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Tag Archives: holiday
Bow Tie Box
A bow tie should have it’s own storage box!
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Posted in Crafts, News, Sewing
Tagged Bow ties, Echo fabric collection, gift, handmade, holiday, Lotta Jansdotter, Mod Podge
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Echo Tote Bag
A few weeks back, I went to the fabric store and was immediately drawn to Lotta Jansdotter’s new Echo collection. I chose Spring Buds in mustard, and the aqua Scattered Pods, I thought it would make a terrific tote bag! … Continue reading
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Posted in Crafts, News, Sewing
Tagged crafts, DIY, Echo fabric collection, gift, handmade, holiday, Lotta Jansdotter, Sewing, tote bag
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Aunt Pearl’s Date Cookies
Thanksgiving is over, and Christmas will be here before you know it! This is the time of year when I begin to stockpile various cookie doughs in my freezer to bake in the coming weeks. I’ll be posting a few … Continue reading
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Happy Thanksgiving!
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Posted in Food, Glorious Food, Holiday, Mrs. Crankipants
Tagged Cartoon, cartoons, digital illustration, game show host, holiday, humor, Illustration, Mrs. Crankipants, Photoshop, tacky blazer, Thanksgiving, Tina Garceau, turkey
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Wood Grain Bow Tie
Another idea of what to do with fabric scraps – make a bow tie! This is my first “clip-on” tie. I had a hard time finding the hardware, so imagine my surprise when I walked into Fleishman’s in Queen Village, … Continue reading
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Posted in Crafts, Holiday, Philadelphia, Sewing
Tagged American Thread, Bow ties, fabric scraps, Fleishman's, handmade, holiday
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Goblin’ Up Cake
It certainly wouldn’t be Halloween without a cake to celebrate the occasion! This spider topped beauty is giving me a case of Halloween-orexia! It has all of the necessary components of horror – a jack-o-lantern face, a dismembered arachnid, and … Continue reading
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Posted in Halloween, Step Away From The Pastry Bag
Tagged amateur, bakery, black, cake, diabetes, festive, frosting, gruesome, Halloween, holiday, horror, humor, Jack O' Lantern, orange, Philadelphia, pumpkin, spiders, Step Away From The Pastry Bag, web
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Oh, Dem Golden Slippers!
Happy New Year from Broad Street in South Philly!
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Posted in Holiday
Tagged 2011, Happy New Year, holiday, Monkey & Bird, Mummers, Philadelphia, String Bands
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The Geek Cred Holiday Special
In between Christmas and New Year’s still counts as the holidays, right?
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Posted in Holiday, News
Tagged Christmas, geek, holiday, nerd, patch Fan Club, Star Wars, street cred
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