by Kelli Donley | May 11, 2008 | Domestic Art, Journal, June Cleaver
The apron business is going well. I know that if I had gobs more time to make a dozen of these to distribute to my favorite coffee haunts, I’d sell them like hot cakes. Thankfully, my friend’s orders are keeping me hopping for the time being. One of the...
by Kelli Donley | May 3, 2008 | Domestic Art, Journal
I went to a funeral today for a friend’s brother who died in a plane accident. He left behind a wife, who is expecting their first child next month. They are both my age and the funeral left me with one of those crippling headaches behind the eyes that makes you...
by Kelli Donley | May 1, 2008 | Domestic Art, Journal, Sew Along
It’s no secret around here that I’m a huge Jackie O fan. Love the pearls, the bobbed coif, the giant sunglasses. I’ve been copying her for years and think perhaps the only perk of marrying Tom Cruise is a new and improved Jackie O-inspired sense of...
by Kelli Donley | Apr 29, 2008 | CAOK, Domestic Art, Journal, June Cleaver
Tiffany and I went to grad school together; she is one of those girlfriends who I can go months without connecting with and yet pick right back up where we left off. She is the proud mother of a precious nearly-two year old girl who I just love. Rory is a sweet little...
by Kelli Donley | Apr 28, 2008 | Domestic Art, Journal, June Cleaver, Sew Along
Querida Finny, I just love your birdie apron. I wish I had bought five yards of that fabric and could at least toy with the idea of sewing the beautiful dress we saw in the window of Josephine’s. Oh, my love of expensive fabric knows no bounds. Good thing...
by Kelli Donley | Apr 27, 2008 | Domestic Art, Journal, June Cleaver, Kitchen Talk, Uncategorized
Black bean hummus + cut veggies: I swapped garbanzos in this recipe for black beans, added a dash of flax to thicken this a bit more and a lot of cayenne. Now that I’ve got the hang of making my own hummus, no more store bought nonsense. This takes all of 10...
