by Kelli Donley | Sep 9, 2011 | Colorado, Community, Heirloom Homestead
The recipe for a smelly, heaving first community dinner in Colorado? Take one crock of green chile, a dozen peanut butter cookies, a large green salad, a couple bottles of wine and fridge of beer, and a handful of friends who say nice things like, “Hey! It...
by Kelli Donley | Sep 7, 2011 | handmade, Heirloom Homestead, Tutorial
Bianca recently purchased her first sewing machine and asked if I’d help her learn how to use it. Me, teaching sewing. I know. I know. While I grew up with my mama’s sewing machine on the kitchen table, I never took home ec or had any desire to be...
by Kelli Donley | Sep 2, 2011 | CAOK, Domestic Art, Heirloom Homestead, Uncategorized
A former coworker turned 40 last week; the celebration gave me a much needed nudge to try Amy Butler’s charm clutch pattern. I anticipate making many, many more of these with what I learned after the first go-round — including one for me, with vintage trim...
by Kelli Donley | Sep 1, 2011 | Domestic Art, Flora and Fauna, Happy Hippie, Heirloom Homestead
I’m not sure where I originally heard the theory of gardening in thirds, but I’d guess it was from my Grandma Maxine. She grew up on a farm in Pennsylvania during the Great Depression and was forever transformed. She is exceptionally thrifty, I’d...
by Kelli Donley | Jul 29, 2011 | Colorado, Flora and Fauna, Heirloom Homestead
A wee pepper from the Colorado garden. There are lots of squash blossoms, but no other fruits from this tiny garden’s labor as of yet.
by Kelli Donley | Jul 27, 2011 | Colorado, handmade, Happy Hippie, Heirloom Homestead
When I saw these prints on Etsy, I knew this was the perfect project for Colleen’s pending visit. I needed a birthday gift, and I wanted a craft we could work on together. Of course she’d know how to take some basic frames, add a dash of fabric and turn...
