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11Nov | 2010

Ruffles handbag tutorial

Posted by Joy | under Sewing . Tutorials . Upcycle | 16 Comments

I know I teased a lot with this tutorial, mostly because I made it so long a go, 4 months a go to be exact. I took the pictures the week I moved this little blog to wordpress. Since things got so busy after that I almost forgot I had it, until just a few weeks back. And finally today I have time to write [...]

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4Nov | 2010

My first men’s jacket

Posted by Joy | under Crafting . Sewing | 4 Comments

In my last post I showed you the dresses I made for Beth and her daughter. Well along with the dresses I also made the jacket for the groom Willie. I was super excited because even though I have made jackets before, this was my first time making a men’s jacket. It was A LOT of work, mostly because the fabric the groom choose was [...]

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2Nov | 2010

More pretty dresses

Posted by Joy | under Crafting . Sewing | 3 Comments

Remember I shared this weekend about me making a lot of things last week? Well here are 2 more dresses! I made those for my friend Beth, she was the Maid of Honor on her best friend’s wedding this weekend, and here are the dresses I made for her and her lovely daughter Delilah. I was pretty lucky she shared with me the last picture [...]

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31Oct | 2010

Halloween Wedding Dress

Posted by Joy | under Crafting . Sewing . Upcycle | 18 Comments

I normally don’t blog on weekends, but I though I should make an exception since last week I end up being super silent. The reason: 3 dresses for weddings, 2 Halloween costumes for friends, a jacket for a groom, and my own Halloween costume. I was so busy sewing that I forgot to take pictures of process – I know! Bad blogger! But I can [...]

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20Oct | 2010

HowJoyful prom flowers

Posted by Joy | under Crafting . Sewing | 5 Comments

A few months a go Ken’s cousin ask me if I could make some flowers for him and his GF to wear at their Prom. Of course I was super excited, because not only they wanted me to make the boutonniere, corsage and hair-flower, they had our engagement session as their inspiration! How cute is that Anyways, today I finally got my hands on some [...]

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