by Kelli Donley | Dec 28, 2010 | Adventathon, Africa, Celebrate!
Remember that stack of yarn cakes? Well. Fast forward two weeks and the final Christmas gifts are done. I don’t know why I decided the cowl was my 2010 project (and walked around asking people, “Did you know it is the ‘year of the cowl?'” like...
by Kelli Donley | Dec 22, 2010 | Adventathon, Celebrate!
My greatest joys of 2010: -My mom recovered from kidney surgery and is doing great -Gram turned 80 with a surprise dinner party – The little garden that could produced hundreds of pounds of herbs and vegetables – Matty returned to the 85282 and spent much...
by Kelli Donley | Dec 21, 2010 | Adventathon, Celebrate!
Another pasta party this weekend, because this time of year makes me want to curl up on a mattress of spaghetti with a bottle of champagne. Or not. Today’s blessing is insomnia. Yes, this post is brought to you by 2 am — when my creative brain shakes me...
by Kelli Donley | Dec 20, 2010 | Adventathon, Celebrate!
Just a handful more days until Christmas, which means I’m scrambling to complete a few final projects and am ready to share what I’ve been working on: Depending on the recipient, these scrappy pouches are either pencil bags or makeup cases. This larger...
by Kelli Donley | Dec 19, 2010 | Adventathon, Celebrate!
My Advent blessing today is a bit unconventional, but still in the theme of gratitude. I’m thankful for timing. While it doesn’t always seem like a blessing when things just don’t add up the way the are “supposed to,” they still seem to...
by Kelli Donley | Dec 18, 2010 | Adventathon, Celebrate!
Blessing for today: waking each morning with a desire to be better. I’ve read this week that the urge for self-improvement is a traditionally middle class American value. Whatever it may be, I am thankful that I have this insatiable hunger to be a stronger,...
