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WATE reports on the Gatlinburg tea party that featured some classic wingnuttery stylings from candidates for governor and others. Here's a good one:
"You can't look at government as an employment agency," said Knoxville Mayor Bill Haslam, another Republican candidate for governor. "People think, gosh, we need government to make jobs. Wrong!"
Really? Here are the top ten employers in the Knoxville metro area:
• U.S. Department of Energy - 12610
• The University of Tennessee, Knoxville -9317
• Knox County Public School System -8104
• Covenant Health - 8000
• Mercy Health Partners -8141
• University of Tennessee Medical Center - 3225
• City of Knoxville - 2820
• County of Knox - 2500
• Clayton Homes - 2500
• State of Tennessee - 2401
So seven out of the top ten Knoxville area employers, including the top three, are... GOVERNMENT RUN! And nearly 70% of the jobs at the top ten employers are... GOVERNMENT JOBS!
Why do so many people who hate government want to be a part of it by going in to politics?
P.S. And get this. One of the largest "employment agencies" in the State of Tennessee is... THE STATE OF TENNESSEE! Yes, the state that Mayor "You can't look at government as an employment agency" Haslam wants to be governor of operates a huge online job listing service and 73 employment agency offices across the state.
Haslam, you bum! Get a real job!
Well, that -- and there's the fact that Haslam is applying for a job that, for all intents and purposes, has itself been made by the government. So unless he's going to go the Bredesen route and refuse a salary*, he'll be fully sponsored and paid by our sales and Hall tax dollars.
Whatever. It's become boilerplate Republican hogwash, a bit of demagoguery that makes for neat sound bites even if he doesn't believe it for a second.
This "I-need-to-govern-by-not-governing" schtick is about as tiresome as the Democrat to be named later making utterances about the corrupting influence of corporate dollars in politics.
* I still maintain that this was a conflict-of-interest dodge if ever there was, but it does give a certain plausible deniability to the incumbent in matters involving the state healthcare regime.
I believe Haslam doesn't take
I believe Haslam doesn't take a salary as Knoxville Mayor. Good point on the conflict of interest dodge.
Apparently he was asked at the forum about his lack of financial disclosures and whether he had investments in private prison corporations, casinos, redlight camera companies, or other companies that stood to benefit from state contracts. According to Stacey Campfield this made him "uncomfortable."
Give me liberty or give me earmarks?
I'm about the last one to worry about Haslam's level of comfort.
And lest we forget Zach Wamp, the first candidate running his mouth, if not his boots, to secure the Tennessee borders:
"You know, I will defend until my death the ability of the Congress to direct the funding or to earmark projects."- NPR interview, 1/27/2006
And, unlike his two distinct freshman enrollments at UT, directing federal dollars is something at which he doesn't fail.
TVA used to be on the list in a big way as well
However, many people view the abundant and expanding government employment as a problem, not something to brag about and get excited. Government employment has significant limitations, it's esseentially redistribution of our tax dollars or redistribution of charitable contributions. Some government employment is sexier than others and can have a lot of the limitations removed.
Mike Hamilton, Tom Kilgore, Mike Edwards, Minta Roach, Judge Tom Phillips, and Jimmy Duncan are all government employees, yet they make hundreds of thousands of dollars each year, with incredible perks, benefits, and medical benefits that are out of reach of most employees, government, non-profit, or private.
Education will always be within the province of the government, the costs of private education cannot be distributed across the population like public education can.
Currently, some government employment is necessary for any community to grow, however, once the government becomes the primary employer in a community, we begin to encounter the problems like we have in Knoxville, the good old boy network, the its all in who you know situation, and the patronage fiascos that plauge our local governemnt. Government employment is a necessity, however, Knoxville is mired in it.
The fellow from Charlotte was an interesting fellow the other day. According to the most recent list, our largest employer (which is really in Oak Rdige) would be 6th on their list and we don't have anything on our employment list that would be relevant on their list at all.
Nashville: 1. Vanderbilt
1. Vanderbilt University & VU Medical Center
2. State of Tennessee
3. Gaylord Opryland
4. Nissan North America Inc
5. Gulfstream Aircraft
6. St Thomas Hospital
7. AFL Telecommunications
8. Electrolux Home Products
9. Baptist Hospital
10. Centennial Medical Center
One advantage of so many government jobs in the Knoxville area is that it keeps the local economy (and housing prices) a little more stable.
If you're including UT Medical Center as the seventh government-run entity, that's not entirely accurate. UTMCK has been run by a private nonprofit since around 1999. State employees who still work there were either grandfathered in as employees leased from the University or are employees of the Graduate School of Medicine.
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TAMPA, Fla. -- I flew here on Thursday morning to cover the Keith Thurman-Luis Collazo welterweight title bout on Saturday night (ESPN, 9 ET) at the USF Sun Dome. After the final news conference, I came back to the fight hotel and ran into Barry Hunter.
Hunter, who is the trainer of and father figure to former junior welterweight titlist Lamont Peterson (33-3-1, 17 KOs) and his younger brother, junior welterweight Anthony Peterson (34-1, 22 KOs), is in town because Anthony is on the untelevised undercard in a 10-rounder against soft touch Ramesis Gil (8-11-5, 5 KOs).
Hunter gave me an update on Lamont Peterson, who is planning to arrive in town for his brother's fight on Friday. He expects Peterson to be back in action on a Premier Boxing Champions card in September.
On April 11, the 31-year-old Peterson lost a disputed majority decision to junior welterweight champion Danny Garcia in a non-title bout at 143 pounds.
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"I thought Lamont beat Garcia. A lot of people did," Hunter said. "The person who came out with the loss actually came out the winner to a lot of people. I would love a rematch. Lamont would love a rematch. That was the easiest fight he has had since he has been in the top 10. The fight did a big viewership [on NBC in prime time], so let's do it again. Imagine the viewership for the rematch?"
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OneGirlCircus.com I make your favorite clothes - and you can, too! 2015-04-15T15:45:47Z http://onegirlcircus.com/feed/atom/ WordPress onegirlcircushttps://feedburner.google.com Karen http://onegirlcircus.com/?p=2018 2015-04-15T15:45:47Z 2015-04-15T15:45:47Z
Carrie Bloomston has designed another new line of fabric with Windham Fabrics. It's gorgeous, like she is, inside and out. Before she even asked, I started dreaming of what to make for her. It's such an honor and privilege to sew something special for someone I love so dearly. You can go enter a giveaway on her blog and read a little about the inspiration for her new line. If you don't have her book yet, I suggest you get over there right now and enter, then come on back to see what I made.

Since reading about Carrie's inspiration for this collection, I have been thinking about My Story. What is my story? It's one of making, of mending, of wanting to make a difference, and of friendship. Fortunately for me, my best friend from high school recently moved back into the Detroit area. We used to stay up all night sewing and listening to music and talking throughout 1990. I probably spent the night at her house 4 nights a week back then. She's always been encouraging and generous, and organized and kind. Growing up, becoming a mom, and living all over the world has made her even more of all these, and creative and confident, too. She's a wonderful mentor to me, and I know we have a lot to give each other.

I have a dream to start a different kind of clothing company. Inspired by Christina of Bamboletta, Natalie Chanin of Alabama Chanin, and naturally, by Carrie  and her generous, gentle spirit, I make clothes that are worth mending. Handmade garments are our favorite things to wear. I want people to feel the love that went into the clothes, and to feel most like themselves while wearing the things we make. I call this Gentle Clothing.

The idea is to be gentle to the earth and the people who live here (organic and low-impact where possible, textiles made where people are paid a living wage, as little waste as possible, and durable over many years and seasons of wear and care, handmade by local people paid well – whether that's me or other garment makers who share my standards and are willing to learn my way of working), gentle to the body (again, natural fabrics, kind and flattering fit, practical foundation pieces that inspire confidence and comfort), and gentle to me as a person (taking time for my family, not rushing development of products and people, giving of my best self).

This last bit, gentle to me, is only really possible now, with the help of my original sewing partner, Kelly Cattanach. Can you imagine what it's like to work with your best friend? It's magical, it's alchemy. We excel in complementary areas, and work together so well because we truly know each other. We teach each other. We love each other's children and families. We have wanted to keep everything we've made together for ourselves, which makes each garment more beautiful to send away. One of our first projects together has been this Story Collection party with Carrie. I hope you love what we made for her.

Carrie has a strong and beautiful back. It's a joy to make dresses that show off her favorite feature. When I saw this fabric, I just knew it needed to be fun and easy to wear. I had a design in mind immediately. Kelly and I worked on it together with Louise, my vintage dress form, long into the night. The design changed, the dress came together in a truly organic way. Listening to the The, the Cure, XTC, Roxy Music…..it was as if we were transported backward and forward in time simultaneously. Carrie wears it beautifully, don't you think?

In her typical teaching and generous fashion, Carrie sent loads of extra fabric for Ella to make things, too. Her Story includes the beginnings of a quilt top, making the most of her innate color sense:

My #ellagram is a born improv quilter. This 8 year old artist lets the fabrics speak to her. I love the block she has made here from #carriebloomston @suchdesigns #storycollection forthcoming from @windhamfabrics

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Ella loves to read and to make. Both of these she loves most when she's independent. She made this "Portable Tree Stump" book bag and cushion all by herself from the book Sewing School 2

After sewing right through her index finger yesterday (needle broke right in it!) #ellagram is back at the machine. #likemotherlikedaughter #accidentprone #storycollection #carriebloomston @windhamfabrics @suchdesigns

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The very first thing she did, though, was to immediately hoop a fat quarter and begin stitching….

Beautiful in between stitchery by my girl #ellagram who loves #carribloomston #storycollection from @windhamfabrics as much as I do!

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Finally, We made up a Wander Skirt in my favorite print from this collection: Constellation. The "white" bits are newspaper clippings, and the blue is deep and delicious. So are the red and the mustard versions of this print, of course. I paired Constellation with hot pink dots (also newspaper cuttings). We cut the skirt with a large blue border, but really wanted to extend the constellation into the blue field with hand stitching. In another bit of synchronicity, the Weeks Dye Works Alison Glass Perle Cotton fireld day collection coordinated perfectly. Carrie and Alison in the same project make for a pretty dreamy combination:

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 Love is…@weeksdyeworks over-dyed floss in colors by @alisonglass with Any Sewing Project. Shown here with #storycollection coming soon from @suchdesigns #carriebloomston @windhamfabrics on its way to becoming a #wanderskirt

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 Carrie @suchdesigns we are totally in love with #storycollection on this #wanderskirt. @kmcattanach and I want to keep it!! (but we won't, because wanting to keep it means it's meant to be given. With Love

The Wander Skirt will be the first pattern released by Gentle Clothing, and Kelly and I will be making up a small batch of skirts that will be available for purchase as a finished garment – just in case you aren't the maker-type yourself. Please follow us over on Instagram  for sneak peeks, or sign up for our emails to be the first to know when we have them ready.

What's your Story? I'd love to see what you make from Carrie's new collection. Please have a look through all the makers who stitched up some love for Carrie, and enter on her blog for a chance to win a fat quarter bundle of Story and a copy of her book

All the photos of Carrie are copyright Jill McNamara

April 13th Tia Curtis, Brooke Sellman, Jill McNamara
 April 14th Shea Henderson, Giuseppe Ribaudo, Jenny Kelly, John Q. Adams
 April 15th Verena Ehrhardt, Karen LePage, Rachel Gander, Sally Keller, Cristy Fincher
 April 16th Jules Goldin, Amie Petronis Plumley, Bonnie Bobman,
 April 17th Daniar Listyasari, Kerry Green, Ramona Burke, Kerry Goulder

Ask your local quilt shop to carry Story. It ships to stores in September. In fact, email them Carrie's post so they can order it from their Windham rep today. Share the love! Tweet it, Pin it, Instagram it and Facebook it! Share pictures of Story! Tag Carrie (@suchdesigns on Instagram) and always use the hashtags #sewyourstory, #storycollection and #carriebloomston.

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I can't believe it's time again for another Sew Fab Pattern Sale, can you? It feels like the time in between sales just gets shorter and shorter! I know that many of you have been keeping up with sale updates through the Sew Fab newsletter, and have been eagerly awaiting this bundle… I think you're going to be really excited!

This time around things are a bit different. In the past the Sew Fab bundles have covered a wide range of patterns, from beautiful girls' dresses to unisex children's pants. We've seen women's patterns, stuffed animals, and messenger bags. Each bundle has been amazing, but what we found is that some of you already had several of the patterns in the bundle. A lot of you said that you would only use a few of the patterns, because the range of patterns was so broad, which didn't make buying it worth it for you. The Sew Fab Team had to think long and hard about how to give you all a bundle that you could really use, so they decided to go back to the drawing board and create brand new designs for this sale! Did you hear that???

This bundle is completely made up of unreleased patterns!

The Sew Fab Winter Bundle includes ten brand new women's patterns from indie pattern designers that you already know and love! They have been working tirelessly, comparing ideas and notes and creating an amazing bundle of patterns that will help you create an entire wardrobe for yourself! This bundle is so versatile. It will enable you to create endless combinations.

Now for the exciting part…the new patterns! Ten never-before-seen, gorgeous patterns. Here they are!

 From Top Left, clockwise: The Parisian Palazzo Pants by E-Beth Designs, The Omega Angel Jacket by Golden Rippy, The Margot Dress by Violette Field Threads, The Extraordinary Girl by Filles a Maman, The Vintage Inspired Train Case by Gingercake, The Norah Nightgown and Panties by Greenstyle Creations, The Off the Shoulder Dress and Peplum Top by EYMM, The Capitol Hill by Straight Stitch Designs, The Jersey Glam Dress by Kelly Crawford (Sewing in No Man's Land), The Wander Skirt by One Girl Circus.

Because they are new, these patterns are not listed anywhere on the internet right now, so for your reference, we have listed all of the pattern descriptions and size charts for you on this page. Hop on over and take a look. You'll see that there are so many options for every woman!

As you can see, this is a really amazing bundle! Each pattern was designed for this sale (FOR YOU!) and the bundle is available only through the Sew Fab Winter Sale. You will not find these patterns sold together anywhere else, and certainly not for this price! At $29.95, this is the perfect budget friendly gift for a BFF, family member, or yourself, because 10 brand new patterns at less than $3 each cannot be beat! (Bundles cannot be shared. Please purchase additional bundles if gifting them.)

If you have purchased a Sew Fab Pattern Bundle in the past you know how it works, but just in case you are new to Sew Fab here's what you need to know…

The Sew Fab Pattern Bundle is a bundle of PDF patterns. If you've never sewn with a PDF pattern before, let me explain briefly how they work. Upon purchasing the bundle you will be sent links to the individual pattern files. After downloading each pattern, you will print out the pattern itself, creating pattern tiles. Simply tape the tiles together to create the full pattern! At that point you can cut out the size that you need and pin the paper pattern that you have pieced together directly to your fabric, or you can trace the pattern size that you need onto sewing paper or tracing paper and cut it out, saving the paper pattern for later when you need to sew another size. PDF patterns are so convenient because you can print them out as many times as you need and they're stored on your laptop!

This Sew Fab Pattern Bundle is only available for a very limited time and will never be available again! You can purchase the bundle from December 5th at 8 a.m. EST through December 15th at 11:59 p.m. EST. There will be no late sales offered. Due to the nature of the sale there are no refunds. The pattern bundle expires six months from the end of the sale, so please download and save your patterns upon receiving them.

You don't want to miss this unique opportunity to purchase a ready-made collection of 10 brand new PDF sewing patterns for only $29.95!

The Sew Fab Giveaway!

As always we have a great Sew Fab Giveaway for you to enter! One lucky winner is going to win a whole bunch of gift certificate goodness, plus an extra little gift from Funnybone Toys and Jenny (the creator of the Sew Fab Sale)! Here's what the winner will receive…

Four gift certificates totaling $225 from Finch Sewing Studio, Imagine gnats, Online Fabric Store, and Fat Quarter Shop!!! And the winner will also get a Needles, Threads, and Buttons Rolli stamp from Funnybone Toys and one yard of twill tape to make custom fabric tags! To enter, use the Rafflecopter widget below, and be sure to leave the required information when asked. Facebook will not allow us to require you to "like" a page in exchange for an entry, but if you visit the page and feel led to "like" it I know the designers and giveaway sponsors would greatly appreciate it. The giveaway is open to all!

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My friend Carrie wrote a book. I knew she was writing it. In fact, I pre-ordered it, standing in her booth at Quilt Market in Pittsburgh, the second it became available. I have already purchased 4 copies, because I love it so much I want to give it to everyone I care about.

Carrie opens up her heart in this book. You will see. once you begin reading the introduction, that she lives her creativity, and she truly wants you to open up to yours! The words are so beautiful I keep closing the cover while I shut my eyes to absorb and digest the words I just read. (…and to keep the tears from falling all over the pages, because I feel like she knows my heart).

I want to put her words on posters around the house, just to remind me to stay true to myself.

I read and say "Yes" then read more and say "Oh, yes" then I close the book and try to wait, to absorb it all but I can't wait to devour the next Spark! For me, the best way to use this book was to read it through, soaking in the truth, then read it again and do the prompts

Do yourself a favor, buy it for yourself, then buy 3 more copies for the people you love most in the world.

Carrie is hosting a giveaway over on her blog, (enter it to replace the one you buy for yourself and then give to your best friend).

I am so in love with her book, I will be giving one away at the Detroit Urban Craft Fair this weekend at my booth for Gentle Clothing. I hope I'll see you there!

click on the image to enter the giveaway on Carrie's Blog

 1 Karen http://onegirlcircus.com/?p=2006 2014-09-22T21:47:08Z 2014-09-22T21:47:08Z
Oh how glad I am to be back to teaching again. I've been filming some video classes (more on that, later) but I'm really looking forward to co-creating with real live students. Tomorrow's class if FREE, too!

I'll be teaching at the Okemos branch of the Capital Area District Library. We'll put together kid-sized t-shirts (12 mos-6/7) from parent-sized t-shirts.

There will be supplies available, including some thrifted shirts in case you want to practice on one that isn't your favorite 80's Metallica concert tee. Just bring a sewing machine and your usual sewing supplies. (A ballpoint needle would help!)

If you want a copy of Sewing for Boys, I'll have copies available for you to purchase.

 0 Karen http://onegirlcircus.com/?p=1996 2014-08-30T15:32:26Z 2014-07-29T20:48:15Z
Hey everyone! As you know, I've been working with Jennifer of Monaluna to create her sewing patterns. I have a couple guest posts (part 1 and part 2) over on her blog today to turn her Little Bee Babysuit and Yoga Pants pattern into a summery sleeveless version.

If you have any questions on this or any other Monaluna Sewing Pattern, you can feel free to email me. I hope you give it a try!

 0 Karen http://onegirlcircus.com/?p=1977 2014-06-25T12:19:34Z 2014-06-25T12:08:55Z

It was an honor to teach at Whipstitch in Atlanta a couple years ago with my friend Rae. It was there that I had the pleasure of meeting Shannon of LittleKidsGrow.com when she was just getting started. Her first pattern for Tweens arrived recently, and I knew I had to make one up for my Ella. It's not easy to find patterns that work without significant alteration for Plus-sized girls (other than my own, of course!) so I pre-ordered this one because I just loved the style at first sight.

I have a feeling Ella will wear this for a very long time, and we've already made plans for a second one.

We chose to sew up the knit version, because Ella prefers knit to wovens every day of the week and twice on Sunday. We chose some gorgeous organic cotton knit from NearSeaNaturals (which has since changed ownership – but I'm hoping the high quality remains, because this is my favorite solid knit…) and some lovely Cloud9 Organic Voile designed by Rashida Coleman-Hale. If you haven't tried this voile, you must get your hands on it. Pictured here is The Way of Flowers.

My favorite details of the Breeze Top are the cleverly constructed elastic-back yoke which lends a lot of flexibility in sizing, and a nice roomy arm opening for a full range of movement. The gently gathered skirt portion of the top is comfortable and roomy enough for any toddler-belly a girl could still have. Shannon's instructions are clear, and nicely illustrated. I was able to put this top together in around 30 minutes, not including cutting. That's because Ella helped, and she did all the cutting (beautifully, and safely, I might add) about a week ago.

Note here, that I made the size 14, but Ella is 4'7″, so she's really a size 8 or 10 in height. We wanted to use the longer length of the 14 so she'd have more seasons of wear. Of course, it's also a style that lends itself well to adding a band for length once your darling grows too tall for her tunics. We may end up adding a band anyway at the rate my girl is sprouting up; you can see how tall she is at 7 1/2 compared to her dad, who is not a tiny fella!

There have already been some great posts this week with some lovely versions of the Breeze Top on all shapes and sizes of girl (yay!) and more to come, so please be sure to check out the other reviews.

There's a giveaway, too, so click on the image to go to Shannon's blog to enter to win one of  (3) Breeze Top patterns and (3) $25 Gift Certificates to The Ribbon Retreat.

If you'd like to buy one of these sweet patterns for yourself, you can use the code BREEZETOUR for 25% off in Shannon's Etsy Shop while the tour is still on.

Do you sew for a plus-sized child? What do you wish we patternmakers would include to make fit simpler and more successful for you? What are your favorite patterns to sew for your kid? I'd love to know, so please share your answers in the comments.

 5 Karen http://onegirlcircus.com/?p=1961 2014-06-13T03:15:06Z 2014-06-13T12:00:10Z
I have to take photos to share my work, but I don't in any way consider myself a photographer. Not even a photo-enthusiast. I prefer to take close-ups of details. You know, details don't talk back, or wiggle, or act bored. Seams don't make a goofy face. Pleats don't complain when you need just one more shot. Most importantly, the details pose just how you ask them to. Children don't. At least mine don't.

I am pretty sure my discomfort in taking photos is a big reason my littlest kid doesn't really like participating in photo shoots. I love having pictures of Ella, but they just never seem to turn out really well.

My main problem – outside of not having the skills and experience required to take good photographs can be summed up in a single word: styling.

I didn't know the first thing about styling, which is obvious when you have a look at a standard shot of Ella:

That's my girl, shoved up against a wall, while I hope to edit out the light switch later.

Recently I've been trying new things, like getting her outside (see Vintage May), but I still know so little about what makes a good photograph, that I was only guessing. Considering that my work is making clothes, successfully capturing those in images is something I need to learn right away.

Enter: Style That Kid by Alida Lee of AlidaMakes.com

Alida really knows how to take a photo that brings out the best in her subjects. I hoped to learn a little of that, and in reading through the gorgeous full-color eBook, I feel like the very little I knew I should be doing was confirmed, while the other 99% of the book was totally new-to-me information I believe will really make a difference.

It's not a "how to use your camera" manual (though, clearly, I am in dire need of that!) but she has such great advice about timing, location, and props, that I felt like I had a private lesson, and you will, too.

My Next pass was a little better:

It helps that she loves being at the horse stable. (As evidenced by her only genuine smile of the day on top.)

I took Alida's "find contrast" advice to heart and already feel like the bottom two photos are at least 50% better than the hallway up-against-the-wall photo.

She also suggests using props and accessories to enhance the images, which is genius on two levels: 1. it creates visual interest 2. it distracts the child from the self-consciousness of being photographed. I cannot imagine a better "prop" than a horse, so I attempted to take photos during her lesson. Outside the barn, she was ahorse, and difficult to catch.

Inside the barn, the light was really gold. It was beautiful in person, but I had nothing white with me to actually set the white balance on my camera, so the photos didn't turn out as clear and neutral as I'd have liked. I am touched, however, that I was able to catch a glimpse of the care she shows the horses she rides.

In a nutshell, Alida's book is fantastic. Her tips are spot-on, she communicates clearly and in such a straightforward manner, you can't help but trust her. I know I will be using more and more techniques from this book as I continue to try to learn to use my camera. I truly hope she writes a book about how to use your camera, ASAP, because I will be first in line to buy it.

You can buy your copy right now over at AlidaMakes – and if you hurry – you might still be able to get in on the giveaway!

It's worth every penny to have your very own copy of Alida's priceless advice. I received an advance copy to review, but I bought the eBook with my own monay anyway, because it is just that good.

Go check out the other blog tour stops to see what Style That Kid! can do in the hands of a photographer who really knows what they're doing!

 2 Karen http://onegirlcircus.com/?p=1954 2014-06-10T16:03:37Z 2014-06-10T16:03:37Z
I love receiving mail, that's probably why I do most of my boring shopping on Amazon – cutting board, coconut milk, you know the drill… even everyday stuff of life feels like a gift when I get to open a package! Just imagine a REAL gift you give yourself arriving in the mail; something handmade, something special. And, like a gift, the contents are a surprise (Totally not like when I simply forget I ordered 3 lbs. of flax seeds from amazon.com). That's the idea behind Maker Mail from Oh My! Handmade Goodness.

I don't know about you, but I love giving gifts just as much as I love receiving them (maybe more), so I was thrilled to participate as one of the Makers in this first offering! If you sign up to receive Maker Mail #1 you will receive a random selection of 3 handmade goodies (no duplicates, obvs) to arrive at your home directly from the artists themselves that will be a super sweet gift for you or someone you love.

My contribution is a team effort with Kimberly Kling of Joyful Roots. Kimberly is pretty fantastic in general, but especially in working with graphics.

This kit includes all the materials needed to get you started and create your own hand stitched accessory in one crafty afternoon: 3 pre-cut organic knit fabric pieces, one mini skein of embroidery floss, two hand sewing needles in an organic wool felt needle book, and instructions to complete your project.

We're using adorable organic fabric from her Lumberjack Attack line, combined with some cotton/bamboo blend solids. The mini skeins of embroidery floss I'm including is from Weeks Dye Works, and the needle book I have put together from each kit uses Kim's fabric and some organic wool felt. Kimberly has made the instruction card a thing of beauty, and we're wrapping it all up with a sweet, reusable muslin project bag.

 Of course, it's possible you won't get our kit in your maker mail subscription – but there are so many other wonderful makers participating; you cannot lose.

Give yourself a subscription to Maker Mail #1 today, while there are still slots available. You deserve it!

 1 Karen http://onegirlcircus.com/?p=1936 2014-05-15T11:51:18Z 2014-05-15T11:00:55Z

I know it's right in the middle of my quilt market prep, but I have been admiring Vintage May ever since I first noticed it, so when hosts by Kristin of Skirt As Top and Jessica of Craftiness Is Not Optional invited me to participate, I knew I wouldn't be able to resist! (And I knew I wouldn't want to miss it, even if it meant staying up later than is good for me in order to do it!)

I have always been fascinated by the construction of clothes, even as a child. I want to know how things go together. As I grew up and began making and buying my own clothes, I became more and more interested in how clothes stay together. We have so much machinery and technology available to us, and affordable to the home sewist these days, that it's easier than ever to whip up a garment in a couple hours at home. I'm always surprised when I turn a vintage garment inside out to see the finishes inside. Their complexity to achieve finishes for which we have specific machinery nowadays, yet handmade look they have (even ready to wear) astounds me!

I have had a crazy polyester print sitting in my stash for quite a while, and honestly I never thought I would use it. Recently, though, Ella has become interested in Vintage EVERYTHING. We went to Cleveland last weekend to see Neko Case at the Beachland Ballroom and while having Mother's Day Brunch (gluten free biscuits with vegan mushroom gravy and a page-long cocktail list? YES PLEASE!), we discovered a vintage shop called "This Way Out" in the basement (there was no way out, by the way) where she tried on every dress. Because my girl is big for her age, and because she somehow still has a toddler-like belly, she can wear Adult size S clothes, though the shoulders are always too large – naturally. John and I encouraged her to get a couple dresses anyway, and she has been wearing them constantly.

I asked her when we got home from our weekend away if she'd like a new dress from vintage fabric. "That's still Vintage, right?" she asked. Once I reassured her that she could still refer to her new, handmade frock a Vintage Dress, she was game! I was delighted to get the chance to make her something bike-rideable from the polyester I picked up once upon a time at a Small Craft event. Ella and I studied the insides of the dresses we picked up in Cleveland, and chose the details I would emulate in my design.

One of the construction techniques which surprised me was the use of both facings and lining, while the facings are stitched to the lining.

I also stitched the facings to the lining, but I left off the armhole facings for two reasons:

Ella's arms are much smaller, therefore she has smaller arm openings, and I assumed these were placed on the original dress in case the arm opening gapped so the original fabric would be visible rather than the lining fabric.

The lining fabric used on the vintage dress is very thin. I assumed also that the facings were used to increase the durability of high-wear areas. My lining is strong, so I omitted the armhole facings.

The side seams were finished with pinking shears:

There's not much I love more than getting out those gingher pinking shears I bought down at Whipstitch in Atlanta a few years ago. I stitched down these seam allowances, too:

There's a sweet bow detail on each side. Bows are tied, then stitched down.

While it's a different shape, I stitched down Ella's squared-off bow as well.

As you can see, she really loves it! Best of all, it's bike-riding compatible!

I always prefer to use natural fibers in my sewing, especially for kids, but re-use is important to me as well, so this project was just the perfect combination of cheeseball polyester print, organic cotton muslin (lining), and the timing of this Vintage May series hosted by Kristen and Jessica!

 7 Karen http://onegirlcircus.com/?p=1927 2014-05-11T11:43:58Z 2014-05-11T10:00:16Z

When Stacey of Boy, Oh Boy, Oh Boy Crafts mentioned that she was looking for typography inspired projects, I jumped at the chance to join in. This family has a teenager who's a poet, a 7 year old who is a self-proclaimed Grammar Police Deputy (reporting to the Grammar Police Chief who is, naturally, me), and more books than we have room to store in our home. We are a WORDS family.

Peter agreed to wear whatever I'd make him because he's a good sport, and because I guaranteed he would get vintage mom-snarkiness to keep.

Have you ever done freezer paper stencils? I know there are tutorials all over the web. In fact, I vaguely know of at least three, written by friends, which completely escape me; persisting in teasing the foggy corners of my brain. If you are my friend and you wrote a kick-ass freezer paper stencil tutorial, or even if you aren't my friend yet, and you know of the BEST tutorial for freezer paper stencils ever, please leave a link in the comments for me. Pretty please?

Once I found the freezer paper and x-acto blades in my basement, the rest was a breeze: I printed on regular paper the phrase in the font and layout I wanted. Then I cut the paper to a manageable size. I placed a similarly-sized piece of freezer paper shiny side down on my cutting mat, washi-taped it in place, then placed the printed paper on top of that, also washi-taped in place.

The most challenging part of the entire project (other than the recurring panic that I would ruin a hand-sewn tshirt and have to start over) was cutting the words.

During my harrowing process, I would have appreciated these 3 tips:

1. Use a Sharp (new) blade. You will be cutting through two layers of paper.

2. Keep track of the floaty bits in the letters you may want to keep.

3. Don't forget to place those little bits before you add paint!

I inserted a cardboard buffer behind my shirt front, so I would keep the ink on one layer only of the tshirt. I then pressed the freezer paper, shiny side down, directly onto my shirt front. Using a natural sponge, I dabbed color into the stencil, using some leftover shimmery screenprinting ink from my Yudu. Do you remember those screen-printing kit thingies from a few years ago? I HAD to have one. Used it precisely once. Decided to keep it anyway, you know, to enhance my craft tool/supply archive? Someday I know I'll actually do some screenprinting. In my spare time. Anyway – I'm really glad I had that silver ink. I love how it's kind of subtle, but kind of sparkly at the same time. I tricked my son into wearing sparkles!

Speaking of "spare time" I somehow always make time for handstitching, as seen on the raglan shirt / sleeve seam below. I cannot resist. Someday he'll stumble across this post and demand that I take it down. For now, What the Helvetica:

Not only did Stacey put together a fantastic lineup, but there are giveaways and prizes! Go check out her blog and enter to win some really fun typography-related prizes.

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While much of the focus on Ballast Water Management issues is on the big ship, blue water fleet, there is a growing large need for BWMS on large modern offshore vessels, too.
Hyde Marine has long been active in the worldwide effort to control the spread of aquatic invasive species in ballast water. Early on, Hyde supplied the first fully operational shipboard Ballast Water Treatment system. In 2003, after requirements were better defined, Hyde installed a state-of-the-art filtration and UV disinfection system aboard the Coral Princess. This system was tested extensively on land based installations and onboard the Coral Princess in the fall of 2004. The onboard tests demonstrated the Hyde Guardian's capability to meet the IMO BWT Convention requirements.
Hyde's Guardian Ballast Water Treatment Systems have IMO Type Approval for capacity from 60 to 6,000 cu. m./hr. A Type Approval Certificate has been issued by Lloyd's Register on behalf of the U.K. Maritime and Coastguard Agency to confirm compliance with Guidelines contained in IMO resolution MEPC.174(58).
With more than 225 BWT systems already sold into the marine markets via about 180 ships, Hyde is well known in blue water shipping as a top tier provider of BWT solutions. But, Hyde has also sold as many as 75 systems to Offshore Supply Vessel (OSV) owners and also sells to a myriad of other smaller platform operators as well. In fact, Jim Mackey of Hyde Marine told MarineNews – sister publication to Maritime Reporter & Engineering News – in February that about one half of Hyde systems sold to date have been placed onto OSV's and smaller sized – less than 300 foot – vessels. These include tugs, research vessels, fishing vessels, dredges and private passenger vessels. Mackey explained, "We don't want to be buttonholed into just one market, but we are very effective in serving that sector, and it is certainly a big part of our business." He added, "Success has made us an expert in that area."
Enter PG Marine
PG Marine Group is a well-recognized name in liquid cargo systems for the global OSV fleet. The core of PG Marine's business is pumps, and pumping systems for the oil and gas sector, in particular those systems used by offshore service providers. PG started screening the BWTS market at the point of time when the first products were being IMO Type Approved. Early on, it became clear that they had to narrow down to technologies which target the market's demands. These include low CAPEX, low OPEX and flexibility in installation.
According to Roy Norum CEO of PG Marine Group, "It was clear to us that Hyde Guardian met the criteria at an attractive profile to PG's market approach." Norum also said that PG gave early commitment to Hyde to high market shares within the Norwegian shipping market regionally, and the Global OSV Market internationally. PG has since the represented Hyde exclusively for these market segments.
Since then, PG has built fabrication, testing and packaging capacities and secured contracts for newbuilds and retro-fits for Hyde for about 75 vessels. To date PG has secured seven BWTS units in the U.S. market. To meet what is expected to be overwhelming global demand, PG is currently building a new 94,000 sq. ft. fabrication facility in Norway, in which an initial BWTS fabrication capacity of 400 units annually is secured. The PG philosophy includes making the BWT installation process as painless as possible, with only one to two days needed after installation for commissioning, and, according to the company, will even train larger customers to commission their own units to ease the pain of early installation.
In short, PG Marine Group knows the OSV markets well. And since many operators want to use the same pumps for cargo as they employ for ballast water handling, the relationship between PG Marine and Hyde becomes clearer. PG Marine also has the in-house technical and engineering expertise to meld the Hyde solution into one of its own systems, or conversely, an existing ship already in service. PG Marine Group, therefore, is a close technical and business partner for Hyde, acting in certain cases as Hyde commissioning engineers. Rather than just shoehorning any solution onto a particular hull, PG Marine and Hyde work together to provide a seamless, integrated approach, leveraging the strengths of both groups into a predictable outcome, backed by global service.
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Increasingly, OSV owners are starting to look at BWT systems for newbuild projects, as it is more expensive to retrofit BWT onto an existing hull then it would be to design and properly plan installation during the newbuild process.
One of the biggest challenges in the OSV sector is the lack of space onboard these highly specialized, but compact workboats. Normally, there is plenty of power, but the available space to place BWT equipment can be more than 15% less than what might be available in the typical VLCC pump room. To that end, PG Marine and Hyde provide 2D and 3D design-modeling, physical engineering onboard, prefabrication and the flexibility that Hyde's BWT solution can be split and built into clusters, lines, L-shaped formations or even stacked. And while the physical footprint of Hyde's equipment isn't the smallest in the industry, it arguably is the most flexible in terms of configuration on the vessel.
While retrofits can involve more money, time and complications, they can be done, and Hyde, through its partnership with PG Marine, has been involved in a fair share of this type of installation. The OSV Olympic Zeus installation – sold through PG Marine – is a perfect example of one such job. Tight spaces and the need for a compact physical footprint and a simple design were all part of the winning package.
Operating in today's OSV markets, however, requires savvy that extends far beyond simple cost comparisons of systems. Owners who want to be in a position of being able to quickly reposition a vessel from one are to another also need to know that ballast water compliance issues may come into play. And with OSV day rates commanding breathtaking six figure magnitude for some specialties, operators do not want to lose even one day of fees. And, in the not-too-distant future, the difference in securing an oil major's offshore support work and losing that work to a competitor could well come down to which operator has the best, most environmentally sound and compliant equipment on board. – JK
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