by Kelli Donley | Jan 21, 2009 | Domestic Art, Earth Mama, Good to Great, Journal
Remember when I wrote about that elementary school near my office that puts a “lifeskill of the week” on the marquis? This week’s is resourcefulness, which I love. If there were royalty of resourcefulness, my mother would be queen. I can’t tell...
by Kelli Donley | Jan 16, 2009 | CAOK, Domestic Art, handmade, Journal
When I added Seams to Me to my Christmas list, a friend-via-blogging named Flo — who lives in Japan — immediately emailed and offered to send me her copy. She did so, and I’ve been truly enjoying this book (and her act of kindness) since. The Taxi...
by Kelli Donley | Jan 5, 2009 | CAOK, Domestic Art, Journal
Rushing off to see if Tina has more in her Etsy shop. She recently sent me this beautiful scarf and I bought another for an upcoming birthday gift. I love the splash of color, the soft yarn and rocking the handmade. ~K
by Kelli Donley | Jan 4, 2009 | CAOK, Domestic Art, Journal
It was just a matter of time until I pulled out the sewing machine again. I took a two-week break to enjoy the holidays, sleep (and man, have I been sleeping) and spend time with friends. When Katie and I cooked together a couple weeks ago, she picked out a pattern...
by Kelli Donley | Jan 3, 2009 | Celebrate!, Correspondence, Domestic Art, Journal
I’ve been waiting for the last gifts to be gifted and received to post the projects I made for the holidays. Cigar Box turned Correspondence Kit for Colleen With much thanks to Kinchie for nudging me along to get this done and helping with the details! Tea Towel...
by Kelli Donley | Jan 1, 2009 | Domestic Art, Goals, Journal, Sew Along
Dear Fin, Did you ever think two years ago when we both fell head over seam ripper for Amy Butler’s In Stitches that we’d be here, organizing our third sew-along? Me either. But here we are and while there have been some bummer projects, for the most part...
