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In My Life
» This week on Megan Nielsen Design Diary, it was all about scallops : a scallop tutorial, a scalloped hem, and a scalloped collar (above).
» The winners of the Firmoo giveaway have been announced and notified!
» Are you fashion or style blogger in the Boston / New England area? Have you gotten your ticket to the Blog Better Boston : Style Summit yet? You should get on that! It’s going to be a pretty awesome day :)
» Amanda of Indie Jane recently featured my outfit in her “things I love” post, and also introduce me to these teas. They have collections based around the Harry Potter and Hunger Games characters. And now I think I need all of them.
» In other news : there is still snow on the ground, and I am listening to JT’s 20/20 Experience on repeat (like everyone else on the planet, I’m pretty sure).
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In My Life
» This week over on Megan Nielsen Design Diary, I shared different ways how to adjust a bust dart. As well as a Darling Ranges dress variation featuring a dart cluster and roundered neckline. Head on over and check it out!
» And while you are at it - stop in and say hi to my sponsors : Oh, She Dabbles, A Rambling Fancy, and NAVA.
» Don’t forget to enter the Firmoo giveaway! Up for grabs are 6 $30 voucher towards a new pair of glasses, and possibly a free pair!
» By now you may have heard that Google Reader is on it’s way out the door, so don’t forget that you can follow along with HollyDolly via Bloglovin’ !
» a few things I added to my spring wish list this week : this dress, this bathing suit, this necklace, and these rain boots.
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A Catch-Up, Some News, and Randomness
Just an end of the week catch-up on what I have going on these days…..
» It’s still snowing. And I’m still complaining about it. Still dreaming of spring, too.
» I finally got my hair cut. Nothing drastic. I just haven’t gotten it done since october, and it needed it. Badly.
» I continue to update and add new items to my collection at Crompton Collective every few weeks. So If you live in the Worcester/Boston area, you should go check it out! I’m also updating the Etsy shop as items sell/ I make new ones.
» Speaking of Etsy, I’ve become kind of treasury crazy lately. If you don’t know - a treasury is a curated collection of really cool items on Etsy. For me, it’s like creating mood boards. And I love it. You can see my treasuries here.
» Lastly, I’m super excited to announce that I am now a part of the Megan Nielsen Design Diary team! I’ll be over there a few times a week, sharing tips, tricks, techniques, and tutorials. As well as some other pretty cool things. You can see my first post, tips on selecting the best seam finish, here.
This is really exciting for me, because it helps me get back to my love of sewing and creating clothing. As you may know, I’ve been sewing since I was little, and sewing and designing is what I committed 4 years of my life to doing in college. But lately, it has gotten away from me. I kind of lost the desire, for reasons unknown to even me. Maybe it was the lack of motivation. I don’t know. But I do know that when Megan contacted me, asking if I would like to help her out, I was beyond happy. Happy to help her. Happy to have the motivation again, to get behind my sewing machine. Happy to brush up on all those skills I learned in school. Happy to be back at it again.
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Have you entered the Jose Eber clipless curling iron giveaway?! Well you should! You have until thursday night to enter.
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Thank you to everyone who has been voting for me in Cotton’s Road To The Runway Contest! The second round is almost over… could I ask for your vote again? I’m almost to the final round!
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In My Life
Are you on Instagram? Follow along! My username is : hollyjollydolly
*** My heart goes out to all of the victims and all of those affected by the tragedy at Sandy Hook. Those tiny little faces have been on my mind all weekend. I cannot imagine anything more horrific than what took place at that school. Thoughts and prayers, always.
