it's just a rectangle, same with the front lapel. If I remember right the jacket edge is shaped a little, but the lapel is not so it never lays totally flat. These issue would probably be helped by a more drapy or malleable fabric.
Sizing and Fit: The only shaping in the jacket comes from the darts created by the collar seam (which is pretty much impossible to see in my pictures because it's black fabric). I can not tell if they're supposed to be bust darts or not though. If the jacket hangs loose, the darts seem to sit correctly, pointing down towards the bust, but then the side seams are not at my sides, they swing way out back. In this position I can't easily get my hand in the pocket or even find the pocket in the side seam without looking and pulling the jacket around. If I pull the jacket closed so the side seams are at my sides, the darts don't work at all. Again this could be because my fabric is really stiff, but I don't think that's the only problem here. It's the drafting.
The sizing of the pattern otherwise is very good. The shoulders fit great and are comfortable when I move around.
Changes: I cut off about 2 inches from the bottom, I just eye balled it. None of the length options seemed quite right to me. This causes the pocket bags to be a little scrunched up inside, but not enough to be noticeable and they're still usable. I also lined the sleeves by just cutting the sleeve piece out twice and bagged the whole jacket instead of hand sewing like the instructions say. This is actually way easier than all that french seam business that they suggest doing. Speaking of the instructions, they seemed weird to me. The content was passable, but it was so hard to read. They're trying to be too conversational which distracts from any actual sewing help they might contain. I didn't think the illustrations were too helpful either, they didn't seem to illustrate the main point of the step they were paired with.
For Next Time: It won't be any time soon, but I would like to try this one again, maybe in a more traditional jacket fabric.
Over all this was a really fun project, just challenging enough but still really easy compared to my last jacket. And swapping fabric and pattern with Louise was exciting :)
State Fair and MinneSEWta
Two real life events that I wanted to share. First the Minnesota State Fair was at the end of August and the weather couldn't have been more perfect! We ate a lot of (unhealthy) food and walked until it felt like my legs were going to fall off, but it was so much fun. Mostly I wanted to share pictures from the Arts & Crafts building:
Then just last weekend the MinneSEWta group had it's first meet-up! I'm not sure the group name sticks since I forget to write it correctly all the time, maybe something more simple like Midwest Stitchers would work better… Anyways the meet-up was super fun! A lot more people came than I initially expected! We spent about 2 hours at a coffee shop just talking and a couple people brought vintage patterns to give away, then we headed over to SR Harris fabric warehouse and shopped for fabric I didn't need. I'm especially excited that people from outside of MN were able to come, Sheila from Canada and Hillary from Fargo! If we just kept having meet-ups to socialize I'd be completely happy. Meeting for cocktails or brew wouldn't be a bad idea either ;)
I think most people found the group through Pattern Review, I tried to link to as many people as I could but I don't know everyone's PR name.
And here's what I took home: