SewTara in Hamilton.

Posted on July 16, 2012 by SewTara| Leave a comment

Well, it appears I’m a bit addicted to attending any Etsy event I can. Since I’ve hopped the borer twice it didn’t seem like such a big deal to head down to Hamilton for a meet up. This time it was a joint effort between Etsy and The Beehive Collective. I also sent a Tweet to Elycia since Hamilton is her town and asked what I should check out while I was puttering around downtown Hamilton in the scorching heat. I’m glad she had ideas because I found White Elephant and Needlework.

The lovely ladies behind the collective are gearing up for Supercrawl and a huge art instalation piece. Last year they covered a building in knitted ‘bricks’. This year they plan on covering buildings for a block or so with fabric hexies. We all met up and spent a night whipping up some hexies for the instalation.

If you’d like to help you can download templates here and here and drop them off at a list of places in Hamilton or Toronto or I’m sure you could contact The Beehive and find a way to send your contributions over.

See all the photos in the EtsyCA album.

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Friday Create Along & a giveaway!

Posted on July 13, 2012 by SewTara| 22 Comments

Well since I already unveiled my better late than never Create Along project earlier this week I don’t have one to share. But I do have an up next project as well as a giveaway!!

Shannon of BLISSFULpatterns has generously offered to give away a PDF copy of this fabric basket.

Giveaway will be open from Friday July 13th until Tuesday July 17th. I’ll announce the winner on Wednesday July 18th. That won’t leave you time to play along and reveal with me next Friday but please share in the future.

To enter just leave a comment below (make sure there’s a link/email/contact way for me) and tell me what you’d be using your basket for. I might just have to steal your idea, I don’t *neeeed* a fabric basket but it’s so stinking cute and I love to try and stitch up new things!

Normally I don’t make people jump through hoops and earn extra entries but if you do happen to share on Twitter, your blog, or the Facebook please do come back and leave an extra comment, you’re worth it.

Good luck!

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Friday Create Along, yeah.

Posted on July 11, 2012 by SewTara| 2 Comments

Nothing like letting yourself down on deadlines you set all by your lonesome eh?

This was done last Friday but I just didn’t get to the whole photographing and posting bit. So here it is now. I’ll just forge ahead and share and then Friday I’ll announce my new creation.

I went with the lovely yellow & grey combo on this one. I love how it turned out.

Pattern is from here fabric is by Joel Dewberry, it’s Majestic Oak in Sunglow. Find it on Etsy.

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Ste Anne’s spa my night away.

Posted on July 10, 2012 by SewTara| 1 Comment

Last time I went to the spa it was heaven, this time it was a bigger slightly farther away heaven. I’ve been spoiled going to Ste Anne’s twice in the past few months but I’m not ashamed to say I’ll be doing again!

We’re planning an anniversary trip there shortly. My hubby’s really into cooking and food so I can’t wait for him to try some of the great meals they always serve up.

I had the whole top floor of this house to myself, it was far too much space. There’s beds for 3 and I felt so decadent just puttering around all by myself, but it was a fantastic time away. I took a relaxation class, used the work out room, enjoyed the hot tub (and not the cool plunge pool), eucalyptus room . . . just remembering it all makes me want to be back there.

How fitting there was one of these in the hallway!

If you are in the area you can get last minute deals for a steal, just check about 5 days in advance. Pardon the snow, yeah it took me that long to share these photos! I’ll be quicker with the summer visit ones. It was absolutely *freezing* when I went and I didn’t get to enjoy the grounds so much like I’ll be able to this month.

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Oh my!

Posted on July 9, 2012 by SewTara| 4 Comments

Did I really just miss almost a whole week of blogging?! Where does time go!?
Guess I’ve been fooling myself saying “Once school’s out I’ll have so much time to do things”. Summer vacation isn’t as productive when you have a 3 year old and 5 year old to entertain and play with.

I did manage to do some creating last week. I’m getting ready for the Broken Arts Fest I’ll be at on Saturday.

Here’s the one with that vintage fabric I thrifted a while back, love the little handkerchiefs.

This bunny fabric is fun. I’ve had scraps of it in packs I’ve ordered here and there and I finally just went ahead and ordered a half yard.

I’d better get catching up on my Create Along post, and writing about the Hamilton EtsyCA meet up, and sharing some random stuff . .

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More about the Etsy meet up in Toronto.

Posted on July 2, 2012 by SewTara| 2 Comments

Well the pictures are up and now so is the video. Photo credit: Claire Louise Foster. Here’s an awkward shot of me, I really have to get used to this posing thing. Here’s the full article on the Etsy blog with links to the speakers and such.

You do have to watch the video all the way to the end to see me, but it’s totally worth the 3 minutes.
Also I was getting nervous in an empty room with about 5 people just looking at me waiting for what I had to say, so pardon my fidgetiness.

Toronto Meetup from Etsy Inc. on Vimeo.

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Hair fun . . . or Fun hair?

Posted on June 28, 2012 by SewTara| 4 Comments

I decided to live a little for the summer and got all wild and crazy with my hair! My apologies for the crazily formatted pictures.

I didn’t advertise my plans to many people, just in case I chickened out in the end. But I went through with it, and I love it! It caused quiet the stir today with the kids at school, but it was the last day so why not have a bit of fun.

It’s only been 24 hours so I don’t have the best pics just yet but I wanted to share.

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Bigger scraps and non scraps.

Posted on June 26, 2012 by SewTara| 3 Comments

I believe non-scrap bits of fabric are just called fabric.

I ordered some more fun stuff. Yeah, stomach I need to stop ordering and get sewing.

I do have a problem.

But I admit it.

Carry on.

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Scraps! Yes, I’m a scrap addict.

Posted on June 25, 2012 by SewTara| 1 Comment

Well I fell victim to ordering some scraps again. These ones are from Michelle Patterns and I always love her fabric choices, all the ones she posts about on her blog and of course her patterns. So whenever I catch that she has a scrap pack for sale I usually end up buying it.

I’ve already cut a bunch up for some scrappy wallets and set aside the small bits for magnet making. Now that I’m caught up on all my orders I intend to do some fun sewing. What a coincidence school is almost out.

Seriously, fabric with poodles *and* strawberries. How cute is that?!

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Friday Create Along

Posted on June 22, 2012 by SewTara| 2 Comments

Woohoo, I’m finally done the messenger bag!! Well . . . one of them at least!
I was zipping along all fine and good when I realised I may have done thing wrong with Wesley’s bag. So I laid it aside and started in on Nate’s to discover where I’d messed up. I found out, finished Nate’s, spent some quality time with Mr Stitchripper and Wesley’s bag and then I sort of wandered off to do something fun. Yeah I’m like that.

I’ll get Wesley’s done this weekend, Nate loves his. I used the same Japanese fabric I used when I made his little back pack so he likes it since it’s a bag “like Mommy and Daddy’s” but still like the little backpack he really likes.

I suppose I’ll get a double action shot too.

Next up is this Flores Clutch from I Think Sew. I’ve wanted to make it for a while and have owned the pattern for ages so I think I’ll set to it now! Take a peek around the shop, there’s some lovely PDF patterns there and they’re really affordable and delivered by email!

It’s a busy last week of school, lots of celebrations, parties and cleaning up but I’ll sneak in some sewing time.

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