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 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...
by Kelli Donley | Jun 30, 2006 | Domestic Art, Recipes
Yesterday I baked. I put on my favorite apron, pulled out my favorite cookbook, bundt pan and spatula and spent the better part of three hours shuffling tins of sweets in and out of the oven. It was blissful. I’m not sure why I love baking as much as I do, but...
by Kelli Donley | Jun 30, 2006 | Domestic Art, Swap
*Updated, yet again! We’ve got more players!* Combining two of my loves — crafting and learning about new cultures — It’s A Wristlet World kicks off today. We’ve got 31 ladies from 8 countries participating. I am looking forward to seeing...
by Kelli Donley | Jun 29, 2006 | Domestic Art, Journal
There are times I forget that my family and friends read this site — like when I stupidly announced to the Internet I may have TB. Lordie, my cell phone started ringing off the hook. Needless to say, if you think you have a communicable disease, it may just...
