Category Archives: Personal Style

The Jawbreaker Dress

I’ve been very busy sewing, planning and preparing for Heirlooms Artisan Market for the past few weeks. I’ve put off hair cuts, house cleaning and human interaction to make this the best and biggest market I’ve ever done. It’s the last day before the market – the last day of spring – and I just found time to get a sorely needed hair cut and photograph my last spring dress.

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The Sophster-Toaster Shop Turns 2!

I’ve been peddling my wares for two years now! I’ve learned and changed so much since the day I stumbled forth and opened my shop without a clue as to what to do with my dresses once they left the sewing room. I feel like every day I learn some new sewing trick, photography technique or sales and marketing tip that I can use to improve my product and my shop, but overall, I think the most rewarding part of this journey has been all the great customers, fans, bloggers and fellow artisans I’ve met along the way.

Let’s take a look at all the dresses I’ve designed this year: Continue reading