Author Archives: Sharon

Pleating and Poufing

The final thing I had to do to prepare my wedding dress for its debut at my class reunion was to pouf the overlayed black train. After cutting off the bottom of the pink part of the dress to make … Continue reading

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Cutting Up

So I did it. I slugged back a couple of ciders and I cut my wedding dress. And it wasn’t that bad. I thought it might even feel good, but it didn’t. In the end, it was just fabric. I … Continue reading

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THE Shoes

I’ve been so on edge lately about the Wedding Dress Remake™ (Yes, I did cut the bodice for the halter top. No, I have not actually sewn anything yet.) that I kind of forgot about accessorizing. When I sat down … Continue reading

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50 By 50 #41-50–Fun and Fabulous!

I’m finishing up my 50 By 50 list with some miscellaneous items that I’m pretty damn excited about. 41. Watch all of the Academy Award winning best films. Chris and I started doing this a couple of years ago, but … Continue reading

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50 By 50 #34-40: Miscellaneous

33. Digitalize all of the family slides, put them on DVD and send them to dad and Hank. -Last May when I home visiting  my dad, I scanned in all of the family slides that dad had given me. When … Continue reading

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50 By 50 #27-32: Other Crafty Stuff

This is the last of the crafty lists, and I must admit that this is feeling a bit overwhelming. I know there are still seven years and three days for me to get all of these things worked into my … Continue reading

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50 By 50 #23-26: Knitting

What a surprisingly short knitting list! 23. Complete all knitting WIPs including Epic Sweater the First. I’ve kind of been working on this one all year. The only new projects I’ve started this calendar year have been socks, and I … Continue reading

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50 By 50 #18-22: Spinning

More crafty things for the list! I’m thinking the spinny stuff should come before the knitting stuff, even though there is crossover, of course. 18. Spin and knit 20 hats from WV fleece. About a year and half ago I … Continue reading

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50 By 50 #12-17: Sewing

Of course my 50 By 50 list ended up being mostly crafty stuff. I’ve broken them down into categories for your convenience. Ok, really for my convenience. 12. Wear my wedding dress again. By this I mean to remake my … Continue reading

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50 By 50 #4-11: Travel

Next up on the 50 By 50 list is travel! I attempted to limit myself to seven travel ideas since that would be one item per year between now and 2018, but I overshot it by one trip. Maybe Blogher … Continue reading

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