http://icouldsewdothat.com Spend less, live more. Wed, 16 May 2012 15:34:14 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://icouldsewdothat.com/archives/936?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=etsy-shop-feature-handmade-by-jennifer-allevato http://icouldsewdothat.com/archives/936#comments Fri, 13 Apr 2012 22:04:22 +0000 admin http://icouldsewdothat.com/?p=936   This month’s shop feature is Handmade by Jennifer Allevato: sweet art, embroidery and works on paper. Based nearby to me in Alexandra, Virginia, she has a lovely shop filled with mixed media art, mustachioed owls, brightly colored original water paintings and some really adorable embroidery. Her fun and colorful shop really caught my attention [...]

]]> http://icouldsewdothat.com/archives/936/feed 1 http://icouldsewdothat.com/archives/835?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=etsy-shop-feature-xjaeva http://icouldsewdothat.com/archives/835#comments Tue, 28 Feb 2012 20:34:34 +0000 admin http://icouldsewdothat.com/?p=835 I haven’t covered any shop features recently, so without further delay, here is an interview with a self-proclaimed “Peddler of Sarcasm” from beautiful Ellicott City, Maryland, Xjaeva. ICouldSewDoThat: Let’s kick this off with a little info about yourself and your Etsy store Xjaeva. What do you do in real life? Xjaeva:  I’m raising two kids, [...]

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]]> http://icouldsewdothat.com/archives/507/feed 0 http://icouldsewdothat.com/archives/664?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=shop-local-patterson-park-flea-market-craft-fair-in-baltimore-md-on-may-14-2011 http://icouldsewdothat.com/archives/664#comments Wed, 11 May 2011 00:28:29 +0000 admin http://icouldsewdothat.com/?p=664 If you live in the Baltimore-Washington area and have ever been interested in viewing my items in person, there is an excellent opportunity this weekend. I’ll be peddling my wares at the Patterson Park Flea Market & Craft Fair. I’ll bring all of the vintage and refashioned goodies from my Etsy shop and sell them [...]

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]]> http://icouldsewdothat.com/archives/633/feed 0 http://icouldsewdothat.com/archives/622?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=stuff-i-love-gandhi-mixed-media-metal-wall-art-by-alanderrickartist http://icouldsewdothat.com/archives/622#comments Wed, 30 Mar 2011 18:49:00 +0000 admin http://icouldsewdothat.com/?p=622 I need a daily dose of inspiration. Famous quotes on peaceful strength and images of Buddha, Gandhi and Mother Theresa are especially helpful to remind me that it can, and has, been done already; I just have to walk the path. I need to hang this in my meditation room as a reminder. The beautiful [...]

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]]> http://icouldsewdothat.com/archives/615/feed 0 http://icouldsewdothat.com/archives/598?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=etsy-shop-feature-little-asian-sweatshop http://icouldsewdothat.com/archives/598#comments Thu, 10 Mar 2011 23:00:49 +0000 admin http://icouldsewdothat.com/?p=598 This Etsy shop feature segment is for a local designer from the nation’s capital, Washington, D.C. At fewer than 50 miles away from Baltimore, D.C. is just a hop, skip and jump away. We are both members of the same Etsy team: DC Craftacopia, a collection of fun and talented crafters from the D.C. Metro [...]

]]> http://icouldsewdothat.com/archives/598/feed 2 http://icouldsewdothat.com/archives/581?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=stuff-i-love-crab-card-by-sweetperversion http://icouldsewdothat.com/archives/581#comments Fri, 18 Feb 2011 16:56:05 +0000 admin http://icouldsewdothat.com/?p=581 As you may know from reading previous blog posts, I am the owner of my very own Etsy Shop, SerendipiT where I sell hand-made, sustainable fashion crafted from sustainable (used) fabrics and accessories from recycled materials. I am also a member of several teams and even lead one the Fashion:Remix Team. With all of this [...]

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