indie designs + handmade: what i wore

29 May 2012

The other day I had fun with shades of grey and repeating shapes. But don’t I do this most days? It seems to be my uniform as of late. I adore this poketo shirt my husband got me a few anniversaries ago. Every time I wear it I find a new imag…

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makin’ it [old school edition]

28 May 2012

Back in my days at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth we were set to the task of learning stone setting. Not buying a pre-made setting and putting a stone in it stone setting, but fabricating settings to set the stone in sort of stone setting.&n…

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husband’s handmade birthday

25 May 2012

Husband is officially older than me. This only lasts thirteen days a year and during these few days I refer to him as an old man. My old man has a suit and tie job, which you would never know by his weekend attire. My off the clock man is always in a s…

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Our visit to The Steel Yard

24 May 2012

Last Friday, husband and I went to The Steel Yard open house. It’s been a while since we visited. This time we were able to see demos, one of my favorites being the blacksmithing demo as it was the first time I’ve seen a blacksmith in action. I so want…

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welcome spring!

23 May 2012

Spring has flown by, flowers have bloomed and wilted as quickly as they came. Since I have been so tardy with my welcome spring posts I thought I would arrange all future posts by color. This way none of our favorite spring blooms get lost in the shuff…

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thrifted + handmade: what i wore

22 May 2012

I’ve been doing a lot of thrift shopping lately. It is the perfect, cheap retail therapy. I am sure you know by now if I am not thrifting I am generally buying something handmade.This past Monday I had one new-to-me skirt and a brand new Xenotees shirt…

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makin’ it

21 May 2012

Here’s what I’ve been making this past week… ..forget-me-not necklaces.I first start with cleaning the castings then I solder a jump ring onto the back of the flower for a bail. I’ve left out some of the boring parts like cleaning solder from ev…

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welcome spring!

16 May 2012

I have been so overwhelmed with all of the lovely blooms this spring. It seems like everything is popping up all at once. But poppies are always my favorite.There were in a sweet window box I came across one spring evening on my way to meet husban…

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thrifted + handmade: what I wore

15 May 2012

The other day I needed a little pick me up. It had been raining for a while and I had a party to go to for my Arts in RI team. I decided to ditch my usual uniform of jeans and get out a vintage frock that I hadn’t worn yet. If the spring weather wasn’t…

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makin’ it

14 May 2012

I am starting to find my groove again in the studio. Slowly but surely, I am getting back into the swing of things. My next order of business is to get myself working earlier but for now I will take what I can get. This week I worked on making som…

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