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International Natural Hair Meetup Day

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Saturday, May 18th was International Natural Hair Meetup Day. I am involved with the Dayton Gem City Naturals, and we all met up at Taste restaurant to eat, drink and be merry with our curl friends. I had a wonderful time, and I look forward to the next natural hair meetup.

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I won a gift card from the restaurant.

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Got the opportunity to meet CoilyHeadChick from YouTube.

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All of my swag from the event!

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All in all there were close to 50 people in attendance. Looking forward to next year!

Peace and blessings,
Michelle

 
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Posted by on May 21, 2013 in natural hair

 

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Garter Snake Purse

I purchased a new pattern from Ravelry and decided to give it a whirl. It’s the Garter Snake Purse.

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I fell in love with the purse immediately. So, I purchased some charcoal gray Lion’s Brand Thick and Quick yarn and got to work. It knit up really fast because the yarn is so thick.
I purchased some really cute fabric from Joann’s to line the bag with.

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Once I finished knitting the base of the bag, I pinned up the fabric on the inside, and I am currently sewing the lining in. Once I finish lining it and choosing handles, I will post a final pic.

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Make sure you check back for final pictures.

Peace and blessings,
Michelle

 
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Posted by on May 12, 2013 in handmade, Knitting

 

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So Glad I Found You

About two weeks ago I found a picture of a knit tote bag that I really liked. I fell in love with the construction, the color, the whole bag! I knew I wanted to make it, but there was one problem…I could not find the pattern.

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I had surgery on Tuesday, so as a result of that and some personal things going on in my life, I haven’t been sleeping well. So, on Friday night (Early Saturday morning, around 2:26 am) I found myself lying awake in bed. So, I picked up my phone and started looking up things online.

I thought about the bag after being up for about 30 minutes, so I started searching for it. After about 20 minutes of searching I had found it. I almost started yelling in bed. 😜

So, Saturday morning I got up, made breakfast, took a shower and hit the road (rather slowly since I just had surgery) on a quest to get the materials needed to make my bag.

I stopped by Joann’s where I found the yarn that I plan to use. The pattern calls for 2 or 3 skeins or yarn, so I picked up three to be on the safe side. Here is the yarn that I chose.

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I knew from the start that I wanted to line the bag, so I searched Joann’s for fabric. They used to have a lot of really nice fabric there, but I was really hard pressed to find something that I liked. But, after 20 minutes of walking back and forth, I finally found it.

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I wanted a fabric that had green in it, and this one matches perfectly. So, after getting the fabric cut, I sashayed over to the aisle where the needles are kept. The pattern calls for size 13 straight and circular needles. I use the bamboo needles because I love the smoothness. Well, to my surprise Joann’s had every size in stock but 13. I had planned to check Michael’s and Hobby Lobby, but after hitting the mall to find some work shoes, the fact that I had surgery a few days before caught up with me. So, I went home. I will pick up the needles this week. Although I am dying to start this project, I am currently working on another project, so I can wait.

I will swing by the thrift store to find a purse that I can cut the straps off of to use for this bag.
Pictures to one once I get the bag started.

Peace and blessings,
Michelle

 
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Posted by on April 28, 2013 in Knitting

 

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Practice Makes Perfect

I came across some DIY tea towels over on No. 2 Pencil and I fell in love. So, this weekend I gathered up the materials do that I could make some for myself. I picked up a “Love” stencil to practice with.

You may ask why it’s necessary for me to practice. Well, my mother has always told me that I am “heavy handed”, meaning that I use a large amount when a small amount will do. This proved to be true when I did the first stencil. I put too much adhesive on the stencil and had to work hard to get it off the tea towel. 😳 I will work on the spacing on the next ones as well. But, other than that, I must say that they came out rather nicely. So, I am now on the prowl for that perfect stencil, and I will be ready to go.

Here are the pics of my tea towels. You can check out No. 2 Pencil if you would like a tutorial.

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Now, it just needs to dry for 24 hours, then I can set it with the iron and its ready to go.

Peace and blessings,
Michelle

 
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Posted by on April 8, 2013 in D.I.Y., decorating, handmade

 

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Joined in Another Knit A Long

I found another knit a long on Instagram, and I must say that it is another pattern that I am excited about. Once I finish the current shawl, I plan to make a fee more in different colors. My next one will probably be heather gray and red.

Here is a pic of the pattern picture.

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Here is a picture of where I am currently. At first I was going to just knit the one color, but a couple of my Instagram friends suggested that I add the chocolate brown. I am so happy that I did.

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I plan to buy this yarn from Madelinetosh. When I saw it I knew I wanted to make a shawl with it. The colors just speak to me!

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I will post pics of the final projects once I am done.

Peace and blessings,
Michelle

 
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Posted by on March 24, 2013 in D.I.Y., handmade, Knitting

 

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It’s Getting In My System

I must say that I am super excited about learning to sew. You can always tell when I am excited about something because I talk about it constantly. I know my close friends wish I would just stop talking about it. Eventually the incessant talking will neutralize, but right now I am going to bask in my own excitement.

So, lately I have been putting my iPad to work overtime. I have been looking for things that I want to have made, and things that I would like to make when I learn to sew. I have some easy things that I would like to make, and then some things that will definitely be made down the road.

Here are some pictures of what will be my beginning projects.

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I have seen and fallen in love with a lot of fabric in the past couple of weeks! All of the fabric in the following pics can be purchased from SewFineFabric on
Etsy.

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In a future post I will share some of the more intricate things that I would like to learn.

Peace and blessings,
Michelle

 
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Posted by on March 19, 2013 in Crafts, D.I.Y., handmade, sewing, Uncategorized

 

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Mama, I Want To Sew Part II

I am writing this post as a follow-up to my original Mama, I Want To Sew post. I fell in love with the corduroy coat made by Mimi G.

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Well, I do not know how long it will take me to get up to coat making caliber, do I have decided to have the coat made by the lovely ladies from Sew Dayton. When I am finally up to snuff, then I will make the coat in another coat.

I have been looking at fabrics online, and here is what I like so far. I have chosen two colors in the corduroy fabric. Light gray and khaki.

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I have chosen a few different fabrics for the color and sleeve cuffs. I will narrow it down at some point. In the first photo, I like the middle fabric.

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Here are the two buttons that I like so far. One is two big, but I am going to contact the seller to see if she has the size that I need. I love the “Tree of Life” button.

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So, which corduroy would you choose? Which collar and cuff fabric? Which buttons?

Peace and blessings,
Michelle

 
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Posted by on March 15, 2013 in sewing, Uncategorized

 

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