by Kelli Donley | Jun 19, 2012 | Domestic Art, Heirloom Homestead, Recycle, Reuse, Style
About 4 months ago, I bought a bunch of second-hand furniture. A hutch, dining room set, antique mirror and this dresser — painted a dusty rose. The dresser is well made of heavy wood, with tongue and groove joints, but needed some attention. The paint was worn...
by Kelli Donley | Mar 16, 2010 | Domestic Art, handmade, Reuse
I feel like that should be an extra verse in the Beastie Boy’s “She’s Crafty!” No surprise I love that being “thrifty” is once again a prized virtue. In an odd way, I feel like I’m honoring my grandmothers and their struggles...
by Kelli Donley | Dec 12, 2008 | Africa, Community, Domestic Art, Earth Mama, Flora and Fauna, Journal, June Cleaver, Kitchen Talk, Public Health, Recycle, Reduce, Reuse, Uncategorized
BEFORE: And the commotion begins. I took on a bit too much for this dinner; from beginning to end, it took about six hours to prepare and clean up afterward. Aztec squash soup Turkey chile Carbs o’ plenty AFTER: phew. Last night’s communiy dinner menu...
by Kelli Donley | Nov 24, 2008 | Domestic Art, Happy Hippie, Journal, Kitchen Talk, Recycle, Reuse
Do you have men in your life who you want to treat to homemade gifts but who recoil at the thought of anything crafted? Yeah. I’ve got a bunch of those too. I’ve spent way, way too much time and energy in the past trying to change their minds with felted...
by Kelli Donley | Nov 10, 2008 | Happy Hippie, Journal, Public Health, Recycle, Reduce, Reuse, Travel
DC was excellent; I had such a great time at the Green Festival with Mike and Sam. Let me tell you — these two know how to hosts guests. The adorable Tuck home. They not only drove me around for three days, set up a hotel room in the city so we could walk and...
by Kelli Donley | Oct 25, 2008 | Domestic Art, Happy Hippie, Journal, June Cleaver, Recycle, Reduce, Reuse
I have two friends who are new moms and have been saving their baby food jars for me. I have a vision of making a path of tea light luminaries through my garden this winter. In the meantime, we are all about celebrating autumn, pumpkins and cooler weather for the time...
