by Kelli Donley | Jul 22, 2010 | Journal, Media
I’ve been reading more lately; Matt’s been out of town visiting his family in Africa. I’m long since out of the habit of watching television. Also, I’ve needed an entertaining distraction from the realities of too much NPR. (The polar bears are...
by Kelli Donley | Jul 20, 2010 | CAOK, Domestic Art, Sew Along
I opened my mailbox Saturday to a giant box from Colleen. She saved the original cutout she created of the cover, signed and framed it with gorgeous fabric and sent it my way as a congratulatory gift. There weren’t enough Kleenex in the house. I thought about...
by Kelli Donley | Jul 19, 2010 | Goals, Good to Great, Journal
My friend Sheila bought this basket for me when I recently visited Colorado. Isn’t it gorgeous? It’s from a women’s cooperative in Ghana. Imagine me in the Denver airport with this as my carry-on. I got more than a few interesting looks, but in truth...
by Kelli Donley | Jul 14, 2010 | Celebrate!, Goals, Journal, Media
Guess what friends — after working on my first novel for more than EIGHT YEARS, it is going to see the light of publishing day! The book will be listed on Amazon and other web-based sellers by the end of August. I’ll be certain to post the details as soon...
by Kelli Donley | Jul 13, 2010 | Celebrate!, handmade, Happy Hippie
Tag blankets for sweet little toes — I’ve been busy sewing for the many new additions arriving this summer and fall. ~k
by Kelli Donley | Jul 12, 2010 | Travel
I jetted away for the weekend to the Rockies for some downtime with my beloved friends Sheila and Charlie. They have the uncanny ability of reminding me that my life priorities and values are spot on. We enjoyed hours outside on the porch reading, staring at the...
by Kelli Donley | Jul 8, 2010 | CAOK, Domestic Art
I bought these place mats at the Crate and Barrel outlet in Texas when visiting my parents nearly two years ago. The hummingbird place mat in particular has been sitting on top of my sewing supply stash begging for a project. I knew I wanted to it be used just right...
by Kelli Donley | Jul 6, 2010 | Domestic Art, Sew Along
Finberg, I may officially be the very worst sewing partner in the history of sew-alongs because this is what my May/June project looks like: I’ve got a super cute fabric, plenty of bias tape and I’m ready to roll. I just haven’t gotten there quite...
by Kelli Donley | Jul 5, 2010 | Celebrate!, Domestic Art
Working in a doctor’s office, patients regularly bring in food and gifts for the staff. This week, it was a bunch of squash from a patient’s garden. I figured some 4th of July bread was in order: bananas, yellow squash, maple chips, yellow cake basic...
by Kelli Donley | Jul 4, 2010 | Domestic Art, handmade, Swap
On the twitter the other day, one of my most favorite ladies was talking about a pin cushion swap she’d just signed up for. Considering I love a creative challenge, logically I signed up. Thankfully, a long weekend with very little planned has left me with ample...
