well, this is happy spring news to share! Waverly is so excited to introduce their new fabric collection, Modern Essentials, they’ve offered me a cool reader giveaway! sfgirlbybay gets to giveaway 10 stacks of five one yard pieces ($100/stack value) to ten lucky readers! simply  share with us all below in the comments* what you might sew with these colorful pretty patterns... 
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I’m so bloody bored of this rain, haven’t had a good hair day in weeks, and am really looking forward to some damn sunshine. did you hear that, rain gods? back off! and, now that i have that off my chest, i thought i’d share these pretty pictures above (ahhhh), which inspired me to seek out some Spring decorating ideas. let’s fight back and get this... 
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these are just so happy, i had to share. blondie blu’s vintage fabric covered clothespins are the perfect pin-ups. the set of ten clothespins are all dressed up with cute coverings of assorted vintage fabrics. check out blondie blu’s shop for more vintage goodness.  
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earlier this week, you may have seen on twitter or facebook my proud mama moments when i shared some sneak peeks from my new dog lucy’s first photo shoot for one of my kind sponsors, kiss my mutt. kiss my mutt makes really stylish and eco-friendly dog beds, collars, leashes and accessories. and now i’m sharing a bit more with you! kiss my mutt is offering sfgirlbybay... 
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i’ve long been an admirer of textiles and accessories from new york-based hable construction. i also think their name is really cool, which founders susan and kate hable named after their great grandfather’s road construction business! i have yet to meet the hable sisters in person, but kate hable and i have been tweeting each other quite a bit, so i asked if i might... 
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