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Friday Create Along giveaway, on a Wednesday!

Posted on December 7, 2011 by SewTara| 25 Comments

I’ve done some poking around and found some neat patterns to add to my growing list of ‘make this for the create along’ items. Luckily I’ve also dome some asking around and I’ve been told I’m allowed to share a pattern or two with a lucky reader. I’m also going to challenge myself here and switch to a crochet pattern and hope for the best. These are adult slippers, but Two Girls Patterns also have a toddler version . . . sometimes it’s a good thing I have 2 boys.

Sooooo if you would like to win a PDF copy of this pattern leave a comment below. You don’t have to jump through any hoops to win. However, I would love it if you can actually make the slippers for the Create Along and if you could share your creation (email me or post it in the Flickr group).

I’ll keep the comments open until Friday’s Create Along post, which, if I’m honest with myself will probably go up in the late afternoon for me now that Friday is one of my full days at work. I’ll pick one lucky reader and email them a copy of the pattern. Then we can get our crochet on! Good luck everyone.

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Tagged create-along, crochet, Etsy, giveaway, slippers

I broke my promise.

Posted on November 24, 2011 by SewTara| 1 Comment

I said to myself I would work through the stash of fabric I have, but then I found some cute stuff online and well, you know how it goes. A few clicks and an order (possibly two) was placed. Yeah, I need help. But behold the pretty colours and prints.

Most of it is Khristian A Howell’s The Woodlands collection. There’s an Etsy search so you can see all the prettiness. I ordered mine from Fabricworm.

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Tagged Etsy, fabricworm, wood grain fabric, woodlands

It’s my birthday! It’s my birthday!

Posted on September 20, 2011 by SewTara| 10 Comments

Annnnnnnd my BFF is pretty awesome. Here’s some of the fun goodies she got me (she snooped in my Etsy favs). There’s a really cool nautical patterned fabric.

Some fun vinyl stuff, nice linen/cotton blends, fun ribbon and a button.

And this cool piece with vintage images on it, it’s some sort of panel type thing. I’ll find a use for it.

Luckily it’s a half day of work for me so here’s hoping Nate has a nice nap and Wesley is enamoured with his LEGO yet again this afternoon and maybe I can wander off and create something fun with all this pretty new stuff!

I’ve also got a DIY post featured here today, a little back to school organization sewing project that anyone with little kids to get ready will love. Hope you all have a great day, even if it’s not your birthday!

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Tagged birthday, Etsy, fabric, japanese, linen

Pyrex love

Posted on August 24, 2011 by SewTara| 1 Comment

I should have been writing a different post I have all the photos for, instead I went window shopping on Etsy. I had to share.

‘Pyrex love’ by sewtara

A vintagey colourful treat for your eyes. Go ahead, feast!

snowflake PYREX 195… misovintage $12.99	Vintage Pyrex Cinde… TheFancyLamb $46.00	Butterprint. Vintag… Kultur $9.50	Vintage Pyrex Daisy… TheFancyLamb $22.00
Pyrex Gourmet Casse… SurrenderDorot… $28.89	Vintage Pyrex Bowls punkrockpickle… $10.00	Vintage Pyrex Bowl … Therickrack $6.98	Pyrex Berry Bowl wi… primitivekitch… $9.00
4 coordinating mism… twigandsprout $19.00	Vintage Pyrex Ameri… impulseART $10.00	Mustard Green Geome… showsomemoxie $30.00	Pyrex Mixing Bowls … DovieMoon $45.00
Amish Butterprint S… AFormalFeeling… $45.00	Pyrex Butterfly Gol… AVintageCorner $30.00	Vtg 2 x Piece Pyrex… ThePretendDen $38.00	Vintage Pyrex Bowl … AmeliaRoseVint… $14.00

Treasury tool by Red Row Studio.

Let me know if you go shopping!

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Tagged Etsy, pyrex

Yellow Bird, Yellow Beard at SewTara

Posted on August 19, 2011 by SewTara| Leave a comment

Hey Sew Tara readers! Janee from Yellow Bird, Yellow Beard here! I’m just swinging by to share a few fun things with you while Tara is away on what sounds like it’s going to be an awesome vacation :) Here are a couple treasuries for you to visit. I hope you enjoy the fun colors and sweet inspirations!

Link to treasury 1

Link to treasury 2

xoxo
Janee

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It doesn’t take much to send me shopping on Etsy.

Posted on August 9, 2011 by SewTara| 2 Comments

Amy posted an image of vintage hair barrettes that were so gorgeous, I just had to run to Etsy and see if I could find some.

The little red glasses and scissors are ridiculously awesome. Sadly, I didn’t find those particular ones. But I did find many other cute one. Have a peek. Click images to be whisked away.

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Tagged barrettes, Etsy, hair clips, vintage

Recent packages in my mailbox and more fabric swapping

Posted on May 28, 2011 by SewTara| 1 Comment

My treasury worked! My hubby got me this, from here.

And these! Only they say ‘Tara’ and not ‘Stephanie blahblah’.

I also took advantage of a Heartsy deal and ordered some packaging supplies from this shop.

If you missed my fabric swap, or want to see scraps before you get them, my friend Tabatha is looking to part with some lovely pieces in return for some new to her fabric. I was with her when she bought most of these recently and it’s great stuff. Head over if you’re interested in taking a peek.

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Tagged Etsy, fabric, gifts, shopping, swaps

Bartering fun

Posted on May 12, 2011 by SewTara| 2 Comments

I had the pleasure of meeting Celine of Blue Calla at a Mommy’s night out thing a while back. With my pathetic willpower and purse/tote/bag addiction I wasn’t able to walk out without one of her items. She touches on so many of my favourite things like beautiful fabrics and Keyka Lou patterns. She also makes her own creations that are fantastically made and lovely to behold. Here’s the bag I bought.

Recently she attempted the ditty bag and wasn’t so sure about how it would be received. I offered to take this cute little one off her hands. We ended up working out a barter. Shortly after my fun little ditty bag arrived.

I’ve done a few barters before, they work out really well at craft shows, especially since you can do more than one and walk away with *all* your earnings. So check out Blue Calla’s shop, new blog and Facebook. You might see something you like!

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Tagged blue calla, ditty bag, Etsy, keyka lou

Silly new cozy.

Posted on May 9, 2011 by SewTara| 4 Comments

I don’t even remember how but I stumbled up on LittleRedAfro’s Etsy shop one day and saw this really funny little painting she had done.

I contacted her and asked her if she minded me putting it on a cozy. She said go ahead and just let the world know it was her idea. So behold my cozy based on her little painting.

I think it’s pretty funny, but I’ve got a dorky sense of humour. I’m making one for her as a thank you for letting me have some fun with her design. If you want one you can get one here.

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Tagged cup cozy, embroidery, Etsy, sewing

Oh right.

Posted on May 2, 2011 by SewTara| 5 Comments

I blogged a while back about The Vintage Cabin, a fun blog and shop I stumbled upon thanks to My Girl Thursday. I made some purchases and was going to show the fun package I recieved and my purchase in action.

This cute little fellow was greeting me when I unwrapped the box.

I thought this was a brilliant little touch, stamping the tissue paper! I have a custom SewTara stamp, why hadn’t I thought of this!

Here’s the new home of the lovely vintage clock. Yes that’s an unfinished wall. Yes that’s the fuse box. My ‘studio’ is a corner in the man cave. I make do.

Lately I’ve been having a hard time working my various jobs. I spend the mornings with my kids, run off to school to teach all afternoon, come home and do the usually family type stuff and then run to the basement until I can’t keep my eyes open to run my business. It’s like working 3 jobs.

I was wondering why I didn’t think of all this creative/blog/business thing *before* there were kid/kids and my hubby pointed out that maybe they are what drove me to find it. I think about all that time I just sat around doing nothing with my life before and how now every moment is filled with something. He said the pressure might be what pushed me to work so hard at being ‘me’ again.

I thought he was being pretty wise. Don’t tell him I said so, that kind of stuff goes to his head sometimes.

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Tagged Etsy, vintage

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‘Pyrex love’ by sewtara

A vintagey colourful treat for your eyes. Go ahead, feast!

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