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My first quilt!

Nearly fourteen months ago, I went insane and splurged on an Amy Butler Lotus fat quarter set, despite the fact that I’d only had 90 days of sewing under my belt, and the 3-4 quilts I intended to make comprised a project well beyond my comfort level.  I managed to stitch together two quilt tops […]

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Viral cleanliness

Yesterday I cleaned up the parts of the kitchen that I need on a regular basis, namely the sink and the counter tops.  Today, I tackled the table, which has served as a favorite dumping ground recently.  When it was all cleared-off & shined-up, I realized it would look so much warmer if a Fall […]

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Day off

Nothing like waking up on a sunny, warm, schedule-free day… and spending some time stretching your imagination… and honing your writing skills, before wandering into the kitchen for a little breakfast. Nice not to have to be anywhere today.  I listened to a few podcasts & cleaned the kitchen while wearing a favorite skirt.  Did […]

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The thrill of new skills

Not to wish October away or anything, but I am eagerly awaiting the first week of November, when a big heavy box filled with copies of this little gem will land on my doorstep. It’s funny (or maybe it’s sad, given that I own a polymer clay book store), but this is the first clay […]

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A stroll through the (Pop) Garden

Sure is nice to be back in this comfortable space. I spent a lot of time last week sprucing up the shop (not quite done yet, but it’s a start), and making a handful of small improvements to the book store as well. It was good to take a little blogging break. I can tell […]

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Snapping

Still alive.  Been organizing my work in preparation for upcoming craft shows, and impromptu “hey, can you bring over some necklaces so I can pick out a birthday present for my sister?” requests.  Today, I snapped 200+ pictures of much of my work, so that I can spiffy up my shop.  You should have a […]

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Focus, Lisa, focus!

Hey, friends, I’ve decided to take a little blog break.  Not a big one… you know I couldn’t stay away for very long!  I just have a list of things I’d like to accomplish in the near future, and I am finding myself entirely too distracted by bloglike things.  I need to make myself focus. […]

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Peasant skirts and t shirts

I stayed up entirely too late last night watching two episodes of What Not to Wear.  And more than once during the first, I caught Neil giving me the “you wear that outfit every day” look.  Well, ok, maybe so.  Maybe I don’t see anything wrong with peasant skirts, flip-flops and t-shirts together.  At least […]

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