by Kelli Donley | Jul 14, 2006 | Domestic Art, Swap
An Amy Butler Nappy bag for Ms. Woof Nanny. We’re swapping for one of those great vintage patterns she collects. It will be my first adventure in sewing clothing. Ay! The fall tones of the bag are my way of nurturing Mother Nature. Hint, hint. ~ In other news, a...
by Kelli Donley | Jul 13, 2006 | Domestic Art, Uncategorized
I’ve lamented that my first Backtack III package to Kerrie never arrived. Alas, it truly never arrived. I worked on version 2.0 last week and it is in the mail with 4-6 day delivery. It should be arriving Monday at the latest, fingers crossed. A sneak peek: I...
by Kelli Donley | Jul 13, 2006 | Journal
My friend Tiffany is having her first baby today. It’s a little girl and we are very excited. Baby “R” has grown with such efficiency that she’s nearing 9 pounds with a week to go. A C-section will bring her into the world this afternoon. Good...
by Kelli Donley | Jul 12, 2006 | Journal, Media
I saw this billboard this morning during my commute. My God, if this doesn’t make you smile, there’s a little something dead in your heart. ~K
by Kelli Donley | Jul 11, 2006 | Journal
I’m in a rut. I’ve hit a slump. I’m feeling blah. However you want to coin it, the dog days of damn heat are here and I’m feeling the wrath this year. It could be from a variety of things: 1. Things are slow at work, leaving me oh-so-antsy. 2....
by Kelli Donley | Jul 11, 2006 | Domestic Art, Journal
I haven’t killed Betty. Thank God. Yep, this is the same begonia my grandma gave me in May. It’s a clipping from a plant her father gave her mother in 1928. Crazy, non? I finally got around to potting her this weekend. Could I have found a shabbier pot?...
by Kelli Donley | Jul 10, 2006 | Domestic Art
The infamous Mason-Dixon Buttonhole Bag. With four skeins of Lamb’s Pride and a skein of Southwest Trading Company’s pretty silk/wool blend, voila — two bags, before felting. I used Jan’s alteration to the pattern to make these a bit more...
by Kelli Donley | Jul 8, 2006 | Journal
I am more anxious today than I have been in many years. I used to let myself get worked up to this level of tension in junior high, when I’d spend hours pouring over environmental reports and doomsday global warming predictions. (Freakishly accurate predictions,...
by Kelli Donley | Jul 7, 2006 | Journal
My brother Cody moved to Colorado a few months ago to start a new business. He’s living in a new city, with no friends, working his butt off. We talk regularly, fulfilling one of those pleasant surprises of adulthood — when you realize you actually like...
by Kelli Donley | Jul 6, 2006 | Domestic Art
I’ve got my crafty mojo back and I’m gulping it down. Yippee! I knew an order of Lamb’s Pride wool from Yarnzilla would do the trick. I packed four skeins of sunny lime yarn for my weekend away and nearly finished two of the Mason Dixon buttonhole...
