Good things from 2014

2014 was a very difficult year for me, but I had a lot of really great things happen, despite everything else.

In some sort of order:

Decided to make myself more lovely clothes.

Attended my 3^rd Dapper Day.

Participated in a fun sew along.

Went to rummage sale and a couple of flea  markets.

Met a fellow blogger for the first time, and strengthened a friendship forged online.

MET ORLANDO JONES+ TOOK A SELFIE WITH HIM.

Made more acquaintances with bloggers through twitter and other social media.

I redesigned my blog by myself.

Sponsored a fellow blogger.

Hosted my very first sew along.

Here's to hoping 2015 brings more good things!!

Little sewing tip

Hello everyone!

I figured I'd share a little sewing tip I've learned when I started sewing on how to keep yourself organized with small projects. (And any project, really)

If you have a project you keep putting off and on, and you have all your pieces cut out, use a zip top bag!
Put all of your notions you need for it; thread, bobbin, needles, etc. Have the fabric in it, and if you're like me and tend to loose pattern pieces, the pattern itself would be nice to have inside.

And keep it close to your sewing machine!

If you have larger projects, they make 2 gallon size bags which can hold your bigger cuts of fabric, and even your fabric envelopes.

And there you go, One more step to being a more organized sewist! I'm going o put this into better practice in the coming new year.

I hope you are all having a wonderful day! Don't forget to enter my giveaway!

Blog Reader Giveaway Prizes

I like to think the Vintage Pajama Party was a first time success. Pretty sure if I do it again, it would be not during some major fall/winter holidays so more people can participate.

Now as a thank you to those lovely people who participated, and my darling blog readers, I am offering up a nice set of giveaway prizes.

All the cute and lovely prizes.

A hairnet from 1964. The color for it is grey, but I'm sure it would look cute on your hair, should you want to use it.

Some super cute vintage buttons. You can add to your collection, or add them to some cute outfit.

A cute (handpainted?) handkerchief.  The 'M' can stand for 'Magnificent' if your name doesn't start with  the letter.

Covergirl Outlast lipstick. This is one of my new favorite things, if you see my instagram selfies from the past few months, I've probably been wearing it in it. Janey reviewed it on her blog.

Yes, pajama sew along participants, all of these can be yours!

To enter:

Fill out the rafflecopter with all the appropriate info.



a Rafflecopter giveaway That's it!

This giveaway will end 12am PST on December 30th.

If you win, and do not respond with a mailing address within 48 hours, I will choose another winner.


Oh, and if my dear sewists can send me an email of their pajamas being worn, and some little blurb about how you enjoyed the sew along, or what things you learned along the way? I plan to scribble up a little showcasing blog post!

Note- I purchased all prizes with my own money, and am receiving no compensation for them.