by Kelli Donley | Mar 16, 2007 | Africa, CAOK, Domestic Art, Journal
Remember this hat my friend Jerry at the bagel shop wanted? Well, two skeins of wool and two months later, I finished it last night. Without a pattern, but with lots of advice from knitters, I set out to tackle this project. It doesn’t look exactly like Billy...
by Kelli Donley | Mar 12, 2007 | CAOK, Domestic Art, In Stitches Sew Along, Journal
I didn’t get much cycling in this weekend, or swimming for that matter. I did, however, spend an hour or two at my favorite brewery, wash dishes at a soup kitchen, have lunch with girlfriends, enjoy 100 pages in a new novel I’m reading, and enjoy an ice...
by Kelli Donley | Mar 9, 2007 | Domestic Art, Recipes
Everything doesn’t always come up tulips around here. I intended to bake to my heart’s content yesterday — trying two new recipes. The bagel shop boys are now placing orders and wanted something lemon. I also wanted to try hot cross buns, a lenten...
by Kelli Donley | Mar 7, 2007 | CAOK, Domestic Art, Journal, Recipes
The more I craft, the more I love the details — in packaging, tiny stitches, finding just the right button. My art is slowly but certainly changing from the “make lots of stuff quickly no matter how shoddy the results” to “make a few things and...
by Kelli Donley | Mar 6, 2007 | Domestic Art, Journal, Recipes
Finny’s nickname for me — Donk — is a shortened version of Donkey. In 8th grade, my last name was misprinted as “Donky” in the school year book. {The idiots couldn’t even spell donkey right.} If I had been a bit more spunky, I would...
by Kelli Donley | Mar 5, 2007 | Domestic Art, In Stitches Sew Along, Journal, Uncategorized
Dear Finny, I was thinking we’d rock the Amy Butler clutch for the March assignment. What do you think? With or without the cute flower pin, I like this bag. Plus, it will totally work when I am on my way to work, but don’t want to haul my Timbukt2 bag...