by Kelli Donley | Nov 28, 2008 | Domestic Art, Journal
I did it; I got up with the crazies this morning and stood in line before our neighborhood JoAnn’s with my 20% off coupon in hand a visions of fleece and flannel dancing through my head. I actually ran to the right section, grabbed with might and within 20...
by Kelli Donley | Nov 26, 2008 | Faith, Journal
May you be blessed with Faith Faith that casts out fear and gives hope. May you be blessed with Friends. Friends to share your love and bless you with theirs. May you be blessed with Love. Love to share in joy and comfort in need. And may you have Peace. That nothing...
by Kelli Donley | Nov 26, 2008 | Correspondence, Domestic Art, Sew Along
Dear Fin, Hello dahling! How are you? I am so, so happy this morning. I was able to sleep in and woke up to the sound of rain. In Arizona, this is one of the most precious sounds. I was thrilled! My dad arrived last night and even though our plans of taking a lovely...
by Kelli Donley | Nov 24, 2008 | Domestic Art, Journal, June Cleaver, Kitchen Talk
I’m in a serious baking groove this week — 10 loaves so far with plans for 4 more. This pumpkin zucchini batch will be delivered tomorrow to celebrate my favorite holiday of the year: Thanksgiving. Oh, Thanksgiving, how I love thee. All the joys of...
by Kelli Donley | Nov 24, 2008 | Domestic Art, Happy Hippie, Journal, Kitchen Talk, Recycle, Reuse
Do you have men in your life who you want to treat to homemade gifts but who recoil at the thought of anything crafted? Yeah. I’ve got a bunch of those too. I’ve spent way, way too much time and energy in the past trying to change their minds with felted...
by Kelli Donley | Nov 23, 2008 | Domestic Art, Get Fit, Goals, Journal, Kitchen Talk
Christmas card making More Portuguese sweet bread baking (although this time I ditched the raisins and instead added lemon zest. It was fantastic! I made the muffins for a potluck this afternoon and as a dry-run for Thanksgiving.) A bit of sewing too. Market bags and...
by Kelli Donley | Nov 23, 2008 | Domestic Art, Journal, June Cleaver
My friends Meghann and Scott were in town this weekend to celebrate their son Roscoe’s first birthday. Any excuse I can get to spend with Meg’s family — the Brennans — I take. They are such a fun, down to earth group and there is always a...
by Kelli Donley | Nov 21, 2008 | CAOK, Domestic Art, Journal, June Cleaver
I went more than a month without sewing and in the last four days have completed half a dozen projects. It is apparently feast or famine in my sewing world and this week I am dining at the creative buffet. I have to keep reminding myself to go to stop and go to bed;...
by Kelli Donley | Nov 20, 2008 | Domestic Art, Journal
I love handmade tags for gifts. I think they often work much better than a card and use considerably less resources. I usually stamp sticky tags for the holidays but this year I thought I’d go with a parcel tag instead. I used this tag as my example —...
by Kelli Donley | Nov 19, 2008 | Domestic Art, Journal, June Cleaver
I have been pretty diligent about not purchasing more art supplies for the last 6 months. I’ve created knitting projects from scrap, made journals with left over pieces of paper, and sewn myself silly with my stashed supply. However, the holidays bring a new...
