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  • Gidget on Heads Up - Eyes Open - Freedom to Speak
    More fun slamming attempts by Kathleen over on delicious.comText below:Here's the linkshttp://delicious.com/kathleen_fasanellahttp://delicious.com/network/commonreader#27 JUN 09Butterc... »
  • Gidget on Heads Up - Eyes Open - Freedom to Speak
    For anyone that would like the facts of the whole story, you can view my husband's viewpoints below:http://www.michaeltbarrett.com/2009/06/26/an-open-letter-to-kathleen-fasanella/http:... »
  • J C Sprowls on Heads Up - Eyes Open - Freedom to Speak
    @Kathleen,It's a new depth in paranoia that you infer Gidget is my sock puppet. Not only are you insulting her, you're also inferring I'm afraid of you. The truth is: I make more money... »
  • Kathleen on Heads Up - Eyes Open - Freedom to Speak
    Gidget, I can't find it in my heart to be "inflamed". You are obviously very distressed and I really don't know what to say to you. It does not seem possible to have a rational and fai... »
  • Gidget on Heads Up - Eyes Open - Freedom to Speak
    Yep - Actions do speak louder than words, Kathleen. That was my whole point all along. Sad but true. »
  • Gidget on Heads Up - Eyes Open - Freedom to Speak
    Funny - After just receiving yet another inflamed email cc from Kathleen of an email she just happened to remember to send to Evelyn, maybe I should remind Kathleen that I'm not in th... »

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      About The Author

      Yep, this is me, Gidget O'Hara, 44, wife, mother to 3 boys, seamstress, designer, artist, sometimes housekeeper, and owner of Buttercup 149. What a difference a couple of years make! Yes, if you knew me when .... aging gracefully wasn't in the plans... Still, I am having fun in this life!

    Projects

    Gidget’s New Rack

    Slobo is just so awsome! I was talking with him awhile back, when planning the costs for setting up ...

    Irene Lentz-Gibbons 1943 Smock

    I love old movies. I watch two channels on tv: Turner Classic Movies and lately - Discovery Science. ...

    Paisley Pincushion Nightgown - Cutting

    Today, I cut two versions of the Paisley Pincushion Nightgown. Before I share that here's some fun: Did you know ...

    Paisley Pincushion Nightgown

    This pattern is from the paisleypincushion.com Slobo bought it for me out of the newark_dress_supply catalog as a ...

    Refurbished Cabinets

    I refinished Mom and Dad's cabinets last week. She had called a lady out from Sears to get a ...

    Free Patterns

    New Version of Cargo Pocket Up!

    I deconstructed my husband’s worn-out cargo shorts to get this pattern over a year ago. My sons have shorts that are similar with and without tucks in various places. Yet, it wasn’t until now that I found the time and a great program to draw them up in.
    The instructions are a best guess [...]

    Coffee Klatch

    Nourishment for the Soul

    The kids have been very patient with us as we try to get our businesses off the ground. They were at their patience limit, however, on Friday. So, we decided what was needed was family time and cooler air and headed for the mountains. I don’t know what it is, but my [...]

    Printing

    Letterpress Love…

    While looking online, for the picture of the sweater pattern I’m knitting from an older issue of Creative Knitting magazine, I ran into another knitster’s blog, Creative Swoon. I love that name! Scrolling the older posts, a picture of typeface caught my eye….. and the video recommended, caught my heart. The [...]

    Sewing How-Tos

    Button Chart

    I put up a button chart. Any of you out there in the apparel industry have to order your buttons by Ligne number. Well now you’ll know, not only what Ligne is and where it comes from (Thanks to Apparel Search) but now you can compare what size that is. You know [...]