The first time I saw a patchwork skirt, I thought it would be the easiest thing in the world to make. After all, all it was just a collection of different colored squares all sewn together. What can be difficult about that? A lot, it turns out. A patchwork skirt is every bit as complex [...]

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As you get older, it is hard to resist nostalgia for your past. Things like classic bands and retro video games that might have seemed simply outdated a few years before suddenly become a link to the past. As your childhood gets further and further away, somehow the cultural trappings seem to be more vital [...]

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The 80’s decade was an interesting mixture of contrasting images and the fashion of the 80’s produced several different trends, many of them tying in with the music, television shows and movies of the time. It was the decade of the yuppie, young and successful go getters in the City, who were apt to wear [...]

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If you’re the crafty type, crochet makes a great hobby. You can take a few balls of yarn and turn them into a lovely garment or blanket. Crochet is a highly portable hobby, too. You can carry everything you need along to the park or a friend’s house.
Unlike knitting, you don’t need to be constantly [...]

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Cheap teen clothing? Am I kidding? Nope. In fact, it’s a hot trend! This certainly brings a sigh of relief from many a parent. Just a few years ago, teens were into the latest fashion designs and expensive ones at that. Perhaps due, in part, to the fact that most parents simply can no longer [...]

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Every parent knows how a baby grows out of an entire wardrobe every three months – in some cases less! Unless you’ve got other kids and have saved every single item in your extra half dozen closets you’re doing an awful lot of shopping for baby’s new duds. Keeping baby in clothes can be [...]

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It used to be that plus size women were excluded from fashionable attire that didn’t carry their sizes and relegated to the frumpy aisle. Times have changed, and now there are clothing businesses that cater exclusively to the plus size women. Stores like Torrid and Lane Bryant carry women’s clothing that’s far from size 0 [...]

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Finding a good Halloween costume is not as hard as it used to be; and this makes it harder than ever. Confusing? Let me explain. It used to be difficult to find a good Halloween costume - you either had to rummage through second-hand or consignment shops, order it weeks in advance in a catalog, [...]

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Halloween is a strange holiday; it’s not quite on the same level of Christmas in terms of general prominence, but it is more expensive than other “minor” holidays like Valentine’s Day or Fourth of July. In fact, the simple fact of the price tag of Halloween costumes are enough to make you want to skip [...]

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Halloween season is coming up in no time and you will have to find yourself a costume. If you are like me, this is exciting, because you love shopping for fun and unique Halloween costumes. However, maybe you are not like me, and you want to just go as what you went as last year. [...]

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