by Kelli Donley | Aug 24, 2008 | Domestic Art, Happy Hippie, Kitchen Talk, Recycle, Reuse
The first jars of renewal project requires a bit of time to prepare — hence its place in the lineup. The December 2007 issue of Sunset magazine featured a myriad of ideas on what to do with all those lemons us living in the southwestern US would soon be seeing....
by Kelli Donley | Aug 23, 2008 | Domestic Art, Goals, Journal, Kitchen Talk, Uncategorized
I’m working all weekend at a leadership retreat and spent much of the last week preparing for this event. With a dozen other young leaders from Tempe, we’ll spend the next two days focused on how to best work together to improve the well-being of...
by Kelli Donley | Aug 21, 2008 | Domestic Art, Happy Hippie, June Cleaver, Kitchen Talk, Recycle, Reduce, Reuse
What to do with all those jars? Tempe doesn’t recycle glass in my neighborhood, so I’m often scratching my head in my kitchen trying to figure out how to put yet another perfectly good glass jar into use instead of into the trash. Let’s just say...
by Kelli Donley | Aug 19, 2008 | CAOK, Domestic Art, Journal, June Cleaver, Uncategorized
When I heard of a friend who was going through a rough breakup — including moving across the country and having to to leave her crafting supplies behind — I knew just the remedy. When once doubled over in mind boggling heartache, my smart mama lifted my...
by Kelli Donley | Aug 16, 2008 | CAOK, Domestic Art, Journal, June Cleaver
Baby blanket off to some friends who met in Africa and are having their first baby this winter. Olympic-inspired onesies for the many babies expected this Fall. Taggie burp cloths and changing pads too. And yes, I am already talking about pumpkins. Fall? Could you...
by Kelli Donley | Aug 15, 2008 | Domestic Art, Journal, June Cleaver, Kitchen Talk, Recipes, Uncategorized
Some people receive business cards when they start a new job. Others place an order, wait a couple weeks and show up to as many meetings in the meantime with baked goods. Business cards may get thrown away after a meeting, but I doubt these gingersnaps ended up in the...