{"id":52005,"date":"2015-12-11T09:03:58","date_gmt":"2015-12-11T14:03:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/?p=52005"},"modified":"2015-12-11T09:03:58","modified_gmt":"2015-12-11T14:03:58","slug":"weekend-links-12","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/blog\/2015\/12\/weekend-links-12.html","title":{"rendered":"weekend links"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hello friends!<\/p>\n

I hope you’ve had a good, productive week. This time of year gets so busy, doesn’t it? Between holiday preparations (decorating, finding or making gifts, baking and cooking), social events like holiday performances and parties, and preparing for holiday travel, not to mention Christmas cards (we don’t send them anymore; I just can’t), there’s just too much to do! We’re keeping it really simple this year. Last weekend we brought home a cute little potted Christmas tree from a holiday market here in Madrid, and we’ve been making a few decorations to give our apartment a holiday feel. I’ve added Pinterest links to similar decorations and ideas below, in case you’re looking for inspiration and easy projects for yourself.<\/p>\n

But it’s not all holiday planning around here. I’m still sewing samples for the book, and I’m working on new Lisette designs for Butterick. Right now I’m designing for next fall, which is my favorite season. And it’s always nice to design for the season that you’re living in! I always enjoyed that when I was working for Ralph Lauren and Tommy Hilfiger as well. It’s much easier to be in a fall\/winter mindset when it’s actually fall\/winter outside.<\/p>\n

In any case, I hope your holiday preparations are going well. I’ll be back again next Friday with one last weekend links post before we take a blog break for the holidays. We have a few treats for you next week, however, so stay tuned for those. (One of those treats involves a give-away!)<\/p>\n

Pinterest Picks<\/strong><\/p>\n

Here are two fun and easy ways to use some of those leftover fabric scraps: tassels and gift wrapping!<\/p>\n

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For our little Christmas tree, we purchased gold paper, cut it in half, and glued the wrong sides together before cutting out lots of gold stars.<\/p>\n

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And we strung cotton balls onto thread and hung snow garlands in our entryway.<\/p>\n

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Wouldn’t this be a cute, casual holiday outfit? You could make the Liesl + Co Everyday Skirt<\/a> pattern in silk satin and add a monochromatic sweater or maybe a Bento Tee<\/a> in wool jersey. I’ve been thinking that I should make a black silk Everyday Skirt anyway. I’d wear it…well, almost every day!<\/p>\n

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We’re contemplating a trip to Lisbon for the holiday break. Have you ever been? It looks so pretty! (P.S. We just finished watching El Tiempo entre Costuras<\/a> on Netflix, and several episodes were filmed in Lisbon. I highly recommend the show, which has English subtitles. And of course the book is fantastic!)<\/p>\n

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Weekend Reading (and Watching)<\/strong><\/p>\n

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  1. Quite a few of you have sewn our Lisette for Butterick moto jacket pattern, B6169<\/a>, and you know how versatile it is. Well, it seems that the moto jacket has overtaken the classic blazer in terms of wardrobe basics. Or at least it has in Bill Cunningham’s eyes<\/a>. And if Mr. Cunningham says it, it’s a fact!<\/li>\n
  2. We have a family holiday tradition of attending a flamenco performance every year with our very favorite artist, Soledad Barrio. This year we’ll miss her, since she’s living in New York, but we loved this story about her<\/a> in the New York Times. (Incidentally, S and I took a flamenco class with her a couple of years ago and it was fantastic! I highly recommend her workshops if you live in the area.)<\/li>\n
  3. I loved this article about making a truly memorable holiday<\/a>. (Hint: it doesn’t involve all the fuss!)<\/li>\n
  4. Take Ivy is a famous book within fashion circles. But the story of how it came to be<\/a> is fascinating and involves an intriguing look at Japanese cultural history.<\/li>\n
  5. If we were still in New York, this exhibit<\/a> would be high on my To See list.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Have a wonderful weekend.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Here are Liesl’s recommended weekend reading links and Pinterest picks for the week ending December 11, 2015.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":52033,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[20687],"tags":[4],"class_list":["post-52005","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-general","tag-links"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/dec-11-c.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p5jZS5-dwN","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":73452,"url":"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/blog\/2019\/12\/weekend-links-105.html","url_meta":{"origin":52005,"position":0},"title":"weekend links","author":"Liesl Gibson","date":"December 6, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"What are your plans this December weekend? 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