I really should just stop looking at clothes altogether! I saw this beauty on Miss Selfridge’s website today : Ohhhh I want iiiiit. It’s £25 sodding pounds though, and I refuse to pay that much for that little fabric! I’ve been searching in vain for similar lace, and the one I liked the most was [...]
Entries from November 23rd, 2009
So many ideas, so little time!
November 23rd, 2009 · No Comments · being crafty
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Exciting future projects!
November 22nd, 2009 · No Comments · Uncategorized
Words cannot describe how excited I am right now!! If you look over to the ‘I read…’ list on the right, you’ll see some blogs from my fellow assistants, but also some two from people in the sewing world whose blogs I’ve been following regularly. First off is Gertie’s New Blog For Better Sewing. This [...]
Tags: future projects·sewing
It’s official : I’m an idiot
November 21st, 2009 · No Comments · Uncategorized
I swear, the past few days have been CLUMSY CENTRAL. In no particular order: 1. As I was leaving Beef for her Mitfahrgelegenheit to Mannheim, I turned around to tell her to send me a text when she got there and SMACK. Right into a pole in front of the Hauptbahnof. 2. Going to pick [...]
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Sally’s First Date
November 11th, 2009 · 2 Comments · Uncategorized
Finally! I finally finished it! It’s not perfect but I feel that I’ve done a fairly good job. I modifed the Coffee Date Dress pattern to have a low back, higher neckline and thinner straps. Sally’s chuffed to have a new dress named after her! She was very useful, I used her to see [...]
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The Fun Theory
November 9th, 2009 · No Comments · Uncategorized
From : http://www.thefuntheory.com/ Can you make more people do something by making it fun to do? That’s what these guys are trying to do, starting with making more people take the stairs rather than the escalator at a Stockholm Underground station : ALL U-BAHN STATIONS SHOULD HAVE PIANO STAIRS. FACT. This pretty much made my [...]
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Language Barrier
November 8th, 2009 · No Comments · Uncategorized
Some days, I feel like my German is really really good, and other days I just despair at how little I’ve improved.
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Heidelberg!
November 7th, 2009 · No Comments · Uncategorized
What do you do when you see these steps going up to the Heidelberg Schloss? Run up them of course! WIN! I think the view should say more than I could about Heidelberg – it’s a total fairytale. Loved seeing a bit of East German Ampelmann!
Tags: Germany·Heidelberg·travels
Meet Sally!
November 5th, 2009 · No Comments · Uncategorized
I’m a bit poorly today, so had the day off school (which sucks, because my conversation classes have been going CRAZILY well, I’m so happy). Currently filling up my day with nothingness, so trying to be a bit productive by finally updating and getting some sewing done Oh the things you can pick up [...]
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