by Kelli Donley | Aug 14, 2009 | Community, Domestic Art, Goals, Happy Hippie
A television station in Japan contacted me this week to see about an interview for how a typical American is changing her lifestyle since the great economic nonsense of 2008. Raised in a frugal, creative home — I’d say I’m lucky to have learned early...
by Kelli Donley | Aug 13, 2009 | Domestic Art, handmade, Happy Hippie
Thank you a thousand times over for your responses to the poll earlier this week. Thanks to your suport, the boutique will launch November 1. Also, t-shirts will be sold pre-order. We are working out the details. Have you ever had one of those chunks of life you know...
by Kelli Donley | Aug 11, 2009 | Domestic Art, Happy Hippie, Kitchen Talk
Matty took a juice bottle and transformed it into a sprinkler after spending countless hours outside in the heat watering the pumpkins. The boy is smart. If you had to pick a roommate, pick one who grew up in Africa. He is resourceful beyond belief. Plus, it is pretty...
by Kelli Donley | Aug 10, 2009 | Domestic Art, Happy Hippie, Sew Along
Finny, I completed the first 6 patchwork placemats this weekend. Good thing because the bridal shower was Saturday afternoon. They almost weren’t completed. Why, you ask? Because I sewed them wrong sides together at 5 am on Saturday after working late on Friday...
by Kelli Donley | Aug 7, 2009 | Happy Hippie, Kitchen Talk, Sew Along
Got those Ginger Spa cookies baked last night. In a trifecta of efficiency, these will feed guests at a fundraiser tonight, go to a bridal shower tomorrow and if there are any leftover, potentially end up in a care package delivery for my grandparents too. They are...
by Kelli Donley | Aug 6, 2009 | Domestic Art, handmade, Happy Hippie, Sew Along
Dear Fin, Remember when I sewed new curtains for my craft studio before it became my guest room before it became Matt’s room? And then those curtains were changed out again because really? The green didn’t work for me. There was too much other stuff going...