by Kelli Donley | Mar 8, 2009 | Domestic Art, handmade, June Cleaver, Sew Along
Phew. Finished just in time for Sarah’s visit. I enjoyed the basket project for our CRAFT along, but want to try it with thicker rope next time. ~K
by Kelli Donley | Mar 2, 2009 | Domestic Art, handmade, Journal, Sew Along
Dear Finny, I am writing with some embarrassment. Due to unforeseen circumstances (me being busy with other things– tomatoes, namely), I didn’t get both projects done for February. I did manage last night to finish my wall-pocket experiment: This was...
by Kelli Donley | Feb 18, 2009 | Domestic Art, handmade, Happy Hippie, Journal
I have a friend who is pregnant, and in true community spirit, we are all praying and cheering and rooting for this baby to arrive healthy, happy and talking about what an amazing stork ride he just had. In trying to honor the privacy of the situation, I’ll just...
by Kelli Donley | Feb 12, 2009 | Celebrate!, Domestic Art, handmade, June Cleaver
Remember when Finny and I took our trip to Santa Fe and fell head over feet for the artist galleries? One of my favorite was filled with Mexican curios — including several walls of milagros. How I wish I’d pulled out my credit card and purchased a handful...
by Kelli Donley | Feb 6, 2009 | Domestic Art, handmade, Happy Hippie, Journal
This beauty is all for me. Another taxi tote, with near-perfect bias tape. I found this fabric at JoAnn’s a couple weeks ago and splurged on 2 yards. I had no idea what I was going to do with it, but this worked like magic. Of course I matched my outfit to it...
by Kelli Donley | Jan 30, 2009 | Domestic Art, Good to Great, handmade, Journal
The final Taxi Tote completed and ready to be sent off to its recipient. Yahoo! I am glad I pushed myself to learn how to sew bias tape. And I’m thankful for your patience in reading about this silly theme for nearly a month. I think improving in sewing, like...
