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There was a moment that forced a long, rusty lever to move, this kind of steel bar pointing up at an angle like a needle reading some kind of gauge, though I’m not sure at all what it’s meant to measure.
I experience corporate creativity in the way I am influenced by the complimentary work of other creatives and makers.
The Ogden Cami by True Bias is a sewing pattern that fits into this style story seamlessly. It quickly became such an essential staple that I made three in as many weeks, two of which were fashioned from my small fabric remnant stash. I. Love. This. Pattern.
I’m a person who dearly loves the symbolic and the nostalgic, which is just the symbolism of memory. I’m not the kind of beach person who wants to decorate with shells, but give me a dress that moves like the ocean and is the perfect shade of green/blue, and I’m in symbolic style heaven.
I’ve heard understated personal style described as “strength held in restraint”. It’s all about those still waters, that quiet confidence. It’s clean and warm. It’s panache without flash. It’s grace held in subtext.
Me Made May and a May 30x30 capsule wardrobe is a double scoop ice cream cone of style play, and I am excited to share my handmade 30x30 today.
I always find a great deal of comfort in understanding my life and my world through the lens of history.
If the church reaches the world by serving people’s needs, it must take into account how all of its own actions are connected to the needs of others, not only those actions labeled as missionary in nature. We live in a created world, connected and holistic. Every action we take has it’s reaction.
“So are we, spirit and flesh, clothed head to toe in the goodness of God.” From All Will Be Well a book of devotions on the writing of Julian of Norwich
Sam and I are likely going to have to cancel the biggest trip we’ve ever planned with just the two of us. Every five years, we try to take an extended time away just for us. This year we will celebrate fifteen years of marriage and had planned a week in Maui.
Hand making garments could be one of the slowest forms of slow fashion. Slow fashion is the combination of ethical, sustainable production with mindful, responsible consumption. When I make a garment, I have power over both of these elements, and I understand my impact more intimately.
Spring here on the Southern California coast has a very specific scent. As the days inch longer and the sun warms all the budding plants, there is a sweet, earthy fragrance that will sometimes surprise you in the least likely places…
Shopping for fabric yardage second hand is less like shopping and more like sticking your hand in the pocket of an old coat and pulling out a surprise ten-dollar bill.