by Kelli Donley | May 13, 2009 | CAOK, Domestic Art, handmade, Journal
My one giant flaw with sewing is I my spacial abilities are quite poor. Sizing isn’t my forte. My grandfather once received an apron that went to his toes and wrapped around him nearly twice. I knit those once in style One Skein Wonders for a dozen friends for...
by Kelli Donley | Apr 21, 2009 | CAOK, Domestic Art, handmade, Journal
Details: A CAOK gift for a girlfriend: Amy Butler Swing Bag pattern: Decor weight fabric. It felt incredibly fulfilling to sit down and be creative yesterday. I turned on new music, went through stacks of fabric and fell into a bit of a trance. There should be a word...
by Kelli Donley | Apr 13, 2009 | Arizona, CAOK, Community, Earth Mama, Happy Hippie
We’re getting close to ground breaking on the vegetable plots with the refugee families and community members. A few hurdles stand in our way, other than the wicked Bermuda grass. Namely, we are trying to create a source of food security, potential income and...
by Kelli Donley | Feb 26, 2009 | Arizona, CAOK, Community, Earth Mama, Happy Hippie
Beets! My Calculated Acts of Kindness campaign this year has a food theme — which with passions for cooking and gardening works well. As a advocate for local food banks and an end to hunger, it’s exciting to think how we can each make a few small changes...
by Kelli Donley | Feb 25, 2009 | CAOK, Celebrate!, Good to Great, Journal
For the last few years, I’ve promoted doing calculated acts of kindness during Lent. Today is Ash Wednesday, and so the fun and secrecy of COAK begins. The idea behind COAK is to spread anonymous kindness in your community. This may start with family and friends...
by Kelli Donley | Jan 25, 2009 | CAOK, Domestic Art, handmade, Journal
Still not entirely perfect, but the bias tape on Taxi Tote #2 was significantly easier and the result much nicer thanks to that tutorial. The recipient, Ms. R, was thrilled. She is very, very, very into pink. She also started her first semester of community college...
