Anyone interested in a “JoAnn Fabric and Craft Stores Girls’ Night Out: Charlotte” recap??? Well – like it or lump it – we’ll attempt to “type” you through our 48 hour adventure.  And, YES: It was 48 hours….almost to the minute….from departure to arrival back home. While we are still processing the pure awesomeness, we hope […]

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I’m writing this from indoors with the thermostat set higher than it should be, wearing a heavy coat, in the South….and….I’m cold. Am I ready for Spring? Actually, I may be ready for summer. When liZ and Elizabeth announced a fun challenge between Project Run and Play seasons we were thrilled! The fact that it […]

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Our annual Valentines Celebration (three years and counting, baby) with the nieces was a bit later than usual this year….dubbing it “February 23: The NEW Valentines Day” instead! **DISCLAIMER: We did indeed narrow down the photo selection, but as you will discover: there are LOTS of PICS, but VERY FEW WORDS in this post! Be warned, and feel free […]

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WOW, were we ever behind on our January sewing!!!  With two ‘snowflake outfits’ for our nieces finally finished — it has been a never-ending sewing project at our house lately! A fluke “Southern Snow” and 1.5 days out of school helped our cause, yet we are still attempting to catch up. That said, we found ourselves struggling […]

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So, unfortunately, we had to enter our ‘non-modeled Signature Style’ for PR&P {details here}….not quite the ‘bang for our buck’ we wanted to end the season on {ie: without those cute models}! But, friends: you never cease to amaze us at your encouragement, kind words, and thoughtful remarks – with or without modeling nieces!! And, […]

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Wow….it is finally here: week 6 of Project Run and Play season six….THE SIGNATURE STYLE! We have sewn along for the past three seasons, yet we feel this is the first season our signature style is a true reflection of ‘our look.’ It’s taken some time in defining a style and honing into its components, but here are some common threads […]

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So, we sat out of “Men’s Shirt Challenge” over at Project Run and Play. And….it killed us!  Unfortunately, we had too many unfinished winter projects to justify sewing along for the week. Still….we found our minds drifting to the possibilities of outfits made from a man’s shirt. In those moments, we even pinned a few inspirations to our pinterest inspiration board… That […]

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“A special weather statement has been issued by the National Weather Service. A 5% chance of snow has been issued for the given viewing area – sometime between now and 2015. Little to no accumulation is expected with this impending storm. Begin implementing your southern weather plan of action immediately…Buy your milk and bread now. It is time to […]

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When we decided to create outfits for both of the nieces, our goal was for them to be similar…yet different…all while keeping with our overall theme of I Corinthians 13. So, we opted to use the same color palette, but use different patterns and incorporate different embroidery. And, if you missed it, details and specifics about  EA’s […]

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When challenges for PR&P are announced, do you immediately have a favorite? Well, we always do! During Season 4, it was the “Earth Day Challenge” and then in Season 5, the “White Sheet Challenge” {here and here} took the cake. That one actually continues to take the cake. . .did you know a king sized […]

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A while back, we did a Knock-It-Off guest post….over at Elegance and Elephants. And, just in case you missed it, we are reposting it here for your viewing pleasure…. __________________________________________________________________ Hello, Elegance and Elephants readers, we are thrilled to be here today! We couldn’t think of a better idea for a series, and appreciate Heidi giving us […]

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If you follow Melissa over at Melly Sews, you might remember a post of hers from last week….. Her spring / summer wardrobe collection had a ‘hole’ in it, and she asked her readers to help fill it! So we scoured our pinterest inspiration boards {where we get many of our ideas for our nieces’ wardrobes} and […]

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Well, if you follow us on facebook, you got a little sneak peek of what was to come for the Stripes and Polka Dots challenge. And, if you read our 1st PR&P entry woes for season 6, you now get a glimpse of what kept us busy while waiting for zippers {of which we are still waiting […]

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ZipperLESS Doo-Dah, ZipperLESS-ay…. {Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah, Zip-a-Dee-Ay} There’s no package in the mail today. {My, oh my, what a wonderful day!} Sewing friends ask us, “What went astray?” {Plenty of sunshine heading my way} ZipperLESS Doo-Dah, ZipperLESS-ay. {Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah, Zip-a-Dee-Ay} “Will there not be a sew-along entry?” {Mister Bluebird on my shoulder} It’s the truth! It’s actual! Everything’s […]

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Jessica from Chickadee Jess has nominated Frances Suzanne for a Liebster Blog Award! Thanks Jessica! You can check out her Liebster blog post by clicking here.   So, what is the Liebster Blog Award you ask?!?! *We had to look it up too, and here is what we found: “The Liebster Blog Award is an […]

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What better way to end 2012 than with a road trip to…….wait for it……wait for it……a fabric store!?!?!??! YES! We took our 2nd annual trip to the small town of Opp – to T&C Pharmacy and Fabrics. It was completely justified too….unbelievably, we had used all but one of the fabric purchases from our 1st annual trip. We intended to […]

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As we kick off the New Year, we have opted to forego the standard “New Year Resolutions,” and make some ReSEWlutions for 2013 instead. Maybe it was purely for accountability sake….if we share our ReSEWlutions with you, we might be more likely to carry them through. Our ReSEWlutions chosen were all about stretching our sewing comfort zone! Although […]

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So…our first “Year-in-Review Blog Recap” must be dubbed a partial recap. Not because we didn’t try to be thorough in the recap, but because our blogging adventures began on June 1st of this year – making us “Blogging Babies.” As far as our six months in review…. *We began to blog {insert excited face here}. *We […]

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We struggle with gifts for one another. Yet, our gifts for the past few Christmases have fallen into place nicely. Since most of our time, energy, AND expense is consumed in sewing for the nieces…..we have begun ‘gifting’ each other a sewing “splurge” so to speak {ie: justification to spend money on our passion}. Last year, we gave each […]

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Well, we succombed and made some Christmas pajamas for the girls! Of course, hindsight told us that “Christmas pajamas” didn’t necessarily mean “Christmas FABRIC pajamas.” Rest assured, we’ve told our sister these pjs can be worn anytime – Christmas or otherwise. Really….I mean, who else is going to see these girls once they go down for bed?!?! […]

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