Archive for 2009 October
We packed our bags on Friday
and headed North, up the NY State Thruway, and West, deep into the Catskill Mountains, where we found a quaint little 1830′s farmhouse waiting for our arrival. I’d been wanting to enjoy the cozy atmosphere of the mountains in the fall for some time, and was more than willing to drive three hours to do [...]
continue reading "We packed our bags on Friday"Sometimes…
I think I spend more time playing with the photos than I do composing the blog post. Sometimes the pictures are ok straight out of the camera, but they almost always benefit from a little tweaking. I recently discovered a way to obtain a warm, dreamy effect. And I have been in love with this [...]
continue reading "Sometimes…"If I didn’t know better…
Remember this from 1.5 years ago? It was the first time we’d had any major damage to one of our cars. The door was replaced within a week, though, and all was right with the vehicular world. Well, if I didn’t know better, I’d say there was a god of van doors, and that he [...]
continue reading "If I didn’t know better…"Good to have a plan or three
So I wrote up a little bit about my two quilt projects that didn’t get very far this weekend, and my Plan C knitting project, too. But then I got so distracted by the episode of Community that I am watching on demand at the moment (multi-tasking, dontchaknow) that most of what I wrote was [...]
continue reading "Good to have a plan or three"Mornings and minutiae
It’s been ten and a half months since my first Project 365 ended. I took a picture of my feet every day for a year, if you recall. It was fun, but I was glad to see it end. Now, after a nice break, I’m jumping back into the 365 ring with a new series: [...]
continue reading "Mornings and minutiae"Sticks, part two
I survived the experience of knitting in the round with DPNs, and I have a pair of Toasty fingerless gloves to show for it. Thanks for all of the encouragement this weekend (and the expressions of disbelief – I got a nice laugh out of some of those comments.) The second glove looks a lot [...]
continue reading "Sticks, part two"Sticks
So, look what I went and bought yesterday. And wouldn’t you know it? I think I may just be able to wrap my brain around the concept after all. Whoa. Ornament-making, quilt-contemplating, and now knitting (with needles!): I think it’s going to be a crafty kind of weekend. Maybe by Monday I’ll have myself half [...]
continue reading "Sticks"Lunch Box Napkins
A few of you asked for more information about how I make my napkins, so I decided now was as good a time as any to whip up a few for the boys’ lunch boxes and photograph the process. This tutorial makes three small napkins, which when folded in half, are approximately the size of [...]
continue reading "Lunch Box Napkins"Seasonal Napkin Disorder
Can one ever have too many seasonal cloth napkins? Is there really such a thing as an overabundance of soft, gentle, go-ahead-and-use-them-everyday kitchen linens? It’s been over two years since I made my first set of napkins out of quilting cottons, and in that time I have not bought a single package of paper napkins. [...]
continue reading "Seasonal Napkin Disorder"Ready, set…
GO! And by that I mean “custom family portrait ornaments are online and ready, if you’d like to order one.” And I also mean “thank you”
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