by Kelli Donley | Dec 15, 2010 | Adventathon, Celebrate!
There are so many end-of-year lists going around. Time magazine this week (with the rather brilliant Palin cover) listed the best of movies, film, theater, books and music. I had heard of 20% of those included. The New York Times best 100 books of the year list was...
by Kelli Donley | Dec 14, 2010 | Adventathon, Celebrate!
Green Zebra Bag — including handmade leather handles purchased in Denver, and Tanzanian fabric I received as a gift. This bag was so difficult to photograph, but it is sturdy and I absolutely love those handles. I held on to them for more than a year before I...
by Kelli Donley | Dec 13, 2010 | Adventathon, Celebrate!
Hand towel + fat quarter trim + grommet = golf towels for the boys. Yesterday at church, we sang “You are my sunshine.” It was an unconventional sermon, but one that I’ll likely always remember. Among other noteworthy pieces, included a reminder...
by Kelli Donley | Dec 12, 2010 | Adventathon, Celebrate!
These canned goods were part of my gift from Finny this year. (Who needs Martha? Finny is my craft inspiration.) I love the pioneer aspect of canning from the garden to give as holiday gifts. My own take on this idea will include Orangette’s cranberry chutney,...
by Kelli Donley | Dec 11, 2010 | Adventathon, Celebrate!
Vintage ribbon + cotton t-shirts from Tarjay + zig zag stitch = cute gifts for the wee ones. ~K
by Kelli Donley | Dec 10, 2010 | Adventathon, Celebrate!
Amy Butler birdie bag — sewn as a belated wedding gift for a girlfriend. Today’s blessing is perfection in practice. I hate it when trite sayings are true — but let’s be honest. Who isn’t better at something after doing it a dozen times?...
by Kelli Donley | Dec 9, 2010 | Adventathon, Celebrate!
I have a new roommate; it seems my tiny guest room always has some geographic orphan curled up under one of my mama’s quilts. During the last eight years, I’ve given the room to: an elementary school teacher, a South African moving to Canada, a Zimbabwean...
by Kelli Donley | Dec 8, 2010 | Adventathon, Celebrate!
My life is so very different today from just one year ago; last December, I was furiously counting pennies for a small non-profit, hoping with all my might we’d meet our fundraising goal to be able to squeak by on our end-of the-year bills. It was my seventh...
by Kelli Donley | Dec 7, 2010 | Adventathon, Celebrate!
Imitation is the highest form of flattery, right? This photo has been in my flickr favorites queue for a while. I love the contrast of colors, the warm design and the simplicity. So, with a couple skeins of an alpaca + wool blend, I did my best to recreate the cowl....
by Kelli Donley | Dec 6, 2010 | Adventathon, Celebrate!
The sprouts of Brussels are misunderstood. I know as a kid, these were one of two vegetables my mother never prepared, much to the heavy suggestion of my father. (The other banned veggie was (is) lima beans.) It wasn’t until I spent time with a friend in the...
