My name is Sarai, I live in Portland, OR and love to make things.
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Friends, I am thrilled to announce that the Spring collection of sewing patterns is now available for purchase! Here’s what I wrote on the Colette Patterns blog:
I think you will all really love what we’ve done. Each sewing pattern is packaged up in a pretty little booklet with a linen-textured cover, a singer-stitched [...]
I am totally awestruck by this collection, and I think you will be to. A while back, I stumbled upon this amazing set of photos of dresses by designer Peggy Hunt on Flickr. Peggy Hunt was a dress designer in Los Angeles from the 1920s to the 1960s, and it turns out the [...]
Eep. Such prettiness from this wonderful accessories designer, Twigs & Honey. Just when you think you’ve seen all the pretty fascinators the world has to offer…
Check out her blog and shop!
I never get tired of looking at Marilyn Monroe. Even though she has become such an icon in western culture that she’s almost a mythological creature at this point, I just look at photos of her in the late 40s and early 50s and think it’s no wonder she was elevated like that. [...]
We are having such fine weather the last few days. It’s sunny and beautiful and all the tulips in our yard are abloom. I finally thought it was summery enough to pull out this yellow dress. It’s an amazing little number, I think probably handmade in the 1940s. It’s a crisp [...]
I wanted to mention some more guest writing, this time over at Design Sponge, as part of Grace’s Biz Ladies series. I love that she’s using her platform as a top design blogger to really help other women fulfill their small business dreams, and I have to say, the posts I’ve seen from other [...]
Continue reading Understanding Your Customers – my post on Design Sponge...
Hey guys, I wrote a guest post over at Etsy’ The Storque blog. It’s all about vintage wedding touches, broken down by decade/style.
I think it came out beautifully, mostly because there are so many amazing things on Etsy for me to use to illustrate my points. I kind of wish I [...]
Continue reading Decades of Bridal Style – My post at The Storque...
When I posted recently about my new life in Portland, a few of you asked for tips about leaving the corporate world to pursue a creative life. I’m not an expert by any means, but I can tell you my experience.
Back when I was in grad school at Berkeley, I took an internship at [...]
Wow. I came across this gorgeous spread from Glamour magazine (of all places) on Jezebel.
I have a pretty low opinion of most “women’s interest” magazines, because I think they reinforce really damaging ways of looking at ourselves and the world. But the fact that Glamour used a non-size 0 model and [...]
I’m kind of hair obsessed lately. This is probably because mine is in need of a bit of a color boost. Anyway, I adore this pretty girl’s hairstyle. Her bangs are very similar to the way I wear mine lately, but she has such a lovely color and perfect curls. Also [...]