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My 2017 in pictures

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January: birthday presents from my husband. That guy just GETS me.
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January: the happy-making cowl (Post here)
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February: an intense trip to Kenya…
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…with my student crew to shoot a documentary about Female Genital Mutilation (post here)
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Cute baby elephants and cute school children at the Sheldrick Wildlife Trust in Nairobi where they rescue and rehabilitate orphaned elephants
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How could I resist buying this beautiful skirt when she models it so well?
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My cats. Because squeeeeeee!
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April: my volleyball team kicks ass in the playoffs!
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May: a trip to Berlin with my husband where we hung out with our dear friend Kristian from Denmark…
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…and went fabric shopping at the Turkish Market, of course. (post here)
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May: an unexpected reunion with an old friend from New Zealand — in Cleveland. (Also: who knew Cleveland was such a neat city?)
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My shoulda-been favourite pants that aren’t a favourite at all. I’d love these if it weren’t for the fact that the fabric bags out so easily and doesn’t recover well. (Post here)
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May: a friend invites me to go to his shooting club to fire some guns. And I say, why not? Scary, but fun. Glad I tried it.
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June: my parents celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary
Inari Tee Dress by Named Clothing - Frivolous At Last
One of my favourite makes of 2017: The secret pyjamas Inari Tee Dress (post here)
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Another killer make: the Named Kielo Wrap Dress (post here)
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And another 2017 favourite: the BurdaStyle ruched sheath dress (post here)
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Summertime: filled with beach volleyball!
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Satin printed fabric from Spoonflower. An unexpected favourite make of 2017 (post here)
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Can’t seem to get enough of these Zinnia Skirts by Colette (post here)
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I’m grateful for these friends…
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…with whom I have way too much fun!
Frivolous at Last shibori-dyed cotton gauze scarf
August: took an indigo dyeing workshop and made this scarf (post here)…
Frivolous At Last - Papercut Skipper Tunic in Shibori cotton linen
…as well as this Papercut Patterns Skipper Tunic (post here)
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August: a trip to Prince Edward Island, and a visit to Campbell’s Fibre Farm where I bought some hand-spun alpaca yarn that came from these fellas…
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…and turned it into this hat for my friend’s baby born in October.
Clothes Making Mavens - a sewing podcast about handmade fashion
Helena and I continue to produce episodes of the Clothes Making Mavens podcast somewhat regularly (i.e. when we find time and get our shit together), and we reach over 20,000 listens this year.
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Everyone needs a handmade giant metallic leather bag! (post here)
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Hallowe’en: My husband and I dressed as Uma Thurman and John Travolta in Pulp Fiction. I’m quite proud of the syringe I rigged up with literally a paperclip and chewing gum (along with surgical tape, liquid latex and makeup). The cigarette is fake of course!
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November: back in the jewelry studio to learn textile techniques for metal…
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…and I made this woven silver ball pendant with a gemstone rattling around inside.
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December: a long-weekend trip to New York City to soak up some Christmas vibes and visit with friends…
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…and buy fabric, of course! I’m doing a little happy dance in the aisles of Mood Fabrics.
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December: celebrating party season with my love!
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December: another playoff win for the Misfits!
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December: handsome husband likes his handmade Wardrobe By Me Ziggi Hoodie Christmas gift.
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December: a last-minute-decision trip to Dominican Republic! Worthy of joyful jumping!

It’s been a very good year, and I’m full of gratitude.

What’s coming down the pike for 2018? One thing I know for sure is I won’t be buying any ready-to-wear clothes. I’ve taken the 2018 RTW Fasters pledge. I’ll keep you posted on how that goes.

Here’s wishing you a very happy and healthy 2018!

Thanks for stopping by.

— Lori

 

6 thoughts on “My 2017 in pictures”

  1. What a great year!!! You really packed a lot in there, including travel and experimenting with new crafts! Hope you have a really fantastic 2018!

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  2. Hey Lori – what a great year you’ve had in so many ways. Mighty impressive. Love the silver bauble with the jewel inside. Want to make one. What would I google for that? I love what you’re wearing in the New Year’s pic – that print!!! Is it something you made? If so, where did you get the fabric.
    Happy New Year!!!

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    1. Hi Barbara. Good question. I couldn’t find the technique on google, either. I learned it from Gillian Batcher, who runs Jewel Envy, so maybe you can find more info on their website: http://www.jewelenvy.ca/
      And that dress — not something I made, but I agree that print is amazing. I’ve had that dress for over 10 years and I remember actually gasping when I saw it. It’s a mini dress with bell sleeves and the mod print has silver metallic accents. If I ever saw fabric for sale like it I would buy it by the bolt! 🙂

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      1. Thanks Lori. I’ll check it out. And as for the fabulous dress fabric – I hope you’d get some for me too – or at least share your bolt!!!

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