I decided to take a break from my week-long avoidance of anything resembling business, and do this month’s Color Challenge. And if you’re checking the date and time of this post, you’ll see I’m getting it in just under the wire. Whew. I’m usually about 5 days early. RED is apparently a very popular color, […]
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Must be Santa
I’ve been skirt-making again! This time I went back to my roots of using the Sew What! Skirts method, and I used Alexander Henry’s Merry Christmas Santa fabric. And now, as I sit here in a pair of very seasonally inappropriate lounge pants, I am struck by just how much I need to use this […]
Read More: Must be SantaColor Challenge Finalists for November
I’m thinking it was probably lousy timing on my part to do the color scheme naming contest the same week as the November color challenge wraps up, but what’s done is done, eh? Let’s try to keep from getting too confused If you’re new to my blog, you can take a moment to read about […]
Read More: Color Challenge Finalists for NovemberHonors, Favorites & Pudge
I think today instead of ending with my thankful thought, I will start with it. Guess what – Kim from Today’s Creative Blog featured me yesterday! Isn’t that cool? I encourage you to go check out Kim’s blog. I’ve had it on my must-read list for some time now. She has a knack for finding […]
Read More: Honors, Favorites & PudgeColor Challenge Finalists for October
Well, I had no idea Orange was going to be such a popular color! There were over 140 submissions in media as diverse as polymer clay, paper, fabric, yarn, paint, cupcake frosting and shoes! Tough choice, but I’ve narrowed it down. Allow me to introduce you to the finalists, before I reveal the winner: Papier […]
Read More: Color Challenge Finalists for OctoberSticky situation
It was a rainy day today. I got a bit wet waiting for the bus to drop of Aidan this afternoon. It would have been perfect Fall weather, if the temperature had been 10-15 degrees cooler. At the moment, I’ve got the windows open and the attic fan on to help cool me off, […]
Read More: Sticky situationColorific
So many gorgeous things on Flickr this week… I needed two mosaics! I’m not particularly in an analytical mood, so take some time and just drink in the loveliness Click on the photos to see the credits for each mosaic. I’m so excited by the submissions to the color challenge this month! Who knew orange […]
Read More: ColorificColor Challenge Finalists for September
Well, I spent the last 30 minutes staring at 70+ photos full of lovely olive greenness, and eventually chose nine of my favorites. It was not an easy choice! Allow me to introduce you to the finalists, before I reveal the winner: Polymer clay vessel, msjade, by Adria Filion Polymer clay and sterling silver pendant, […]
Read More: Color Challenge Finalists for SeptemberStay out of the mud
I thought it was supposed to be 90 degrees and sunny today. I dressed for it. Instead it’s 70 degrees and raining. And I’m desperate for chocolate. I need a bag of Kissables. Need it. I remember shopping on rainy days as a teenager, thinking my mom was weird for driving around the parking lot […]
Read More: Stay out of the mudFun With Pits
I was going to call this post “Fun With Flickr,” and that reminded me of my sister. When she was in preschool, she would come home from class every week with a little age-appropriate worksheet about somethingorother in the world. One day it was “The Joy of Seeds,” only she, not being able to read […]
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