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02/07/2006: "shrug"

friday night i had a special event to dress up for. since i had to work on a friday night i decided it would make it a lot more fun if i had a new something to wear and then when i found emerald green dupioni silk on a clearance sale table, i knew it was meant to be. i adapted this great little bolero style shrug pattern a bit and it went together really fast. for the trim i cut strips of silk on the bias, gathered them and stitched them down. then for just a little something fun i put some little swirls of beads in 4 or 5 places among the ruffles. i used a bunch of different glass beads and some fresh-water pearls in shades of green and bronze. i love the way it turned out. total time: maybe 4 hours. total cost: $8.