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Home / 2013 / May

Month: May 2013

Posted on May 31, 2013May 30, 2013 by Lisa Clarke — Leave a comment

Weekend Favorites

It’s the usual collection of Flickr Favorites and Sulia links, with lots of crafty stuff to keep you out of trouble this weekend, including a focus on DIY coasters (in yarn, fabric, and clay – oh my!)

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Category: weekend favorites
Tags: favorite links, flickr favorites
Posted on May 29, 2013May 29, 2013 by Lisa Clarke — 8 Comments

Coral polka dots at the sea

I sewed a polka dot tank, which turned out to be the perfect layering piece for Ocean City in May. (And now I want to go back down the shore.)

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Categories: sewing, show and tell
Tags: colette, ocean city nj, sorbetto, tank top
Posted on May 25, 2013 by Lisa Clarke — 4 Comments

Ocean City, season 7

Our seventh annual trip to Ocean City was cold, rainy, and really great (as always). We saw dunes being rebuilt, carpet being laid, and we danced on the boardwalk in our pajamas. Good times.

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Categories: excursions, family
Tags: beautiful jersey, jersey shore, ocean city nj
Posted on May 24, 2013May 24, 2013 by Lisa Clarke — 2 Comments

Weekend Favorites

It’s the 20th installment of the Friday Weekend Favorites post. Enjoy the images, the links, and your Memorial Day Weekend!

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Category: weekend favorites
Tags: favorite links, flickr favorites, memorial day
Posted on May 23, 2013 by Lisa Clarke — 20 Comments

Just the right amount of fanfare

Of cherry cupcakes, birthday bunting, and taking my celebratory wants into my own hands. (aka, I am happier when I don’t expect the men in my life to be mind readers.)

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Category: family
Tag: birthdays
Posted on May 21, 2013 by Lisa Clarke — 1 Comment

My space

I bought a print from an old high school friend, and she featured my family room on her design blog. Fun was had by all. And also, briefly mentioned: the shore and me being at it.

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Category: domesticity
Tags: beautiful jersey, family room makeover, jersey shore, ocean city nj, wanda espana, wee design group
Posted on May 17, 2013May 13, 2013 by Lisa Clarke — Leave a comment

Weekend Favorites

Polka Dot Cottage weekend favorites

It’s another Friday round-up of cool photos and links from around the crafty blogosphere!

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Category: weekend favorites
Tags: favorite links, flickr favorites
Posted on May 15, 2013June 15, 2022 by Lisa Clarke — 8 Comments

Having a Wonderful Time…

Oh, the lengths I go to, when I want a new batch of songs to listen to in the car. I’m not a perfectionist about much, but mix CDs? Definitely. They’re a labor of love. Check out my latest playlist.

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Categories: playlists, Polka Dot Radio
Tags: cd mix, mix tape, spring
Posted on May 11, 2013June 10, 2013 by Lisa Clarke — 16 Comments

Vintage sheet extravaganza

What do you get when you take three vintage sheet remnants, and two free sewing patterns? Six nearly free Summer shirts!

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Categories: sewing, show and tell
Tags: baby dress, colette, made by petchy, sorbetto, tank top, vintage sheet swap, vintage sheets
Posted on May 10, 2013May 9, 2013 by Lisa Clarke — 2 Comments

Weekend Favorites

It’s Friday, and I’ve got vintage fabrics, strawberry desserts and family gatherings on my mind for this weekend. Oh, and links of course. Here are the photos and links that grabbed me this week.

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Tags: favorite links, flickr favorites

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                          #PictureFlowers Day 20: Today's prompt was meant f #PictureFlowers Day 20: Today's prompt was meant for a sunny day, which I don't have, but I do have this lovely kitchen window light, that renders beautifully on a Polaroid. More accurately, it's the moody shadows that get me. Sadly, the Polaroid was disappointing (how many times has *that* phrase been uttered?), so I used my Canon, and I'm happy with those results. Then, just for kicks, I set up my Kodak for a little #ThroughTheViewfinder fun, which I haven't done since 2010, when it was all the rage on Flickr, and the only reason I even bought this camera 🙂
                          #PictureFlowers Day 19: A honeysuckle couple sits #PictureFlowers Day 19: A honeysuckle couple sits on the hill in their back yard watching the fireworks. That's what it looks like to me, anyway 😄
                          #PictureFlowers Day 18: It took me so long to get #PictureFlowers Day 18: It took me so long to get outside with my camera, all of the bees had gone home for the night. So how about an image illustrating the symbiotic ant/peony relationship instead?
                          #PictureFlowers Day 17: I'm home from my trip, and #PictureFlowers Day 17: I'm home from my trip, and my peonies have started to bloom! The biggest force of nature evidently having an influence on them is gravity 😁
                          #PictureFlowers Day 16: I ignored the prompt becau #PictureFlowers Day 16: I ignored the prompt because these are the only flowers I saw all day, and I couldn't make the angles work 😁
                          #PictureFlowers Day 15: If I were throwing a dinne #PictureFlowers Day 15: If I were throwing a dinner party (and my peonies were not in season, and I couldn't get a bunch of zinnias from a local farm) I would probably be decorating with grocery store gerbera daisies.
                          I think every @wawa should look like this one 🤩 I think every @wawa should look like this one 🤩
                          The morning light is beautiful and the boardwalk i The morning light is beautiful and the boardwalk is nearly empty. My favorite kind of Monday morning 😍
                          #PictureFlowers Day 14: We went to Corsons Inlet i #PictureFlowers Day 14: We went to Corsons Inlet in search of wildflowers for this prompt. We saw mostly teeny tiny things, and I would have settled for those, but then a single bush full of beach roses came into view.
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