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An Earth & Sky Dyed Rayon Skirt

Candy — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 12:52:28 +0000

I had a request to dye a wraparound skirt with my Earth & Sky palette from Angie. I’ve never dyed a wrap around skirt, and she wanted it to be relatively subtle…this was a tough one. I don’t like when things get too subtle, it’s the luscious nooks & crannies of color that I crave when dyeing fabric. Add to that the fact that I wanted to avoid horizontal striping. Even when I started dyeing, I didn’t have a clear idea. But after wringing the soda ash out of the skirt my hands took over and voila!

I’m really happy with this – and when I showed Angie some pictures on Flickr she liked it too! Woot!

I’m sharing this with my pals over at AmyLouWho’s Sew n’ Tell Friday!

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Candied Fabrics in China!

Candy — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 21:06:28 +0000

Do you remember this custom messenger bag I made? It was customized for Anita, who wanted the ultimate international travel bag.

She recently returned and I received this picture from a friend who was on the same tour with Anita (strangely small world we live in sometimes…) It was taken at Jiuzhaigou, which made me google and just ooh and ahh over all the incredible natural beauty from there; click here for a google image search after you’re done reading this post, if not you’ll get distracted and never return!

Jiuzhigou reminds me of all the incredible “thermal features” we found in Yellowstone, and that link reminds me of 7 things I’d like to add to my to do list – AHH!

Anita looks incredibly happy, I can’t wait to hear about the trip!

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A Commission Notetaker for Christeen

Candy — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 17:41:11 +0000

I’m slowly finding time to be back in the studio! 1st finished – a custom notetaker for Christeen!

I’m sharing this with my pals over at AmyLouWho’s Sew n’ Tell Friday!

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Custom Messenger Bag for a 15″ MacBook

Candy — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 13:55:22 +0000

This bag is for one of my meetup pals Angie, of Jumping Jack Designs. (She was featured on my “Maker’s Must” series a couple of months ago.) She wanted me to design her a messenger bag for her Macbook.

I sent it off to her yesterday, and I’ll be meeting her in person at Sand Harbor on Lake Tahoe on the tail on of my vacation!, she just blogged about this beautiful place here, look at this INCREDIBLE picture she just took:

I’m so excited to meet her and her kids, we have a gorgeous place to be while we interact in person!

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Custom Messenger Sized for a Flute

Candy — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 13:05:11 +0000

This is officially the biggest bag I’ve ever made! An old friend of mine wanted me to make a bag for her daughter Allison to carry her flute in. Flutes cases are 17″ long, so I super sized a mega messenger so the flute would fit. I also customized the inside of the bag with a place for music, so that it doesn’t slide down to the bottom of the bag and get all scrunched! Allison loves lots of colors, and also my spiral flowers, so voila:

I’m so stoked about how well the flute fits inside: here’s a closer look at the inside of the bag – see how perfectly the flute fits in there? (That’s my flute – did you know I have a B Mus in Flute Performance from Oberlin Conservatory? No? Well, that’s a story for another day…)

Now – to find a box big enough to ship it in! I sure hope she likes it!

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