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Home / 2014 / May

Month: May 2014

Posted on May 31, 2014May 4, 2023 by Lisa Clarke — 3 Comments

Film.

I’ve been playing with film, learning to use a completely manual camera from the 70’s that may or may not work properly…

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Category: photography
Tags: 35mm film, canon tlb, film
Posted on May 30, 2014May 30, 2014 by Lisa Clarke — Leave a comment

Weekend Favorites

It’s the customary Friday photos and links. Enjoy!

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Category: weekend favorites
Tags: favorite links, flickr favorites
Posted on May 26, 2014June 22, 2019 by Lisa Clarke — 7 Comments

Cherry weekend

Continuing the cherry theme, how about another new dress?

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Categories: sewing, show and tell
Tags: barefoot summer sheath dress, dresses, elsies kitchen
Posted on May 24, 2014June 15, 2022 by Lisa Clarke — Leave a comment

Cherry Cupcakes

Ready for another playlist? This one is full of the kind of stuff I listen to while baking in the kitchen: old jazzy standards, new interpretations of old stuff, dreamy folk…

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Categories: playlists, Polka Dot Radio
Tags: cd mix, mix tape, spring
Posted on May 23, 2014May 23, 2014 by Lisa Clarke — Leave a comment

Changes to Weekend Favorites

I’m changing the way I share links from now on. Read on to see what I mean!

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Category: weekend favorites
Tag: flickr favorites
Posted on May 22, 2014June 22, 2019 by Lisa Clarke — 24 Comments

My birthday dress

My birthday gift to myself today, was a few hours of uninterrupted sewing time, and now I have a new dress to wear.

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Categories: being green, sewing, show and tell
Tags: barefoot summer sheath dress, birthdays, dresses, thrifting, upcycling
Posted on May 19, 2014May 12, 2014 by Lisa Clarke — 1 Comment

Morning Coffee with Martha Aleo

This week, we’re chatting with polymer clay craftsperson, Martha Aleo of Ornamento.

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Category: blogging
Tags: martha aleo, morning coffee, ornamento
Posted on May 16, 2014May 14, 2014 by Lisa Clarke — 1 Comment

Weekend Favorites

I love May, and I will tell you all about it, and then share some pretty pictures and some nifty links.

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Category: weekend favorites
Tags: favorite links, flickr favorites
Posted on May 13, 2014June 15, 2022 by Lisa Clarke — 4 Comments

Pedal | Lift + Press | Pedal Harder

Fitness + Music = a new playlist for the gym, and you can listen to it, if you like.

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Categories: health beauty and fashion, playlists, Polka Dot Radio
Tags: cd mix, mix tape
Posted on May 12, 2014May 8, 2014 by Lisa Clarke — 9 Comments

Morning Coffee with Diane Gilleland

In this installment of Morning Coffee, we’re sitting down with Diane Gilleland, aka Sister Diane, to learn more about her Craftypod blog.

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Category: blogging
Tags: craftypod, diane gilleland, interview, morning coffee

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