Category Archives: Crafts
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Pattern Review: Simplicity 2250 (Cynthia Rowley): The Go-Anywhere Dress
Leave a commentDecember 8, 2014 by magpiemenina
A quick review of a sewing pattern, Simplicity 2250, a Cynthia Rowley pattern. The pattern is a thin-strapped dress with seemingly-intricate front pleating and stitching, a skirt with gathers and pleats, back ties, and pockets.
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Making a Personalized Bookplate Stamp
Leave a commentJune 27, 2014 by magpiemenina
The weather is lovely and the garden is in and flourishing. We got the first round of weeding done yesterday. …
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DIY Vintage Wastebasket Redo
Leave a commentJanuary 19, 2014 by magpiemenina
Okay, so I almost got this week’s blog up on time. Is the third week in January when everyone else’s New …
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Bye, Baby Bunting Quilt with Pattern
2January 9, 2014 by magpiemenina
Hello! Week two and New Year’s resolutions are going well! My dear, dear sister and her husband just welcomed their …
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Shirtwaist Dress: Review of McCall’s M6503 & Simplicity 1880
2January 2, 2014 by magpiemenina
Happy New Year! I am looking forward to 2014, and good riddance to bad rubbish to 2013! My New Year’s …
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Sunday Fun-Day Number 4: Halloween Decor and Poodle Portrait
Leave a commentOctober 9, 2013 by magpiemenina
Last weekend, my parents, aunt, and grandmother drove down from upper Ohio to visit. It was really swell to get …
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Vintage Colander Lamp Shade
2September 10, 2013 by magpiemenina
It’s raining today. I was going to work outside in the garden and put up a new perch for the …
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Sunday Fun-Day Post Number 2
Leave a commentAugust 24, 2013 by magpiemenina
It’s time for the second Sunday Fun-Day post, just in time for another Sunday Fun-Day! (So I’ve been busy…). We’ve …
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Sunday Fun-Day Number 1
1July 30, 2013 by magpiemenina
SUNDAY FUN-DAY! Yay! Wait. It’s Tuesday… Well, yes, but a couple of days ago it was Sunday. And, for the …
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Fancy Hats and Tea Parties
2May 12, 2013 by magpiemenina
Happy Mother’s Day! I hope everyone had a lovely day with the women who raised them. I’m certainly grateful for …
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Magpie, Jaybird, and Mew 