tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-308341782024-03-14T04:39:07.474-05:00hodge podge farmi am a maker of handcrafted goodies. i sew, crochet, spin, embroider, print, and lots more. here is where i will share what i'm working on, mulling over, and inspired by...hodge podgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15414156316565619626noreply@blogger.comBlogger297125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30834178.post-39191988848261762502009-08-24T10:25:00.004-05:002009-08-24T11:04:43.963-05:00jumping ship<div style="text-align: right;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtgKdMJeiZYevE4AEQcfaR2i8vY9TWzg74kbBxijtCU1EndDHrk1SoGZjodZ6pgFSGSJPow_QY1vVLSE5pgMXx6s2dmrkvXOj1UYC2NgBM0p6L9zBzKCiZZbw8me6Rqc5ncmM/s1600-h/hpf.jpeg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 201px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtgKdMJeiZYevE4AEQcfaR2i8vY9TWzg74kbBxijtCU1EndDHrk1SoGZjodZ6pgFSGSJPow_QY1vVLSE5pgMXx6s2dmrkvXOj1UYC2NgBM0p6L9zBzKCiZZbw8me6Rqc5ncmM/s400/hpf.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373559295558418770" border="0" /></a>blogger has been good to me, but in order to consolidate my (up 'til now non-existent) website and blog, i am moving over to the venerable wordpress. please re-direct your RSS feeds and readers to <a style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 153, 0);" href="http://hodgepodgefarm.net/">http://hodgepodgefarm.net</a><br /><br />it is still a work in progress, but i am really happy with it so far! i owe it all to my good friend christine, of <a href="http://www.lanyber.net/"><span style="font-weight: bold;">LANYBER</span></a>, her really cool graphic design blog. we are working together to make the site a one-stop shop for all things hodge podge: the clothes, the book, the classes, the farm... so check it out! i will not be posting here any longer and you don't want to miss out ;n)<br /></div>hodge podgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15414156316565619626noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30834178.post-25045323892950708942009-08-21T12:10:00.002-05:002009-08-21T12:16:18.620-05:00hot and sticky<p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><script type="text/javascript" src="http://www.etsy.com/etsy_mini.js"></script><script type="text/javascript">new EtsyNameSpace.Mini(0, 'list','gallery', 4,3, [27800010,27410828,22669720,13812584,25207766,29452785,29547515,27225793,29435425,26699614,26265389,23611271]).renderIframe();</script><p></p></div>it is unbelievably hot and humid here in the catskills, and i am daydreaming about what i wish i were wearing today. skimpy, loose-fitting whites and creamy, cotton or linen skivvies seem just right for running around barefoot through the sprinklers and drinking homemade lemonade. all of my real summer clothes are locked up in storage; all i'm left with are a few pairs of cutoffs and some t-shirts. not the romantic vision pictured above...hodge podgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15414156316565619626noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30834178.post-4046492016025903902009-08-18T21:29:00.002-05:002009-08-18T21:45:44.969-05:00september classes<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidD5SU4ZVZywz8izCVyrjbef9qMSfiVSXMkrLfEzN3FF0-6aMRBHP3zwNAaYaB_JFVgU85A0LP3D1T1WDU21A67BI2XWeM7dUkMywnXAqgAyA0Zgb85gYBpjC-Zu4324kPRC8/s1600-h/lenadress.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidD5SU4ZVZywz8izCVyrjbef9qMSfiVSXMkrLfEzN3FF0-6aMRBHP3zwNAaYaB_JFVgU85A0LP3D1T1WDU21A67BI2XWeM7dUkMywnXAqgAyA0Zgb85gYBpjC-Zu4324kPRC8/s400/lenadress.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371496691969769122" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 0);">lena has posted her <a href="http://blog.lenacorwin.com/2009/08/new-classes-i-have-summer-vacation-on.html"><span style="font-weight: bold;">september classes</span></a>, including a sewing workshop taught by me, in which we'll make the dress above. that's lena's dress that she made last time i taught this project. isn't it lovely?</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 0);"><a href="http://www.brooklyngeneral.com"><span style="font-weight: bold;">brooklyn general</span></a> has also posted their fall schedule, and i'll be teaching patternmaking there once a month. here are the specifics:</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 51); font-family: Trebuchet MS,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;font-family:Trebuchet MS,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:85%;color:#660033;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">PATTERNMAKING WORKSHOP</span><br />Design and make your own clothes! In this 2-hour class you will learn the basic principles of making your own sewing patterns, and make a pattern for either an A-line skirt or a T-Shirt that fits your own unique body. With this foundation you'll be able to sew the projects you envision! Basic sewing experience is helpful to get the most from this class.<br />Session A: Sunday September 20 @ 10am-12pm (Skirt)<br />Session B: Sunday October 25 @ 10am-12pm (T-Shirt)<br />Session C: Sunday November 15 @ 10am-12pm (Skirt)<br />Session D: Sunday December 13 @ 10am-12pm (T-shirt)<br />$50/workshop<br /><br /></span><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 0);">and you can see the complete schedule <a href="http://saplingsociety.blogspot.com/2009/08/fall-classes-brooklyn-general.html"><span style="font-weight: bold;">here</span></a>. call the shop at 718-237-7753 or stop in to register.</span>hodge podgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15414156316565619626noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30834178.post-42673298888962264402009-08-11T22:34:00.003-05:002009-08-11T23:15:38.810-05:00fair weather<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinIbBZHOX3wcXpmYMG3Q_nt3pBK1LM63NOI02v778biZtpvXk4rDKWxaQ-3tJoqHTyrrtn91GEKPvOFuxgbvTsNijB5EDXicOPc2RfABgTERlMIxNDDqzuAimnOILsC1htnh0/s1600-h/FACF+POSTER+7.28.09.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 311px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinIbBZHOX3wcXpmYMG3Q_nt3pBK1LM63NOI02v778biZtpvXk4rDKWxaQ-3tJoqHTyrrtn91GEKPvOFuxgbvTsNijB5EDXicOPc2RfABgTERlMIxNDDqzuAimnOILsC1htnh0/s400/FACF+POSTER+7.28.09.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368918685129314770" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 0);">this weekend, august 15 & 16, i will be selling my goods at the <a href="http://www.garrisonartcenter.org/"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Garrison Art Center's Fine Arts and Crafts Fair</span></a>. i have never been to Garrison before, but i hear it's a lovely setting, right on the hudson river and just steps from the metro north train station. so if you live in the area, come out and say hello! and you city peeps, how about a day-trip up to the country? there are two music stages, tamales and <a href="http://keeganales.com/">keegan ales</a>, and 95 juried artisans, both traditional and new-fangled. i'll have my own solo booth for the first time ever, and i'm bringing both summer and fall pieces since it's that time of year.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 0);">the visionary folks at the GAC reached out to a bunch of us <a href="http://www.etsy.com/">etsians</a> to freshen up the vendor list, so i think it's going to be a really fun mix! mr. smith will be there selling prints of his photos, and my buddy <a href="http://jilldraper.com">jill</a> will have her scrumptious handspun yarn. looking at the list just now i discovered that my friend julie a.k.a. <a href="http://yoursecretadmiral.com/home.html">your secret admiral</a> will be there! also the talented screen-printer <a href="http://alisontauber.com">alison tauber</a>. some other sellers i'm excited to meet are: <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5034436">cerulean blue</a> ceramics, <a href="http://www.astulabee.com">astulabee</a>, <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5088766">reine<span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 0);">,</span></a></span> <span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 0);">and <a href="http://knitknitknits.com">knit knit</a>.</span>hodge podgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15414156316565619626noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30834178.post-86784724770991075832009-08-10T19:51:00.006-05:002009-08-10T20:25:57.515-05:00sayonara<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdvEs6ddF6sGDKJXaCGAJUuYVUIh0uNZjYr5X2ejwnIPPAjATorA6B1ToAgruQQjUtsbPkldXpUaPI5mIFz78t3tkvS4CKUeDvSQWoJnmgkKOAGqrtXk6mNQqG19vw6wxvit4/s1600-h/P1030016.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; 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i'm in great company!hodge podgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15414156316565619626noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30834178.post-57278985034532424992009-07-20T10:03:00.004-05:002009-07-20T10:33:38.089-05:00tute, tute!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaP-0EnolYxkF1d8kEZMup48Y1fyDoIhIcrajVjbM1YRz5xnYKSAqLcgEcrHKKDdaHrPr7BBSu989CsSX-7sFKpMzZnLCiv6zhLGUemo3g2QaVhYsJGpZuTtkq8tgG3KRsSFo/s1600-h/hat.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaP-0EnolYxkF1d8kEZMup48Y1fyDoIhIcrajVjbM1YRz5xnYKSAqLcgEcrHKKDdaHrPr7BBSu989CsSX-7sFKpMzZnLCiv6zhLGUemo3g2QaVhYsJGpZuTtkq8tgG3KRsSFo/s400/hat.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360558418110004018" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLuNY6OuWSjSQ7Has7L_I657qhctemwjh1tQcf3o8EX_MMnz7YHGCmBD3vRGspuJrlrQbRs04IRcxawjnD8ZeuSus0o_FHfdz_9EiqG-PtLWcy-bIuF9BFdk6cgLkF5SEcocw/s1600-h/T.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; 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width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVYKAeihBIGv5eo7M2ojNV5n_EYOXpYkG2jXf3vrP8neX83upphaWck8D8Ughm7gPyW8PGjfZLePZsQVGbSroTFl1659Lif7xDzPcLp6HjuiGjSEPSdg_KPIiOsqshkjGzjaw/s400/band.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360558412708111202" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">even though <a style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);" href="http://craftstylish.com"><span style="font-weight: bold;">craft stylish</span></a> had to lay off all of us weekly bloggers back in may (thanks to the screwy economy), i am still writing one or two project tutorials a month for them. i'm kind of into my newest one, for a <a style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);" href="http://www.craftstylish.com/item/50131/how-to-make-a-braided-leather-headband"><span style="font-weight: bold;">braided leather headband</span></a>, and want to make a whole bunch of these if i can just get my hands on some nice leather scraps somewhere! you can always find all of my articles <a style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);" href="http://craftstylish.com/profile/CalPatch"><span style="font-weight: bold;">here</span></a>, and even subscribe to my RSS feed if you like.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">i also swapped interviews with my crafty friend kayte of <a style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);" href="http://www.thisisloveforever.com/"><span style="font-weight: bold;">love forever</span></a>. you can read <a style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);" href="http://www.craftstylish.com/item/48249/cal-patch-interviews-kayte-terry"><span style="font-weight: bold;">my queries for kayte</span></a> and <a style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);" href="http://www.craftstylish.com/item/47934/kayte-terry-interviews-cal-patch"><span style="font-weight: bold;">hers for me</span></a>.</span>hodge podgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15414156316565619626noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30834178.post-82349996495409978452009-07-17T10:59:00.006-05:002009-07-17T11:17:11.761-05:00what are you doing this weekend?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGl40-xL5GhGwgXjJHoqTGuUvDAHtEhAk-K4GaQ2oBeYXSk8abSqbNcHiUbaduTzepPfd53sbrEOWghLTasq9HB9P-oDCwAIC7ehBsaBlodHTtzFsEjAK14iQ536_7TX3Xokw/s1600-h/wendy.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 286px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGl40-xL5GhGwgXjJHoqTGuUvDAHtEhAk-K4GaQ2oBeYXSk8abSqbNcHiUbaduTzepPfd53sbrEOWghLTasq9HB9P-oDCwAIC7ehBsaBlodHTtzFsEjAK14iQ536_7TX3Xokw/s400/wendy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359460979882685010" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX9JLQs7FinpEWMk5PTzukcaAZuvpV40AderOKcWT-R2esbMdKHEN8Dm5pAurrR-h2W47J56kSXY_gfmtQ82lFg8LjOG11qZ5G30uxEh7UI2ONDqWe0erxWrYF3Hon5S_A8OQ/s1600-h/tunic.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX9JLQs7FinpEWMk5PTzukcaAZuvpV40AderOKcWT-R2esbMdKHEN8Dm5pAurrR-h2W47J56kSXY_gfmtQ82lFg8LjOG11qZ5G30uxEh7UI2ONDqWe0erxWrYF3Hon5S_A8OQ/s400/tunic.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359463755228926754" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 51);">there are still a few spaces left in the <a style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" href="http://blog.lenacorwin.com/2009/06/july-sewing-class-with-cal-patch-this.html"><span style="font-weight: bold;">sewing workshop at lena's</span></a> and the <a style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);" href="http://store.flirt-brooklyn.com/patternmaking101workshop.aspx"><span style="font-weight: bold;">t-shirt patternmaking class at home ec</span></a>. (i think the skirt patternmaking class at <a style="color: rgb(51, 51, 153);" href="http://brooklyngeneral.com/"><span style="font-weight: bold;">brooklyn general</span></a> is sold out, but you can check or get on the waiting list for next time.) so if you have any free time and would like to learn something new this weekend, come and join us! (well, please register first...)</span>hodge podgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15414156316565619626noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30834178.post-41807473046735163762009-07-11T10:20:00.003-05:002009-07-11T10:57:38.017-05:00picked my own<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg16BrtJYookr-Q9nsmEd1LfZewW8mGloi4GNeuWPJ4g5NUqGp1Q7TETeDTs2PiCkv5fFjGVz8xYI_xSX7mVZpirjpcM3aBVX0FFnbWBADgVjGc8eBZKPWIZImk9SfXxtWA72I/s1600-h/P1020834.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg16BrtJYookr-Q9nsmEd1LfZewW8mGloi4GNeuWPJ4g5NUqGp1Q7TETeDTs2PiCkv5fFjGVz8xYI_xSX7mVZpirjpcM3aBVX0FFnbWBADgVjGc8eBZKPWIZImk9SfXxtWA72I/s320/P1020834.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357223545583050578" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIiyVoTfiGEnlFe6trxxUqicDKYcV0jYTvAf-vf7Ie2KuMu3dT-iWM-Gc7NIU5pnlmOrFLg23ehIBLAvYUhXUpFOHLw8fq78l4vsWPDfrIplK3CoBc-vAYCrCic7CqYAoojZY/s1600-h/P1020839.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIiyVoTfiGEnlFe6trxxUqicDKYcV0jYTvAf-vf7Ie2KuMu3dT-iWM-Gc7NIU5pnlmOrFLg23ehIBLAvYUhXUpFOHLw8fq78l4vsWPDfrIplK3CoBc-vAYCrCic7CqYAoojZY/s320/P1020839.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357223562476053714" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGHQ-y3DbBJ5WcoVhfI8z-atCXPxc9jfoPXJ-A1yzT_PM2ztA3-GXiEIcL-VfH5sXIPRzZHLEgkOMBsC9lEiWpkpnJUaZzQZVVVqWkyAGepL__5vWbAGRxafrGsUzKIMgeW2I/s1600-h/P1020843.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGHQ-y3DbBJ5WcoVhfI8z-atCXPxc9jfoPXJ-A1yzT_PM2ztA3-GXiEIcL-VfH5sXIPRzZHLEgkOMBsC9lEiWpkpnJUaZzQZVVVqWkyAGepL__5vWbAGRxafrGsUzKIMgeW2I/s320/P1020843.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357223569867121074" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPMWmxl5VQg03LQVFIbhxpNd2gESSNXCg2cet_N40KvqlotXIlXaThVfCoAo6Fsvz0xRsXnFpyn0pmnQYjrbVv2ND9eAHwS8N6nja9B1FnobNgq-Usay1XJlFIBZXz1myR2co/s1600-h/P1020437.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPMWmxl5VQg03LQVFIbhxpNd2gESSNXCg2cet_N40KvqlotXIlXaThVfCoAo6Fsvz0xRsXnFpyn0pmnQYjrbVv2ND9eAHwS8N6nja9B1FnobNgq-Usay1XJlFIBZXz1myR2co/s320/P1020437.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357228143963283650" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2AdKLUUx_8P0aQGeG5vW-DsBovOwNbx1ggV7q4hCOvYij0DiexWD7aRfe8zuPF4Qh6I6e4TRccK7SrD2d3py1_irLdUb96hWDLckXyRzFx29zbZJZIFdSCDKFz9cDE1xvKrA/s1600-h/P1020836.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2AdKLUUx_8P0aQGeG5vW-DsBovOwNbx1ggV7q4hCOvYij0DiexWD7aRfe8zuPF4Qh6I6e4TRccK7SrD2d3py1_irLdUb96hWDLckXyRzFx29zbZJZIFdSCDKFz9cDE1xvKrA/s320/P1020836.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357223553150585314" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102);">we are surrounded by 'pick your own' farms so yesterday gertie and i and our friend jenn went blueberry and black raspberry picking. hallelujah! you may recall that i'm a <a style="color: rgb(102, 51, 102);" href="http://hodgepodgefarm.blogspot.com/2007/08/blueberry-bonanza.html"><span style="font-weight: bold;">big fan of the blueberry picking</span></a>. really, i can't recommend it highly enough if you get the chance. we discovered a volunteer patch of black raspberries here on the farm but it's hard to get enough at once to do anything but pop them right in your mouth. we have red raspberries too in the garden, as well as peas, collards, broccoli, and plenty of lettuce. the radishes are done and the carrots are still growing.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102);">in other news, gert and i both have a nasty case of poison ivy! disgusting stuff; i had no idea it was this bad. i kind of want to show you a photo but i think you don't really want to see it. trust me.</span>hodge podgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15414156316565619626noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30834178.post-74872529794910533592009-07-09T10:47:00.003-05:002009-07-09T11:00:24.751-05:00terrariums<p></p><div style="text-align: left;"><script type="text/javascript" src="http://www.etsy.com/etsy_mini.js"></script><script type="text/javascript">new EtsyNameSpace.Mini(0, 'list','gallery', 4,4, [27485212,27322686,27335658,26111924,27449364,27509087,27450518,27424915,20372407,27307871,26564292,26441466,25676843,26376097,26984595,24798147]).renderIframe();</script><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 0);">i just learned from a secret source how to make my own 'faux' <a style="color: rgb(102, 102, 0);" href="http://www.etsy.com/treasury.php?ref=fp_nav_treasury"><span style="font-weight: bold;">etsy treasuries</span></a> so here is my first! i have been somewhat obsessed with terrariums on and off since i was a little girl, when i used to have a hermit crab in one. my most distinct memory of that is being told that you can feed a hermit crab ANYTHING (not at all true i'm sure) so i remember putting an Oreo in there. you can imagine what happened... the crab was not interested in the Oreo (!) and it got moldy.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 0);">anyway, despite my obsession i've never actually made a terrarium (except for the quickie i whipped up <a style="color: rgb(102, 102, 0); font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.craftstylish.com/item/45153/how-to-crochet-a-hanging-terrarium-planter">here</a>), but when i find my real home i plan to have lots and lots. compiling these was a fun way to pretend i was actually making my own... aren't they lovely?</span><br /></div>hodge podgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15414156316565619626noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30834178.post-85087300241762253802009-07-08T21:47:00.003-05:002009-07-08T22:20:34.549-05:00two more classes<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirizKRLlryfvUErSmUHNJkfvSf8AFGnc-GVFrPFu5XHUEnG5w0enOKwWRitgQB_bm4Ug048BoXZY9stv5DMOPOio3diEXTSOpzaLFpiBkiiN_8GHhftFTiIw8zAiAnD9LWlTY/s1600-h/P1020227.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirizKRLlryfvUErSmUHNJkfvSf8AFGnc-GVFrPFu5XHUEnG5w0enOKwWRitgQB_bm4Ug048BoXZY9stv5DMOPOio3diEXTSOpzaLFpiBkiiN_8GHhftFTiIw8zAiAnD9LWlTY/s400/P1020227.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356288756526585026" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4e4b2ESc7PAY4GhA9HYzpfp7NWwWrk0UpOu6Oja7BumVO7Jl1ARSHP6H1KAfdx2WRELSy4ogx6Hmtk6fJDZ66_GNLPsugZeDg_nJSij6OA5JSdVhLhHzVaClfvjCf-Z2z-zI/s1600-h/DSCN7108.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4e4b2ESc7PAY4GhA9HYzpfp7NWwWrk0UpOu6Oja7BumVO7Jl1ARSHP6H1KAfdx2WRELSy4ogx6Hmtk6fJDZ66_GNLPsugZeDg_nJSij6OA5JSdVhLhHzVaClfvjCf-Z2z-zI/s400/DSCN7108.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356288760674984114" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">while i'm in the city next weekend (july 18-19) i'll be teaching two patternmaking classes, both on sunday the 19th. they are separate, independent classes at two different locations, but together they comprise the first half of the 4-week patternmaking class format that i used to teach.</span> <span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">in the morning class we'll make a pattern for an A-line skirt, and in the afternoon we'll be making t-shirt patterns.</span> <span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">come join me for one or both! we can even walk over the Gowanus canal together in between...</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 102);"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Introduction to Patternmaking Workshop</span>, $50</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 102);">sunday july 19, 10am-12pm at <a style="color: rgb(51, 102, 102);" href="http://www.brooklyngeneral.com"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Brooklyn General</span></a> (call 718-237-7753 to register)</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 102);">In this 2-hour class you will learn the basic principles of making your own sewing patterns, and make a pattern for an A-line skirt that fits your own unique body. With this foundation you'll be able to sew the projects you envision! </span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 102);">Supplies:</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 102);">Paper (at least 3 sheets of 18 x 24" newsprint or drawing paper, or a roll of paper at least 14" wide)</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 102);">Pencil, eraser, sharpener</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 102);">See-through 18" ruler</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 102);">Tape Measure</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 102);">Scissors (for cutting paper)</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Patternmaking 101 Workshop</span>, $50</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);">sunday, july 19, 2-4:30pm at <a style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);" href="http://flirt-brooklyn.com/classes.html"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Home Ec</span></a> (register online <a style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);" href="http://store.flirt-brooklyn.com/patternmaking101workshop.aspx"><span style="font-weight: bold;">here</span></a>)</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);">If you've always wanted to learn how to make your own patterns, here's your opportunity! </span><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);"> In this 2.5 hour introductory workshop, you will learn to draft the pattern for a T-shirt </span><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);"> that fits YOUR body! This pattern can become the basis for all sorts of styles to augment </span><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);"> your wardrobe. Basic sewing experience is helpful to benefit from this class. </span><br /> <br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);"> Supplies:</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);"> Paper (a pad or roll of newsprint or drawing paper, at least 14" wide)</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);"> Pencil and eraser </span><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);"> Ruler (ideally an 18" clear sewing ruler)</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);"> Clear tape </span>hodge podgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15414156316565619626noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30834178.post-91257683911722414172009-07-07T10:17:00.003-05:002009-07-07T10:29:22.676-05:00free love<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj469D0OVFrxwUypg4_K2ZnCGQ9S6zaZE7gR2AqX1Ep1xfp1Uc8dSMJOymf7_dNoEY0VPNXkpBgY4NFrJdzOr7VzudxEoxLqGd8SSwEGFLB19nwQRV56nXFFphSWCbpttmL_X8/s1600-h/Picture+3.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 219px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj469D0OVFrxwUypg4_K2ZnCGQ9S6zaZE7gR2AqX1Ep1xfp1Uc8dSMJOymf7_dNoEY0VPNXkpBgY4NFrJdzOr7VzudxEoxLqGd8SSwEGFLB19nwQRV56nXFFphSWCbpttmL_X8/s400/Picture+3.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355738003363558866" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">the sweet peeps at <a style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);" href="http://www.freepeople.com/index.cfm"><span style="font-weight: bold;">free people</span></a> (my alma mater) asked me a few questions over <a style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);" href="http://blog.freepeople.com/2009/07/cal_patch_1.html"><span style="font-weight: bold;">here</span></a>.</span> <span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">it seems like another lifetime that i was a designer there, but they were good times!</span>hodge podgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15414156316565619626noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30834178.post-35514987159014084512009-07-05T18:33:00.002-05:002009-07-05T18:55:12.748-05:00new sewing class at lena's<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0OhoMMsok5TvcUX1lo6R4Ao88PCo2mVJHfi7eF8bxIn69NMZiqbPivfmspjx3oqcOhyphenhyphen5tlxmkFVTdOkrHFtF4eUcpeQCAoTh6jD61sojsfpi9WncPiKi8laZX5NB2136diF4/s1600-h/P1020398.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; 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she went for the simpler elastic neckline. lena took some better <a href="http://blog.lenacorwin.com/2009/06/june-sewing-workshop-with-cal-was-on.html">photos</a>.<br /><br />we have a new class lined up for saturday july 18, using <a href="http://curiousbird.typepad.com/curious_bird/2008/07/soft-like-an-old-tshirt.html">this pattern</a>, which is for knits. <a href="http://blog.lenacorwin.com/2009/06/july-sewing-class-with-cal-patch-this.html">here are all the details...</a>hodge podgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15414156316565619626noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30834178.post-66954791276637018212009-06-30T19:52:00.001-05:002009-06-30T21:03:07.997-05:00sachets<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijm6HHcnzcWf5NXUiw9wZKoT7C0nfbXEhT08WypM8uUd055HvMq6pG0BsLIJjcwokidQZpy-L86FH6YI7_PJ035lqrs4eVnQBQyfZlNM0NgeRDOFpme08RYBVAbHpT6uaQf-U/s1600-h/P1020490.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; 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width: 330px; height: 219px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKreJvQMvvla9Od7LoK1b-cP5R5Vtp5oxVVu7e8CGdEkWOFXeJsAZUOY-s0Be0_PKu-Ti-H29LqbCpm62MveCzVjsteTRPReXvAQDUlJr-MfbXnkgChXqO22fqZImt1kPDts0/s400/P1020489.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351837229563085938" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWRXfjISYtNEidmH7LUuCyxmYhHLLro8A8M2r4jHH3j5HunDWQYj89PSvvHEQBDMsqRqMHdQDOFb6dm8Zak6rbftr3WfDrHM9fxHtF7O8zRJ8dbyQanIktsJksMRZ5iks10J4/s1600-h/P1020491.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 330px; height: 219px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWRXfjISYtNEidmH7LUuCyxmYhHLLro8A8M2r4jHH3j5HunDWQYj89PSvvHEQBDMsqRqMHdQDOFb6dm8Zak6rbftr3WfDrHM9fxHtF7O8zRJ8dbyQanIktsJksMRZ5iks10J4/s400/P1020491.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351837760347509570" border="0" /></a><br /><br />little by little i'm getting it together...<br /><br />i have always wanted to enclose a little bonus present into the packages i send out for <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5084925"><span style="font-weight: bold;">etsy</span></a> orders. i like the idea of sachets because opening a package and smelling the scent of lavender before you even see what's in there just seems like such a nice treat! so last week i finally started making some and one lucky customer in the UK was the first to get one with her purchase. i had fun playing with the embroidery function on my machine, which i rarely use. from now on some kind of small 'thank you' gift will be tucked into every envelope i send... i have plans for moth-repelling herbs for my woolens, and another kind of surprise for the <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5084925&section_id=5213425"><span style="font-weight: bold;">dog slings</span></a>.hodge podgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15414156316565619626noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30834178.post-11584915880496747302009-06-26T15:41:00.004-05:002009-06-26T16:06:58.237-05:00if they could just stay little...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1j5_m8FkD0lYwKuzX0fKzXcSLNcoY6qRHDiHQeX_9jvrACFaPXaDFtP-OmPUD9daLABKilpjXDB34iuOQkUTdQXo_iWn4XjgqV3ocMfh1I8x1JRXi-SfvGjzn-Ht2M6BjIXw/s1600-h/P1020458.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; 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width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixkIrVKhNX05pLW7Rcg_o_161pGOHE8GCJR5HVOm9QCr-1cxVQGfpo81WkkB6DmffYC1wC_97ceDvGx_S4LzuVJ7IApGaFHgZEEHcalWhRFLLcEFag0O7VrNfbwwmzBYZFfFo/s400/P1020427.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351741254800910674" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGWmeI80a3o84xvgbH73z9IBeR55uVzsrBkElDHe6afqP7l8bhh4mvKFmZyzU2ut-hIHChngKQ4RTfhUd604GUXE3eBTwbal683If8kNFgHxcrOLkdc8tr7hXnAa89l1vtziA/s1600-h/P1020464.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGWmeI80a3o84xvgbH73z9IBeR55uVzsrBkElDHe6afqP7l8bhh4mvKFmZyzU2ut-hIHChngKQ4RTfhUd604GUXE3eBTwbal683If8kNFgHxcrOLkdc8tr7hXnAa89l1vtziA/s400/P1020464.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351741263578159058" border="0" /></a><br />my <a href="http://hodgepodgefarm.blogspot.com/2009/05/forty-new-babies.html">little chicken friends</a> have grown so fast! it's been quite amazing to watch them transform. the red ones have lost most of their <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7G5g40uDYjj4d4RlmQENUKbjdOMWA8AjENLXdRDQMgtotC1H4s8U2Br5MiQGuw9EWtLloQwbvL9N-pYZ2U9sIsUzph2PRi-BD0WqWKP3274Q3xHLQPrky2WicY_oEaLoQJQU/s1600-h/P1020179.JPG">yellow fuzz</a> (a few little tufts remain) and the <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAVYcUnmJcy20tl74vn9hOxNtuhErQPe6S-x16NCv9m_V4uqB0SPoNS6bqetDmnI77Kynvu-eKfLkIv-uMl0c9VIEKnYTyicbI7PdDMgLaCNo4G_NdXG5c_l4JBLrRfClbgOY/s1600-h/P1020181.JPG">little black one</a> is now white and black (that's her in the solo pic above). i've been joking that the <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkgYryX2j6P3L6h5TzMryOWUotWCSx9y4lrfSKb7tcBTefzMXDKDq5GbqfkxcZOjFJDi485aJcgzsBp3Ld4kj-gHm3CX-4-uxHiUES_xqZjY1RXBeOZNNJ5yrgK6zkRvNo4t4/s1600-h/P1020182.JPG">speckled one</a> (top left photo) is actually a chicken HAWK because she just doesn't look like a chicken! i have to look up what breed she is. the guinea hens want nothing to do with me and will be released soon to run free and roost in the trees like <a href="http://hodgepodgefarm.blogspot.com/2009/03/gertie-v-guinea.html">their older cousins</a>, but the chickens are becoming really friendly with me and seem to enjoy the 'chicken massages' i've been giving them in the mornings. i want them to be as cuddly as <a href="http://hodgepodgefarm.blogspot.com/2008/07/aint-nobody-here-but-us-chickens-andros.html">these ladies</a> were!hodge podgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15414156316565619626noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30834178.post-56984331594620064372009-06-23T10:44:00.003-05:002009-06-23T10:53:32.400-05:00under construction<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIDJy1yoXobn0IhuZMBddFq8Lw0crsEvggQ1Mbn080x_V9w1r1INU1Jziuj7xoyAjTewmaLaL8tckhg2TQ-o_zUYAG9UZbHDSN2H4kns-D5yK2EK_xecNRZIgBkncFr7KQdFA/s1600-h/P1020336.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 226px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIDJy1yoXobn0IhuZMBddFq8Lw0crsEvggQ1Mbn080x_V9w1r1INU1Jziuj7xoyAjTewmaLaL8tckhg2TQ-o_zUYAG9UZbHDSN2H4kns-D5yK2EK_xecNRZIgBkncFr7KQdFA/s400/P1020336.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350550760133930066" border="0" /></a><br />hello! just a quick note to say that we are going to do some renovating around here, so things may seem a little odd and frequently changing for a few days. please excuse the dust, as they say, it'll all be worth it you'll see...<br /><br />oh, and i did finally finish the new banner; as soon as i can get the construction crew in, it'll be hanging up in the rafters there, yippee!hodge podgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15414156316565619626noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30834178.post-83457637295587320682009-06-22T10:40:00.022-05:002009-06-22T11:23:21.084-05:00who doesn't heart handmade?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKFiUuPOQ0Ffs5wBkYyXXVIAbOZuvqlf8YNKs6s0COrRf9b7o7HR06VTKKiuQAD_aqbkQsr6NreqX5Tr-q23FdngWAYvnE3zU7xUJ-ls8sjjE1X6pp36VBQBsQMBdGiS53_ME/s1600-h/Picture+1.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 250px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKFiUuPOQ0Ffs5wBkYyXXVIAbOZuvqlf8YNKs6s0COrRf9b7o7HR06VTKKiuQAD_aqbkQsr6NreqX5Tr-q23FdngWAYvnE3zU7xUJ-ls8sjjE1X6pp36VBQBsQMBdGiS53_ME/s400/Picture+1.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350178483017131442" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">i am so woefully slow in posting, but the very fantabulous marichelle of the super-cool crafty blog </span><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><a style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" href="http://www.hearthandmadeblog.com/"><span style="font-weight: bold;">heart handmade</span></a> </span><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"> wrote a piece about lil' ol' me about two weeks ago! she said very nice things and asked fun questions and you can <a style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" href="http://www.hearthandmadeblog.com/2009/06/cal-patch-of-hodge-podge-farm.html"></a><a href="http://www.hearthandmadeblog.com"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">see it here</span>. HH is an excellent overview of happenings in the handmade world, and i love to see who and what she discovers every week. some of my favorite series are <a style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" href="http://www.hearthandmadeblog.com/search/label/shop%2Btell"><span style="font-weight: bold;">'shop and tell'</span></a> where people show and tell about a handmade item they bought recently</span><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">, <a style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" href="http://www.hearthandmadeblog.com/search/label/other%20half"><span style="font-weight: bold;">'the other half'</span></a> in which she interviews the significant others of handmakers, and of course the <a style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" href="http://www.hearthandmadeblog.com/search/label/featured%20artist"><span style="font-weight: bold;">'featured artist'</span></a>.</span>hodge podgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15414156316565619626noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30834178.post-15126865547065577722009-06-18T22:45:00.003-05:002009-06-18T23:05:46.976-05:00belltower market<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp_a7SsRigjSps5GgJXNQixfCYy0EXapk5VdpwGazMiMuW37UpXyqHcJcA1S1GDJMNTYEZqLDCfbY7IVRDU0J55GHe8UWiqEtnBr0vbVPtiL-TDJA9yboRFpDCq-PAca841HU/s1600-h/bell+flyer.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 309px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp_a7SsRigjSps5GgJXNQixfCYy0EXapk5VdpwGazMiMuW37UpXyqHcJcA1S1GDJMNTYEZqLDCfbY7IVRDU0J55GHe8UWiqEtnBr0vbVPtiL-TDJA9yboRFpDCq-PAca841HU/s400/bell+flyer.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348880009762065874" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1Ua4ucxUOzELerjXhhVadfBkKXqd21cOL5bNWs0wocif-NaZRfJU83hl7JTQISIlRFrdZWfd4jz8JgwZdl2QjyxR3_nij7CwboJyJNORLd13zwF5jH988HuF9IUJwvIWmxec/s1600-h/belltowermed.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1Ua4ucxUOzELerjXhhVadfBkKXqd21cOL5bNWs0wocif-NaZRfJU83hl7JTQISIlRFrdZWfd4jz8JgwZdl2QjyxR3_nij7CwboJyJNORLd13zwF5jH988HuF9IUJwvIWmxec/s400/belltowermed.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348884646162754098" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51);">hey catskills and hudson valley peeps! come check out <a style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(153, 102, 51);" href="http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5084925">hodge podge handmade clothes</a> at the new arts & crafts market in rosendale, new york: <span style="font-weight: bold;">BELL TOWER MARKET</span>. i'll be there both days hocking my wares, and i'd love to see you! they are still seeking vendors too (this is happening every weekend through the summer) so if you're a maker in the area, get in touch with the organizers at <a style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51);" href="http://rosendaleartssquad.org/Belltower.html"><span style="font-weight: bold;">rosendaleartssquad.org</span></a>. otherwise please help spread the word to anyone you know who lives or weekends in the vicinity!</span> <span style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51);">rosendale is one of my favorite little towns around here, and features a fantastic <a style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51);" href="http://www.lemoncakes.com/"><span style="font-weight: bold;">bakery</span></a>, yummy <a style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51);" href="http://www.rosendalecafe.com/"><span style="font-weight: bold;">restaurants</span></a>, and cute <a style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51);" href="http://www.getawaythehudson.com/abouttown/rosendale/shops.htm"><span style="font-weight: bold;">shops</span></a>.</span>hodge podgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15414156316565619626noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30834178.post-58843989770053331672009-06-10T12:07:00.004-05:002009-06-10T12:26:40.693-05:00classes this week!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT4_sFXzxD7I8zaRZ2TWL-wvsZB5kLeYBp-ahd6RVXOkUYlItTahoy19oy1iZnbRkwF_OPp7NrRvwAoRvENR1JqQOQIYAyNQVoBpVzAdvnYf7w6WnOCTr48qpre033UeJVVrM/s1600-h/sew.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT4_sFXzxD7I8zaRZ2TWL-wvsZB5kLeYBp-ahd6RVXOkUYlItTahoy19oy1iZnbRkwF_OPp7NrRvwAoRvENR1JqQOQIYAyNQVoBpVzAdvnYf7w6WnOCTr48qpre033UeJVVrM/s400/sew.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345746829429684594" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 102);">i just want to remind you that i am teaching <a style="color: rgb(51, 153, 153);" href="http://hodgepodgefarm.blogspot.com/2009/05/mark-your-calendars-peeps.html"><span style="font-weight: bold;">a whole buncha classes</span></a> while i'm here in brooklyn this week, and there are still some spaces available: <a style="color: rgb(51, 153, 153);" href="http://www.treehousebrooklyn.com/classes.html"><span style="font-weight: bold;">crochet</span></a> is thursday, </span><a style="color: rgb(51, 153, 153);" href="http://blog.lenacorwin.com/2009/05/photo-from-litchi7.html"><span style="font-weight: bold;">sew a top or dress</span></a><span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 102);">saturday, <a style="color: rgb(51, 153, 153);" href="http://www.treehousebrooklyn.com/classes.html"><span style="font-weight: bold;">embroider</span></a> saturday evening, or <a style="color: rgb(51, 153, 153);" href="http://store.flirt-brooklyn.com/skirtpatternmakingworkshop.aspx"><span style="font-weight: bold;">sew a t-shirt</span></a> sunday. act now and learn something new!</span>hodge podgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15414156316565619626noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30834178.post-38799005588039816232009-06-09T17:12:00.010-05:002009-06-10T10:44:22.430-05:00oh renegade you had it made<a style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-aeq8K7la4zXpQjwNjGimCZYKaYJFHoA5U7jhomdEQQ5dHJwitaAvauQu_lzHImmMbbX0OZgsXOFw8choKdgduEcbQVfRGFDFMt_1RnhufDeVTb7aK-BAZq259CvAunkZFsA/s1600-h/P1020371.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-aeq8K7la4zXpQjwNjGimCZYKaYJFHoA5U7jhomdEQQ5dHJwitaAvauQu_lzHImmMbbX0OZgsXOFw8choKdgduEcbQVfRGFDFMt_1RnhufDeVTb7aK-BAZq259CvAunkZFsA/s400/P1020371.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345474056416377426" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">woot woot! <a style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);" href="http://www.renegadecraft.com/"><span style="font-weight: bold;">renegade 2009</span></a> was </span><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">the. best. ever.</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);"> i shared a tent with my pal jen of <a style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);" href="http://raeburnink.com/"><span style="font-weight: bold;">raeburn ink</span></a> and we were a frenzy of activity the entire time.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">for five years we have all waited for the weather to cooperate, and this year it finally did! when it is 90 degrees and 500% humidity (as the past four fairs have been, with occasional downpours), NO ONE feels like trying on clothes. but this weekend was in the seventies, with a cool breeze blowing, and it was like a miracle. i sold every short-sleeved smock dress i made, plus most of the long-sleeved ones. thanks mama nature! i knew you were my friend.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">and most importantly, THANK YOU to everyone who came out and said hello, and if you bought something from me, you have my undying and infinite gratitude! when you buy from independent makers, it really does mean the world to us.</span><br /><br /><a style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8luWy8myXEafmxb1VdD1LVESrOQ7-T8P22AW410octY1V8-k9IamX9gxjHG4sqroofmbdTginiwbGvhRLK1zqNQtmy6WxvpIihRPzfqg3LcahhohG3bu1IcvyRZ3hVyLT1E0/s1600-h/P1020368.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8luWy8myXEafmxb1VdD1LVESrOQ7-T8P22AW410octY1V8-k9IamX9gxjHG4sqroofmbdTginiwbGvhRLK1zqNQtmy6WxvpIihRPzfqg3LcahhohG3bu1IcvyRZ3hVyLT1E0/s320/P1020368.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345458514532310050" border="0" /></a><a style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgduBV8tNfOvN4-YzeDcgqPGkYzCgaGu4vflcNbZgrMOAwJZv4LrhJ96ZJNgzPhCgGO8CRi6Ahnjc4FaT3MdLkDk9lJKYgyamdgeFby90jKO8LfHe-G5qd3AKQtfKVVkacAnUY/s1600-h/P1020367.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgduBV8tNfOvN4-YzeDcgqPGkYzCgaGu4vflcNbZgrMOAwJZv4LrhJ96ZJNgzPhCgGO8CRi6Ahnjc4FaT3MdLkDk9lJKYgyamdgeFby90jKO8LfHe-G5qd3AKQtfKVVkacAnUY/s320/P1020367.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345457781059450898" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqoOVaw7r9myOva3sdu9F5145lFXqhtbCOz-ukkbnvALp0LritpJqk8TJsIltIO-6WFNK_UyxwgA1AAmtqpCHSjKcBHf3qdmsCF5ASg5ZqK01UVUuVtkLrfBWbIn6ApFwIXoA/s1600-h/me.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqoOVaw7r9myOva3sdu9F5145lFXqhtbCOz-ukkbnvALp0LritpJqk8TJsIltIO-6WFNK_UyxwgA1AAmtqpCHSjKcBHf3qdmsCF5ASg5ZqK01UVUuVtkLrfBWbIn6ApFwIXoA/s400/me.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345480852654260002" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">here i am hand-delivering my favorite linen crochet-yoked smock to the lovely joi of <a style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);" href="http://www.stereoette.com/"><span style="font-weight: bold;">stereoette</span></a>, who adopted it. i'm so glad it went to a good home! i look a little insane but renegade kind of does that to me...</span><br /><br /><a style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmJXBedmJBULDEAsW23s38NwRItHjeCCIFNGBcG2EAtv0tZ_oMB_tgOvXC92AYsA7t6mVcKD-WXMp7ZenVrJ2ebI31126JeroR0cmtHvVeSCB0MqnWH5biAZj9vMy1fncpapk/s1600-h/P1020370.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmJXBedmJBULDEAsW23s38NwRItHjeCCIFNGBcG2EAtv0tZ_oMB_tgOvXC92AYsA7t6mVcKD-WXMp7ZenVrJ2ebI31126JeroR0cmtHvVeSCB0MqnWH5biAZj9vMy1fncpapk/s400/P1020370.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345477506993232578" border="0" /></a><a style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_53B7Xg3Ws3TvsMozyv8bIkKGRw_GzR4QifE8YWkWqObzXU86Z1sVC7ixxYSlXubfvPPQHC7z0KCjld8k3tJX5GQ6Nt2Y_ozjVHYK6gdF__d88sbhiNv3r6nfHN0mcv36Jm0/s1600-h/P1020359.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_53B7Xg3Ws3TvsMozyv8bIkKGRw_GzR4QifE8YWkWqObzXU86Z1sVC7ixxYSlXubfvPPQHC7z0KCjld8k3tJX5GQ6Nt2Y_ozjVHYK6gdF__d88sbhiNv3r6nfHN0mcv36Jm0/s400/P1020359.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345477512638868002" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">there's joi with her new dress, and another sweet customer who came back on sunday wearing the one she bought saturday. i love happy customers!</span><br /><br /><a style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyYRZt4cK6QrVMq3g865W3cVbPPXCzl9E307WqntDLIRMIhIJuUoOTlhMJLIYudA2z25VcnYCYR1RpLTcys3Paeqp0TkwloQmVOqmAAU52twmvF2qP4PPpCEjmclCeohFFbR4/s1600-h/P1020361.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyYRZt4cK6QrVMq3g865W3cVbPPXCzl9E307WqntDLIRMIhIJuUoOTlhMJLIYudA2z25VcnYCYR1RpLTcys3Paeqp0TkwloQmVOqmAAU52twmvF2qP4PPpCEjmclCeohFFbR4/s400/P1020361.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345480863593872258" border="0" /></a><a style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkXniv3wreYmrgikE3GwsWPpyomNZUYvizV31_EuFJGlLxoPpkuVe5Q-v-RTj9R3SyVhh-JBHMdxCAguCSpfEUxI87keBmt1E4nJBzd1c1rR3AAwINxCIrbS-086rSwIhxlpw/s1600-h/P1020360.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkXniv3wreYmrgikE3GwsWPpyomNZUYvizV31_EuFJGlLxoPpkuVe5Q-v-RTj9R3SyVhh-JBHMdxCAguCSpfEUxI87keBmt1E4nJBzd1c1rR3AAwINxCIrbS-086rSwIhxlpw/s400/P1020360.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345480857913973106" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">here are two more: emma with the shirt that's been 'waiting' for her, and teeter of <a style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);" href="http://www.31cornlane.com/"><span style="font-weight: bold;">31 corn lane</span></a> with wiggles in her new sling!</span><br /><a style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6S395N0lcyqDFeM1OVTTXv9ORnfVx0vm47RKWgNJxSyzr8zTPi1rqWAUuL0_ztDfR7nl7wvYHKC8By7P24C49ZeIlSLHqgEuKoVp-VLTu6pAXadSRxCdjeCRYQebnnNdPbP4/s1600-h/P1020364.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; 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width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTjutz28aJhSYhQOBeZPc3ji_F6YiHSgl9SEY9y2ycGNoeHzsYw2NAUt_K4uBjSY4sCGAqYOpsJQ3yepLxB5a-3yXpUMWSZ9BDs29xIdk-PRqtv6UME1nn_xP7OyQaRCyvWOg/s320/P1020349.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343479048395260018" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">oh yes, you know i will be sewing up to the very last second before i leave for <a style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);" href="http://www.renegadecraft.com/brooklyn?site=bk"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Renegade!</span></a> i know you haven't forgotten but in case you need reminding, it's this weekend, saturday AND sunday june 6-7 in mccarren park. of course, the new development this year is that i have to pack up my car and drive two hours to brooklyn the day </span><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">before</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);"> the fair, which really cuts into my frantic 4am-the-night-before sewing plans. is that good or bad? not sure...</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">above is a sneak peek of the sundresses, short-sleeved yoke tunics, and new <span style="font-style: italic;">reversible</span> hats i've been working on.</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);"> please come out and see me and gert, not to mention <span style="font-weight: bold;">treehouse, raeburn ink, love forever, 31 corn lane, a.s.i.s., perch,</span> and almost <a style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);" href="http://www.renegadecraft.com/brooklyn-artists?site=bk"><span style="font-weight: bold;">300 more!</span></a></span> <span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">the weather report looks promising and as always, anyone who brings me a lemonade or treat gets 15% off any <a style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);" href="http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5084925"><span style="font-weight: bold;">hodge podge</span></a> purchase.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">ok, back to the sewing machine...</span>hodge podgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15414156316565619626noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30834178.post-49206474417614536352009-05-28T20:00:00.006-05:002009-05-29T19:33:42.419-05:00mark your calendars, peeps!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0IwIcsbItykarcwCIxzOUrEg0dhfJnOptmTcV3hcBZBQ5hyjBzJdjRf73oq1QDSmv-nqSwdS0CrOIjHvwSQ5eqCw1qdu7ZzZnzYXDGKIETFgaiDoAvUJXoklfFXt0xxVYASA/s1600-h/brooklyn3.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; 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it's not as hard as you think.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 102);">for details, full descriptions, supplies needed and to register, click on the links to each individual venue. hope to see y'all in class!</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 102);">and don't forget: to keep your finger on the pulse of indie, DIY and crafty events all over the country, be sure to peek at the <a style="color: rgb(51, 102, 102);" href="http://saplingsociety.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-weight: bold;">SAPLINGS blog</span></a> every now and again...</span>hodge podgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15414156316565619626noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30834178.post-7054240121962263672009-05-26T18:50:00.004-05:002009-05-26T19:05:57.999-05:00new banner<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWkgMnqJ4ASIuDvIsNf1uywxfQ2EpH_d_IOpIW7wh8TA0cGD9PKAdjAZOChwwpASspPtnALmArCoSuHzD8D3XUZHIrIlYi6L9VNIrSdoD6GaXvkumIqzcZu58UBrpAOjGthLg/s1600-h/P1020208.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 529px; height: 351px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWkgMnqJ4ASIuDvIsNf1uywxfQ2EpH_d_IOpIW7wh8TA0cGD9PKAdjAZOChwwpASspPtnALmArCoSuHzD8D3XUZHIrIlYi6L9VNIrSdoD6GaXvkumIqzcZu58UBrpAOjGthLg/s400/P1020208.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340284992784019138" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 153);">see xine? it really is almost finished! i am such a slowpoke... it's actually even farther along than this; might be done tonight in fact.</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgP4bvmKZbNZQxpqcvbVBQ7hRUAU5LWr3JosoEtIelIDW9eIdxdcQTpzd5Di7E7wWolzgnYJcT4e3eeYl9AX85-FVOe5E41o-iaK8abTIAgQ4mass7CYzz2N6QuJM32Qh-A7Q/s1600-h/P1020210.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgP4bvmKZbNZQxpqcvbVBQ7hRUAU5LWr3JosoEtIelIDW9eIdxdcQTpzd5Di7E7wWolzgnYJcT4e3eeYl9AX85-FVOe5E41o-iaK8abTIAgQ4mass7CYzz2N6QuJM32Qh-A7Q/s320/P1020210.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340286386645817858" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeLRgqIrzRM0sFn2Qeq1s2UU23yuFR0HmEbGcSw8LIrrRujnneQx3GFMW5P_xxPqx7j-aDxfjCGVs085GK6wbi1THtEFJ_sN_kjWx8fwGNcT_7FwJxDoK1C7gNqJpXZDXb5wc/s1600-h/P1020213.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeLRgqIrzRM0sFn2Qeq1s2UU23yuFR0HmEbGcSw8LIrrRujnneQx3GFMW5P_xxPqx7j-aDxfjCGVs085GK6wbi1THtEFJ_sN_kjWx8fwGNcT_7FwJxDoK1C7gNqJpXZDXb5wc/s320/P1020213.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340286392573564274" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 153);">still loving the new studio, and gertie approves too...</span>hodge podgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15414156316565619626noreply@blogger.com3