http://couturesmith.com Couturesmith...on to the next Sun, 05 Oct 2008 22:53:07 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en We went "wedding dress shopping" yesterday.  A grandmother,  2 mom's, 3 sisters and a best friend.  A menagerie  one might say! We wanted to get an idea of what looks good on Daughter #2 AKA Bride #3- Micaela.  Honestly- everything looked gorgeous on her!  She did find 2 styles that she ... http://couturesmith.com/2008/10/05/wedding-dresses-x2/ Pattern Review An entry for the PatternReview "Make a grocery bag" contest These days, although I have amassed a few reusable grocery type bags, usually giveaways at various trade shows, I am generally the type of person who either A. leaves them at home by the back door or B. Can't find them when ... http://couturesmith.com/2008/09/30/from-feedbag-to-food-bag/ Okay, If I were to go into retail (an avenue that that I am NOT contemplating BTW) I would seriously look at designing a decent line of mother of the bride dresses for the under 50 crowd.  I happened to be in Detroit last weekend and did a bit of ... http://couturesmith.com/2008/09/29/mother-of-the-bride-outfits/ What a whirlwind week this was!  Anyone involved in the organization of a small town fall fair can surely commiserate with everything the Homecraft President has to do, from setting up display tables to organizing a team of volunteers to warding off the "why did THAT entry beat mine?" queries, ... http://couturesmith.com/2008/09/22/another-thorndale-fall-fair-weekend-is-over/ The darling daughters and I have been Facebooking photos and bridesmaid dress ideas galore.  With one in Calgary, one in Ottawa, one in Windsor and only 2 nearby, getting a cohesive concept is not a simple task.  I am not used to having some of them so far away.  Sure facebook ... http://couturesmith.com/2008/09/16/bridesmaids-all-in-a-row/ EEk- If you posted a comment in the last few days and are a titch miffed that I erased it - whoops sorry!! I have been hit by a boatload of spam comments and I think I went a bit overboard spamming them!  Sorry and please be reassured that I ... http://couturesmith.com/2008/09/13/wedding-dress-progress-at-last/ With TWO weddings coming up in the next year, I think I had better get my groove in the move gear!  Erica is having her 4 sisters as bridesmaids- this mothers dream come true!  This makes for a great opportunity to get us all involved at the design level.  Erica has ... http://couturesmith.com/2008/09/01/bridesmaid-dresses/ I get around don't I?  My Mike happened to have a conference in Ottawa this week and begged me to come along.  I had a huge pile of computer work to catch up on, and THAT you can do anywhere!   So I holed myself up in the Westin, and let ... http://couturesmith.com/2008/08/30/ottawaand-montreal/ I am not a Yoga girl.  I think I prefer more aerobic activities, but that doesn't preclude my taking up that form of exercise in the future.  My niece Lara, on the other hand, takes Yoga to the limit.  She is an instructor - a very good one according to my ... http://couturesmith.com/2008/08/24/zafu-time/ I don't generally look forward to the weekend.  Not to say I don't have fun, it is just hard to fit in the fun around barn chores.  Yes, animals are a 24/7/365 kind of activity! This weekend should be fun though.  Saturday my slow-pitch ball league has our end of the ... http://couturesmith.com/2008/08/21/the-weekend-and-beyond/