a little while ago, i posted about the gorgeous dining room cushions brooke from pure & noble made for me! well, i wanted a little bit of a color change-up for the season, so i hired brooke to stitch me up some new cushions from some vintage bark cloth i found at the flea market. i couldn’t be more excited about how they turned out (lucy likes them too)! brooke... 
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oh, those crafty girls from Home Ec are at it again, with a brand new online class! Home Ec is an online sewing class for beginners, like me (no sewing experience needed!) and those of you interested in developing your sewing skills. The Home Ec class is a ‘take it at your own pace’ class, beginning August 10th that includes 3 Guides, 26 step-by-step Projects... 
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madeline bea. i think we still have a few more weekends with a chill in the air, before spring has finally sprung. so, what better way to curl up and get cozy, but with some crafty projects around the house? i’ve got stacks of plans for crafts and diy projects, and was looking for some inspiration to dig in and get going, so i did a little search through the sfgirlbybay... 
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or is that purl bee? i love knitting. i’m not very good at it, in fact i only know how to knit, not purl — which is completely pathetic. my mum showed me how a few Christmases ago, and i found the left brain-right brain process so meditative and calming, i can really get into the ‘zen zone’ when i knit. the purl bee is the blog for the knitting &... 
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I have no idea how to sew. I remember practicing as a child with the shoelaces and cardboard tools [you know the kind, right?], but nonetheless, I still couldn’t wrap my head [or nimble fingers] around the concept. BUT. Something tells me I need to face the music, bite the bullet and learn to sew. After all, wouldn’t it be fantastic to sew a love letter to my husband... 
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