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Title:   Sew Iconic Author:   Liz Gregory Genre:   Sewing, Crafts, DIY Pages:   144 Published:   June 2012 Publisher:   Thunder Bay Press Source:   NetGalley Where to buy:   Amazon Synopsis: So glamorous . . . so stunning . . . so iconic! From Marilyn Monroe's billowy white halter in The Seven Year Itch to Audrey Hepburn's effortlessly chic black number in Breakfast at Tiffany's, the silver screen's stunning dresses have always left stylish women enchanted. But no matter how many trips they've taken to the mall or even to designer boutiques, it's still always been nearly impossible to find those dream dresses. But now, with Sew Iconic, they can finally have the show-stopping outfits they've always wanted! I’m always a fan of a great pattern book, and this didn’t disappoint.  As I flipped through the pages I instantly recognized so many iconic (as the title states) outfits.  A great many of them were added to my list of future proje...

For Mother's Day this year, I decided to get a bit creative!  Both my Mom and Mike's Mom are both avid gardeners.  So with the help of my sister Jen and my darling other half Mike, we decided to make them some gift baskets filled with herbs and tomatoes for their gardens. I picked up some really neat wire baskets from an amazing local shop - Red Canoe Interiors (owned by my friend Joy) and picked up some great cotton tea-towels to dress up the basket. Here are the finished products! Tucked away in each one was a suprise! -~-

Tomorrow I am going to sew.  Yup, it's been a while since I've pulled out my sewing machine.  But I think it's time.  I found this AWESOME pattern -->  Sewing Pattern - Tunic Top  and picked up some great fabric!  Which I will post some pictures of tomorrow once it's washed and pressed.  One is a lovely cream eyelet, with a scalloped bottom.  The other is a dark gray blue colour.  I've also got a very lovely pale creamy grayish pink drappy fabric that I found in my fabric stash that might make a nice one as well.  I figure if I'm going to cut one pattern out I might as well cut out 3 of them! I saw this great top very similar to the pattern at a boutique style store in our town, I totally fell in love it, but not the price tag!   The top cost as much as the pattern, fabric and all the supplies to make 3 tops! What do you do to get those creative juices going?  What inspires you? Me it's the fact that I can see...