SPARTA!!!

Outro fim-de-semana passou em que não tive tempo nenhum para costurar... *suspiro*

Another weekend has passed in which I had no time to sew,... *sigh*








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A usar:
- Vestido “pingão” azul
- Casaco de malha preto
- Leggings pretas imitação de cabedal
- Cinto muito largo com tiras e argolas
- Sandálias pretas de cunha com tiras
- Bolsa azulada e preta
- Brincos e anéis

Wearing:
- Blue dress
- Black cardigan
- Black leather-like leggings
- Extra wide multi-strap belt
- Black strappy wedges
- Bluish bag with black accents
- Earrings and rings

Thank You!

On this Memorial Day, as we spend time with our family and friends at BBQ's, the beach, catching up on our DVR or working.



Take a moment to remember our soldiers that fight daily for our freedoms and the soldiers that fought for the freedoms we have today.



Thank you to everyone of you!!!



Photography taken By

Birthday Month!!

yep... i'm a June baby!! and this upcoming birthday is an especially tough one for me... it's true. this will be the last year i can ( honestly ) count myself in my early thirties... then... it's mid thirties!!! ha

so... i've decided how to make it hurt a little bit less... i'm gonna throw one serious birthday party for myself!! and i've invited all my blogging friends to come over to my party! ;) how fun right!! and each one them is bringing presents too!! but, not for me... :( for YOU!! cause... a birthday party, just isn't a party without celebrating with gifts!

Every Post this month ( and there will be o' sooo many ) will be a Birthday Celebration Give-A-Way!! yep.. i like to party like a rock star... and so do my friends!! ;) So, get ready for some crazy good gifts coming your way!!

I guess we should start the party off with a bang! Up for grabs... a couple party favors from me to you and our first Party Guest has arrived!!

Two - elusive Flea Market Fancy charm packs from our beloved Denyse Schmidt!!

AND

Meet our first Guest!

{ Karamat }

I'm so excited to join in!! I love birthdays.So you probably want a little info about me... I'm Tammy - wife to Chris and mom to Megan (my 2-year-old inspiration). I've been sewing since I was in elementary school (I still remember the felt clothes I made for Barbie!) and took up quilting while in college. Now I spend my sewing time making clothes for Megan, and quilt tops that never seem to get quilted. You can keep up with my sewing and family adventures at karamatdesigns.blogspot.com.Last year I turned my love of fabric into a business and opened Karamat Fabrics on etsy (http://www.karamat.etsy.com/). I'm having such a great time picking out fabrics for the shop (the new things coming in this August/September are going to be GREAT!!) and helping people fulfill their creative needs. As a birthday gift I'd like to give away 2 charm packs - winner's pick from those in stock.Thanks for letting me join in the fun!!Tammy

The guidelines!

just leave a note saying... hey you don't look a day over 21! i kid, i kid! haha... just a quick note saying hi would be fab!

for additional entries:

become a follower of mine!! ;)

become a follower of { karamat }

I will keep this give-a-way open until Thursday the 3rd of June at 9:00 pm PST.

PLEASE NOTE... THERE ARE GONNA BE A LOT OF WINNERS THIS MONTH... SO, YOU'LL HAVE TO CHECK BACK TO SEE IF YOU'RE ONE OF THEM.... AND YOU"LL HAVE TO SEND ME AN EMAIL IF YOU ARE! GOOD LUCK KIDS!! ;)

Xo, Heather

weekend projects!!

well kids... it's memorial weekend! i know many of you will be traveling or vacationing this holiday away... but sadly the boy toy has to work all weekend :( So... i will have plenty of time to visit lost loved ones and finish some sewing projects! i've been working on my Swiss Army Quilt again and i think i'm almost ready to start sewing the blocks together! ;)

if you must have these fabulous fabrics too... for your own swanky quilt... Kerri's got all the goods!! Check out her fantastic store ( shh... she does custom orders too! )

Sew Deerly Loved

and... i have been playing with the idea of sporadically opening my etsy shop again with little handmade treasures ( limited qualities only! ) haha... i don't want to get into custom orders again... they really made my hobby a job! LOL

i needed a new travel calender and picked one up last night at the targ'et... and low and behold... their Liberty of London is now on clearance, so i picked up a cutie travel pad too. but my pad was soooo much more clever then my ugly calender... which led me to a little patchwork cover for her :) now they look smashing!!

what do you think??? Etsy worthy???
either way... have a wonderful holiday weekend!!
Xo, Heather

Sob o céu azul – Under the blue sky

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Não resisti ao céu azul e a tirar algumas fotos no terraço! O tempo está excelente!
Nos próximos dias vamos decorar o terraço com mobília de exterior (já se podem ver as camas!).
Hoje recebi boas notícias: passei no exame de certificação do curso ISTQB®Certified Tester, Advanced Level, Test Manager, que fui fazer a Lisboa há tempos! IUPII!!!

I couldn’t resist taking some pictures on my rooftop terrace! The weather is just perfect!
During the next few days we’ll be setting the new outdoor furniture on the terrace (the sunbathing beds are already there).
Today I received good news: I passed on the certification exam of the ISTQB®Certified Tester, Advanced Level, Test Manager Course that I took in Lisbon some time ago! YAY!






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A usar:
- Vestido comprido azul
- Casaco de malha bege
- Sandálias gladiador beges, carteira com tachas bege
- Acessórios em dourado

Wearing:
- Blue maxi-dress
- Beige knit jacket
- Flat gladiator sandals and studded bag
- Golden accessories

Wedding Bouquets

Tropically Delicious and exotic! I love how the flowers to me scream tropical, but the setting is so vintage, and it all comes together, elegantly perfect.

Com pinta - Spotted

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Acho que é das combinações que mais me agradam este ano: preto, branco e mostarda. Foi um dia cansativo e a roupa deu-me um pouco de energia positiva... No fim do dia fui às compras, um vício uma terapia que ajuda a libertar o stress; preferia costurar, que tem o mesmo efeito em mim, mas infelizmente não tenho tido tempo para a costura durante a semana.

I think this is one of my favorite color combos this year: black, white and mustard yellow. It was a hard day at the office and this outfit helped to cheer me up. When I got out I went shopping, an addiction a therapy which always helps getting over a stressful day… I’d rather sew (which also helps to distress), but unfortunately there hasn’t been enough time during the week lately.




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A usar:
- Blusão amarelo mostarda
- Top às bolinhas preto e branco
- Calças skinny pretas
- Sandálias de salto alto e tiras cruzadas com debrum amarelo
- Brincos em forma de flor em tons amarelados e alaranjados, relógio dourado estilo retro, anel grosso no dedo indicador

Wearing:
- Mustard yellow jacket
- Black and white spotted top
- Black skinny jeans
- Black strappy sandals with yellow border
- Flower shaped earrings, retro style golden watch and wide golden index ring

Summer Bling Quilt!!

beautiful pink diamonds... does it get any girlier??? i think not! haha... i had been itchin to try a { half square triangle } quilt for sometime and last week... i finally got my chance! i played with a couple different designs... but after some thought and comments from friends on Flickr... i went with an off centered diamond ;) Katie has an amazing Flickr group that has severe HST eye candy and after i scanned their photo pool... this one gave me a lot of inspiration!

since my clever oldest was holding up my quilt top for me... he thought i'd be super funny to take a quick photo of me... not looking to pleased! haha... what a stinkerbutt!!

now back to my { me + you } quilt with my dear friend Joan!!

The Swiss Army Quilt!!

Here's too having a fantastic weekend!!

XO, Heather

Wedding Bouquet

So classic and vintage and elegant and modern all at the same time.



Photography by: Footstone Photography

Cor indefinível - Indefinable color

É “Cor de burro quando foge”, segundo o meu pai... Está algures entre o cinzento, o castanho e o esverdeado...

Mushroom color... Something in between gray, brown and green...





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A usar:
- Casaco de cabedal, top e calças de seda da “tal cor”
- Top de tricô branco (linho) feito por mim (ver aqui)
- Sandálias padrão cobra
- Saco grande também da “tal cor”
- Brincos em prateado e branco, relógio redondo grande prateado, anéis.

Wearing:
- Mushroom leather jacket, silk top and pants
- Knit top (linen) made by me (click here)
- Snakeskin sandals
- Mushroom bag
- Silver/white earrings, round silver watch and rings.

Entertaining Tips: Guests

New Rule

Girls Night, In! In this economy everyone is strapped, so have everyone bring one bottle of wine, put in a movie (or not) and chat.... just gossip, that's what you'd wind up doing at that expensive Tapa's place anyway, right?

Gabardina inspirada em Lacroix - Lacroix inspired trench

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Uma das peças que fiz há uns anos e que adoro, é uma gabardina inspirada na gabardina Falbala de Christian Lacroix. Podem ver os detalhes da sua construção clicando aqui.

This is one of my favorite garments, a trench that I made a few years ago, inspired by Christian Lacroix's Falbala trench coat. You can see the construction details here.




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A usar:
- Gabardina Falbala feita por mim (ver detalhes aqui)
- Calças saruel pretas
- T-shirt às riscas preta e branca
- Bolsa básica preta e botins abertos
- Acessórios diversos, nas cores prata, preto e branco.

Wearing:
- Falbala trench coat made by me (details here)
- Black saruel pants
- Black&white striped t-shirt
- Black bag and cut-out booties
- Accessories in silver, black and white.