It’s my birthday! Â I’m celebrating by doing something I’ve never done before – I’m having a flash sale for 24 hours only. Â How much of a discount? Â Well, I was born in 1974, so you do the math! June 20 from midnight to midnight Eastern Standard Time everything in my shop will be 41% off {…Continue Reading}
I’m planning something BIG that I’ve never ever done before! I’m keeping the details a secret, but I will say that it will be this Saturday, June 20 and it’s not something I’m planning to do very often. Â Do I have your mental gears working? Â I promise it will be worth the wait! Testing for {…Continue Reading}
The latest line from Willow and Co. is here! Â I was given a choice of any pattern to make from the collection. Â It was a daunting task, so I showed Arden the different designs and let her pick. Â She chose the Antalya Dress designed by Olga of Kid Approved. Â I love this dress with the {…Continue Reading}
Yay! It’s here, it’s here! I’m ready to begin collecting information to select testers for my Moto Jacket pattern. The pattern is unisex (yay! I’m not leaving the boys out this time!) for kid’s sized 2T to 12 Years. The main part of the jacket can be made using durable woven fabrics such as denim, {…Continue Reading}
Whee! I’ve been wanting to pretty things up around here for a while, and now’s the time! I recently contacted Sarah at Spunmonkey to revamp and correct some things on my site, so while she’s working, please pardon the dust! I nabbed a screen capture before she sets to work, shortly it won’t look like {…Continue Reading}
Hello! Over the weekend, I managed to grab some time to make a video tutorial showing the construction of the LOL Swing Top yoke and shoulder. These are two areas that can sometimes be potentially confusing when shown in still photos or illustrations. Â I actually show a way to back into the rolling described in {…Continue Reading}
Greetings!  I’m over the moon that Jessica from Craftiness Is Not Optional (CINO) and Kristin from Skirt As Top invited me to participate in Vintage May this season!  The precept for Vintage May is pretty open: sew something vintage inspired.  I’ve always been really drawn to 1940’s style, so I went with that! Specifically, I wanted to {…Continue Reading}
I took a little break from working on my Moto Jacket pattern to participate in a fun event – Top Stitchers! Â This is the brain child of Becca Duval of Free Notion, and pairs competitors up to meet challenges in different categories. I was assigned the category of pioneer, and as such I was tasked {…Continue Reading}
Hooray!!  STYLO Edition 4 is here!  I’ve been dying to be able to share this behind the scenes look from Mouse House Creations! The theme of this edition is STYLO no.04: HIGH FRUCTOSE, so everything revolves around bright citrus-y colors.  Hayley’s concept was to sew a collection of white and gray clothing and then set the kids loose {…Continue Reading}
I’ve been working on drafting and writing the tutorial for what will be my next pattern – The Moto Jacket!! This one will be in a smaller size range, and will be unisex! Â The original was made using salvaged leather from my sofa, but it will be written to work with denim, twill, canvas, etc. {…Continue Reading}
