by Kelli Donley | Sep 1, 2012 | Domestic Art, Fabric-by-Fabric Sew Along
Friends, this sew-along is not my friend. I’m telling you, I was 80% through this swaddle blanket (or as I like to call it, Death By Bias Tape blanket) and realized I was having ZERO FUN. Sometimes these sew-alongs are a tough mission in simple following...
by Kelli Donley | Aug 20, 2012 | CAOK, Domestic Art, Happy Hippie, Heirloom Homestead
My friend Hugo’s birthday was last week; he rides his bike to work and just about everywhere in Phoenix — even in August. In a tie. Because apparently he has super powers. When I saw him at Christmas, he mentioned someone had stolen the panniers off of his...
by Kelli Donley | Aug 14, 2012 | Domestic Art, Flora and Fauna, Heirloom Homestead
From the little summer garden that could: I probably should have thought about what I was going to do with all those squash before planting so many seeds. Anyone have a great squash recipe they’d care to share? Or a way they like to preserve squash? I love...
by Kelli Donley | Aug 10, 2012 | Domestic Art, Heirloom Homestead, Kitchen Talk
Remember how Bon Appetit has that “Cook the Cover” contest each month? Last time I participated, it was the apple and porcini stuffed pork loin. The August is cover caught my eye at an airport and I danced a little jig when I soon saw it in my mailbox....
by Kelli Donley | Jul 27, 2012 | Domestic Art, Happy Hippie, Heirloom Homestead, June Cleaver, Kitchen Talk
Raise your hand if you have a bookshelf full of creative tomes you’ve never read. You saw them at the bookstore and just had to have them. This pattern! That recipe! This idea! I believe the creative publishing industry is successful because of an average...
by Kelli Donley | Jul 10, 2012 | Domestic Art, handmade, June Cleaver, Style
My first try at piping.* I bought the exterior fabric at my local thrift store. The 3 yard piece cost $.75. Sometimes, life just seems too lucky. The interior reminds me of my first car — the Hornet. I bought this fat quarter for something like $13 at Fancy...
