by Kelli Donley | Jul 20, 2010 | CAOK, Domestic Art, Sew Along
I opened my mailbox Saturday to a giant box from Colleen. She saved the original cutout she created of the cover, signed and framed it with gorgeous fabric and sent it my way as a congratulatory gift. There weren’t enough Kleenex in the house. I thought about...
by Kelli Donley | Jul 8, 2010 | CAOK, Domestic Art
I bought these place mats at the Crate and Barrel outlet in Texas when visiting my parents nearly two years ago. The hummingbird place mat in particular has been sitting on top of my sewing supply stash begging for a project. I knew I wanted to it be used just right...
by Kelli Donley | Jul 6, 2010 | Domestic Art, Sew Along
Finberg, I may officially be the very worst sewing partner in the history of sew-alongs because this is what my May/June project looks like: I’ve got a super cute fabric, plenty of bias tape and I’m ready to roll. I just haven’t gotten there quite...
by Kelli Donley | Jul 5, 2010 | Celebrate!, Domestic Art
Working in a doctor’s office, patients regularly bring in food and gifts for the staff. This week, it was a bunch of squash from a patient’s garden. I figured some 4th of July bread was in order: bananas, yellow squash, maple chips, yellow cake basic...
by Kelli Donley | Jul 4, 2010 | Domestic Art, handmade, Swap
On the twitter the other day, one of my most favorite ladies was talking about a pin cushion swap she’d just signed up for. Considering I love a creative challenge, logically I signed up. Thankfully, a long weekend with very little planned has left me with ample...
by Kelli Donley | Jun 24, 2010 | Arizona, Celebrate!, Domestic Art
I’m making the most of summer by enjoying quite a few of these: and maybe a few of these, by the handful. Blueberry coffee cake in the board room for breakfast meetings. A sign of a June well lived. -K