{me & the fam, enjoying the greenery} My best friend Rebecca gave these to me for Christmas. Um, totally brilliant & funny & heartwarming! This is exactly why I love handmade gifts. I am sure that you can perceive a sense of humor in these dolls, which is fitting since she is a stand-up comedian [...]
Category: trends
Creative Burts: Wiksten Tank Dress
Jenny Gordy, the name and face behind Wiksten Made, is not only a pretty one, but also one that is here to stay in this age of independent pattern companies. A long time daily read of mine, Wiksten has impeccable photographs and inspirational content to make any creative peep swoon. I am beyond thrilled to [...]
Creative Bursts: The Skirt
When my brain can actually focus on ONE thing at a time, it goes straight to this: What should I sew with all the AMAZING new fabric we got in…. I think that we’ll be spying this feather print on many ladies in the park this summer!And that skirt? I haven’t sewn it up yet- [...]
Friday sendoff: colorblock spring
{romanticheskii}{j.crew}{johnathan saunders} {via Pinterest, from girlybygibson and refinery29} I may not be the obvious go-to person to discuss Spring trends seeing as I’ve spent the majority of the first three days of my maternity leave in my husbands pajama pants & XXL t-shirt, because all fabrics are Devil’s handiwork my skin suddenly repels fabric. I’ve [...]
Oscars 2012: Yawn
This year, Emeline & I watched the Oscars separately. Only because I’m too pregnant, too sick and too apathetic towards this years nominees to care to throw a party. And thankfully, I didn’t, because really WHAT WAS THAT? Some people are calling it a return to Hollywood and a palate cleanser… others are nominating it [...]
Friday Sendoff: Swimwear
While some of our ‘friends’ are at Club Med with their hunky boyfriends, the rest of us are left hanging. To rot here in the end (or what I’m claiming) of the Montreal Winter. I really can’t complain too much as I’ve had to dig out my car zero times this winter! Back to swimwear [...]
Calligraphy: Trend Predicted
{katie gilkes}{lisa congdon} {katie gilkes} Well I don’t have to be the one to remind you that we here at Emeline & Annabelle contend ourselves to be movers and shakers, trend setters, even early adopters if you will? Trend prediction comes naturally to us, and when I saw this project from the talented and cute [...]
Common Threads
From Meghan This idea has been germinating for some time. Some of my crafty friends and I have been musing about finding the space and time to set up a sewing club. Well, not just a sewing club exactly, more of a creative space where people could come to share and learn and discuss craft. [...]
Sewing Predictions 2012
Well it’s time for yet another Sew Mama Sew Sewing Predictions- fun to write, to read and look back at what we wrote last year! What were some of your favorite things related to sewing this past year? Hand Stitching , Solids, Camps and Summits, Tours (book and blog), the rise of Colette and the [...]
Friday sendoff: gifts for the man
{raw chocolate teapot via etsy} {portable usb turntable via anthology magazine} {lobel’s meat bible via the savile} {shark socks via uncommon goods} {mumford & sons sigh no more via band site} {weekly planner via poketo} We already know that I am not much of a shopper. Dave and I are really struggling this year to [...]