by Kelli Donley | Oct 30, 2007 | Domestic Art, Journal, June Cleaver, Media, Triathlon
I took yesterday off and spent most of the day on the couch. I went through my unwieldy Domestic Bliss folder and got myself organized in the recipe and pattern departments. It was a task I’d been meaning to do for a long time. Yesterday all I wanted to do was...
by Kelli Donley | Oct 24, 2007 | CAOK, Domestic Art, Good to Great, Journal
One of my closest girlfriends is now living back in Seattle and is taking public transport to work. To applaud her green behavior and to celebrate her recent birthday, I put together a bus survival kit. Now that the weather is cooling off, and I’ll soon have...
by Kelli Donley | Oct 23, 2007 | CAOK, Domestic Art
Jenn emailed me a while back and asked if I’d be interested in helping with a rag rug project she was starting to benefit families working with Heifer International. Heifer is one of those non-profits I would drop just about everything for to help. Their mission...
by Kelli Donley | Oct 17, 2007 | Domestic Art, June Cleaver, Recipes
Pumpkin bundt cake: Ingredients: 1 yellow cake mix (I like the new Splenda mixes with half the calories.) 3 eggs 1/3 cup oil 1 cup water 1 1/2 cup of pumpkin puree 2 tablespoons pumpkin pie spice Directions: Mix for 3-5 minutes, getting lots of air into the batter and...
by Kelli Donley | Oct 16, 2007 | Africa, Domestic Art, June Cleaver, Tutorial
With baby shower invites in hand, purchase packages of onesies. These can be pre-printed onesies on clearance (ahem), or good old Gerber onesies. Print your favorite image on your laser printer on transfer canvas. Trim, seal color with a hot iron, prep onesie with a...
by Kelli Donley | Oct 12, 2007 | CAOK, Domestic Art, In Stitches Sew Along
Mi querida Finny, I am so glad we took two months to complete the September-October project for our In Stitches sew-along. Let’s be honest — this bag wasn’t easy. Thankfully so, because its complexity made me slow down, read the instructions more...