First of all, I’m happy to announce that Lindy had her baby! (I co-hosted a blog baby shower for her just a little while ago!) Welcome Aberdeen Marie! She came a couple of weeks early, but Mom & baby are doing fine! Yay! Next, I’m still working on a big technique post for y’all, a… Continue Reading
Monthly Archives: March 2010
Inspiration: Skinny LaMinx
I can’t believe it’s taken me this long to write about the inspiration I get from the work of Heather Moore, a.k.a. Skinny LaMinx! She’s an illustrator and designer living in Cape Town, South Africa. She has a very distinctive style to her screenprinted fabric, and she sells yardage, as well as cushion covers, teatowels… Continue Reading
Backyard Fun, Spring is Here
Although I didn’t do much dyeing this weekend, I did a LOT last weekend, and have a fun blog post about a big experiment I did planned for later in the week. Spring is here in Southern CA, so jasmine and orange trees are blooming – it smells awesome! I thought I’d show you where… Continue Reading
Custom outfits for twin toddlers
This has been the week of small projects! Although I could look at this and think I haven’t goeen enough done…instead, I’m just happy to be getting some small things off my list! Actually, these weren’t even on my list, they’re new commissions that have cropped up and need to get in the mail! First… Continue Reading
A Simple Way to Improve an Organized Drawer
Motivation has been lacking this week. Faithful readers will know that my university has been going through some tough times. Our president resigned a bit over a week ago, and our previous president (who retired from us 5 years ago) has stepped in as interim. This is hopeful because he’s brought the University through some… Continue Reading
Virtual Redecorating in the Dining Room
Virtual redecorating is so much easier than the real thing! The work I did to switch out my dining room into a music room took days, but Katie, over at Art Wall Online, just redecorated the Dining Room, and I’m thinking it didn’t take her too long! Art Wall Online is a curated online art… Continue Reading
Makers Must: Q&A on Process with Quilter Allie Hartom
Today, I’d like to introduce you to Allie Hartom, a quilting blogger who has been a faithful commenter on my blog for such a long time! 1. Where are you located globally? I live in Michigan, in the US. 2. Where are you found online? At my blog, Allie Oops Sweet Happy Life 3. What is your… Continue Reading
Making it work: Balancing a family, a job and artistic pursuits
Liz Kalloch, the lady who’s taken over organizing the monthly goal meetup has asked me to write a bit about how I keep my freelance biz going with a day job, kids and a husband. Although I have posted upon this very topic before, (here and here for example), those posts are a bit philosophical.… Continue Reading