by Kelli Donley | Feb 18, 2012 | Domestic Art, Fabric-by-Fabric Sew Along
I did a bit of supply shopping on my recent trip to Texas. Oh, how I love this collection of fat quarters: A couple new books for inspiration: And several yards of corduroy for that Barnaby Bear project. Are you sewing along? ~K
by Kelli Donley | Feb 17, 2012 | Domestic Art
A cabled scarf in charcoal gray merino wool for Mr. BJ. It’s a rather late Christmas gift. And at this point, it might ready for Christmas 2012. I love the challenge of cabling. It is such detailed work by comparison to my normal stockinette scarf creations....
by Kelli Donley | Feb 15, 2012 | Colorado, Community, Domestic Art, Heirloom Homestead, Kitchen Talk
The Crazy: I celebrated Valentine’s day by throwing a small, simple dinner party for a couple friends. Fine. It was a choreographed, triumphant dinner party, with seven courses for more than a dozen friends. The older I get, the less ability I have take the easy...
by Kelli Donley | Feb 14, 2012 | Celebrate!, Colorado
Wishing you a day of love and happiness, Kelli + WNM
by Kelli Donley | Feb 13, 2012 | Domestic Art, handmade, Heirloom Homestead
Pencil cases for a few of my favorite loved little ones. ~K
by Kelli Donley | Feb 9, 2012 | Colorado, Journal, Novel
{I am stealing this blog post title from my friend Elizabeth (Mini). If you aren’t reading her blog, you should. It is some of the funniest writing on the web.} Last night I met friends in LoHi — oh Denver, with your bizarre naming of neighborhoods —...
by Kelli Donley | Feb 8, 2012 | Celebrate!, Journal
When I was 14, I moved to Torreon, Mexico to study my sophomore year of high school with the Rotary International program. This included living with three families during the year, and oh — learning Spanish. (Yep. If you’re a childhood friend, you are...
by Kelli Donley | Feb 6, 2012 | Domestic Art, handmade, Journal
My mom is an award-winning quilter. I’ve rambled on about her amazing abilities here before. This time, I’ll let the photos do the talking. A few of her recent projects, some of which are still in the works: (That colorful, shabby chic one on top is for...
by Kelli Donley | Feb 5, 2012 | Journal, Travel
As the winds of a snowfall that broke a century-old reocord began to rattle the windows in Denver, I was curled up with a plate of smokey barbeque and the family dog in Texas. Somehow I have been able to avoid the major storms during my first winter in Colorado....
by Kelli Donley | Feb 3, 2012 | Good to Great, Novel
I am taking a writing class focused on narrative. The class has 10 women and an instructor. We get together for a couple hours a week to discuss writing technique and to review each other’s work. This process of “workshopping” my writing is entirely...
