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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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Book Review: Charles Freeman’s Holy Bones, Holy Dust
4December 15, 2013 by magpiemenina
Another book review. Nonfiction. Charles Freeman. Holy Bones, Holy Dust: How Relics Shaped the History of Medieval Europe. New Haven, …
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Illustrations: Inspirational Quotes
Leave a commentDecember 2, 2013 by magpiemenina
Here are a few illustrations I’ve done based on inspirational quotes. All of it is hand-done, no computer use for …
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Book Review: Molly Caldwell Crosby’s The American Plague
3November 13, 2013 by magpiemenina
Greetings all! Jaybird has been contemplating his first post deeply. It is coming, but not quite yet. It’s been too …
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Vintage Travel-Themed Master Bedroom
1November 1, 2013 by magpiemenina
Hello hello! Time for a very overdue blog post. So I have this issue that many people have. I keep …
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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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Sunday Fun-Day Number 3
2September 16, 2013 by magpiemenina
Hello all. Yesterday’s Sunday Fun-Day was fun, but less crafty than usual. Katie and I worked on some projects that …
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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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Doodling
Leave a commentAugust 12, 2013 by magpiemenina
Did some doodling before Jaybird flew the coop for his deployment, but with an eye towards that. Missing him a …
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