by Kelli Donley | Dec 12, 2010 | Adventathon, Celebrate!
These canned goods were part of my gift from Finny this year. (Who needs Martha? Finny is my craft inspiration.) I love the pioneer aspect of canning from the garden to give as holiday gifts. My own take on this idea will include Orangette’s cranberry chutney,...
by Kelli Donley | Dec 11, 2010 | Adventathon, Celebrate!
Vintage ribbon + cotton t-shirts from Tarjay + zig zag stitch = cute gifts for the wee ones. ~K
by Kelli Donley | Dec 10, 2010 | Adventathon, Celebrate!
Amy Butler birdie bag — sewn as a belated wedding gift for a girlfriend. Today’s blessing is perfection in practice. I hate it when trite sayings are true — but let’s be honest. Who isn’t better at something after doing it a dozen times?...
by Kelli Donley | Dec 9, 2010 | Adventathon, Celebrate!
I have a new roommate; it seems my tiny guest room always has some geographic orphan curled up under one of my mama’s quilts. During the last eight years, I’ve given the room to: an elementary school teacher, a South African moving to Canada, a Zimbabwean...
by Kelli Donley | Dec 8, 2010 | Adventathon, Celebrate!
My life is so very different today from just one year ago; last December, I was furiously counting pennies for a small non-profit, hoping with all my might we’d meet our fundraising goal to be able to squeak by on our end-of the-year bills. It was my seventh...
by Kelli Donley | Dec 7, 2010 | Adventathon, Celebrate!
Imitation is the highest form of flattery, right? This photo has been in my flickr favorites queue for a while. I love the contrast of colors, the warm design and the simplicity. So, with a couple skeins of an alpaca + wool blend, I did my best to recreate the cowl....
