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    Busy week..and nothing to show for it…yet…

    September 9, 2010 - By 

    The week has just slipped away… Some how I thought when the kids went back to school I’d have a ton of time to devote to art. HMMM…maybe I’m just playing catch-up with all the things I’ve put off for the majority of the summer.

    I have worked on our vacation scrapbook a little but since I don’t share photos of my kids on my blog…I’m not going to share the pages….sorry.  I’ve also made a couple of birthday cards and a gift that I will share on Sunday afternoon. I know that the recipient reads my blog so I don’t dare post until then…no peeking! You know who you are!!!

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    September Dress

    September 1, 2010 - By 

    Last month some of my visitors from the Dress-up Project thought the idea of recreating my flag twirler uniform was a good idea. Funny because it was just something I thought on a whim …not a really great plan in my head. So, I dug out the picture and gave it a whirl…or maybe that should be a twirl.

    Most high school mascots are named for birds or tough, scary animals. Or maybe warriors.
    Not us…
    We were the Skippers. Yeah…I know…
    Oh, watch out!!  Here come those big, bad  Skippers!  It was a nautical thing that was much more relevant about 50 or so years prior. Although I’m sure it was chosen as an elitist thing. Bunch of snobs….but I digress.

    Anyway…we had a sailor theme for our uniforms. I did manage the sailor collar but didn’t even attempt to make a sailor hat or the white gloves.

    I’m  pretty happy with the result.

    What do you think compared to the real deal…?

    Homecoming 1988

    Never mind the “woodsy-the-owl glasses”.  Good grief…keep in mind it was the 80’s after all.

    Make sure to visit the Alice and Camilla blog to see the rest of the September dresses.