Gonna post something Made-by-Ra on a weekly basis in 2014. :)

I'm starting off with two dolls I sewed for my nieces for Christmas. According to my sister, they LOVE them! I wanted to make a few extra dresses for each, but ran out of time. ( clicky for pics! )

My brother-in-law makes videos.

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My girls are at about 2:18 and then during the egg hunt which starts at 3:15. Feel free to admire their adorable dresses and matching bunny-ear hairclips. :)

Easter is in about two weeks, so I'm getting set up to sew dresses for the girls and myself. We bought the fabric already: bright lizards and turtles on a black background.


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Easter: Finished our outfits in plenty of time. Maggie got a dress and a hat. Ivy, a dress, hat, and bloomers. I made myself a skirt and embellished a t-shirt. and rainfletcher got an embellished t-shirt. Many compliments at church (where there was a fun egg hunt) and at Mary's (where there was an even better egg hunt). Hopefully pictures soon. (Did I ( Read more... )

1. Easter approaches. This year, I'm just sewing for the girls--I'd rather sew rainfletcher a Ren Faire outfit if I'm going to sew for him. I picked up some very cute dragon fabric a few months ago. Today I bought some additional fabric in solid yellow and in a light blue starry pattern to supplement. Both girls will get a hat; both will have dragons on ( Read more... )

Poor rainfletcher complained of feeling meh when he got home this evening. Of course those days are the days that the kids are all over him. I made him take his temperature and it was slightly elevated. He's currently fast asleep, as are the girls. So I'm fixing myself a chai latte and (finally) listening to Elliott Yamin's new album ( Read more... )

Last Saturday we made it up to Irwindale for the big Southern California Renaissance Faire. I didn't quite manage to finish my new corset, so I again wore my thick grey wool dress. The girls still fit in their old gear (though Ivy's close to outgrowing hers). Tom and rainfletcher wore mundanes ( Read more... )

I came down with The Crud last Thursday. Terrible sore throat, runny nose. Soldiered on. When rainfletcher got home from work, I pretty much went to bed and stayed there.

Friday night, my dear old friend velvalynn phoned to say she was in San Diego and to ask if she could crash at our place Sunday night. We said of course she could. Cue frantic tidying. Which ( Read more... )

We picked up a couple of Angelina Ballerina books, Sagwa, The Chinese Siamese Cat, and a Clifford collection for Maggie this weekend. She especially likes "dancing mouse," and I especially like having some new things to read to her ( Read more... )

I started on Maggie's outfit for Easter. The top will be light blue gingham, smocked across the bodice. Then I'll make bloomers out of white fabric with blue stripes and stars, and a reversible hat, gingham on one side and the bloomer fabric on the other ( Read more... )