I started this whole crafty dream with the idea of the pink house--first the real one where I spent the latter part of my childhood, my grandparents ramshackle behemoth, open, really, to everyone who...
I cleared some hours and the dining room table--I took it right over, folks. My family had to eat in the living room. And I made some things.I dont think I have to tell you how good that felt. (I don...
Well, it turns out I cant marry that white dog--or this black one, or this orange one (and will you look at those eyes?). . . . . . because apparently they have this whole family already--and whos go...
One day, when ladies may legally marry dogs--well, felt dogs--this guy will be my husband.Meanwhile, Im off to make vegan meatloaf from the ground seitan I cooked up this morning!
Tis the season--nearly--of hearts and lace and chocolate boxes and swooning, so I thought, for those who are into that kind of thing, Id remind you of this tutorial.Id love to hear what you think if ...
The first portrait of 2012, in progress, with pups galore.We are returning to our "school" schedule, both home school and university. This semester, Annabelle is studying reconstruction of th...
I whipped up a patchwork cover for my old gold chair--Sophie likes to scratch around on things before she lies down, some kind of hardwired nesting instinct, I guess, and its hard on furniture.If you...
Remember this little guy?He got a bit of a New Year makeover in order to serve as a baby gift for a towhead named Pierce. As you can see, I havent quite convinced myself to put away the Christmas tab...
Well, hes not such a baby anymore, is he? In fact, hes 21, but you know how it is--when I look at his handsome man-face, I still see the fat cheeks and cork-screw curls.The lovely young woman snuggle...
On the docket for this weekend? Six more Intro to Lit final exams to grade. (Thats the agony part.) But the bright side? I also get to see Annabelle perform Antigone--twice!After that? Christmas craf...
I was hoping Id have a leisurely afternoon before the middle of December to make a full-fledged tutorial, with step-by-step photos, for this little Scandinavian-inspired tiny-hoop ornament, but that,...
This puppy is ready to hang on the mantle! Itll be my friend Jasons baby Lucys first Christmas, and its so fun to think about the fact that for many years she might run to this stocking upon waking o...
While I await final papers and exams, I find myself free to sink into the sweetness of the season--weve watched both the Mr. Bean and the Black Adder Christmas specials this week; weve taken many bri...
We all know its not just Santa who has one--mines the length of my arm and then some. It includes shop business, student paper drafts to comment on, a whole issue of the English departments literary ...
Because Im teaching only online, I can set my "weekend" so it works for me and for my students; right now, thats Monday and Tuesday. Those are the days when youll find me here----at the dinin...
Little Maxs birth announcement is the only hoop Ive made in weeks, which signals that teaching has indeed usurped making in my life of late. I console myself with two thoughts: first, Ive been unchar...
The good news is that I am apparently a "well-known" designer! The bad news is, they spelled my name wrong. The good news is Ive used photo editing software to correct the problem here in my ...
I have zero pictures because I left my camera at home in a neck-spasm/tension-headache/pr escription-meds induced stupor, but I am currently in Asheville, NC, and I am thinking of moving here in the s...
The foxes, and the evening, were pretty fantastic. (They made their own "squab giblet" treat bags.)I think the tails were my favorite part.We spent much of the afternoon filming scenes from t...
Fox Face FactoryAll Tails on Pants I suspect Ill have some girls-as-foxes photos tomorrow--wait for it!
...cupcake style. (These are the basic chocolate cupcakes with buttercream frosting from Vegan Cupcakes Take Over the World. Delish.)In other Halloween news, this week Im charged with transforming tw...
Ive had a cold for 2 1/2 weeks, folks. BLARGH.This means crafting has ground to a halt, grading is limping along, and only in moments of sudden and uncharacteristic energy do I manage to work on my n...
Ive been traveling the state for the past couple of weeks, Portland to Farmington, Farmington to Portland, Portland to Presque Isle, and home again. At trails end, one street over from my own house, ...
Materials:small pieces of felt in white and pink (or the jellyfishy colors of your choice)a bit of stuffinga five(ish) inch piece of ribbon for hangingTools:sharp scissorspins pencilsewing machine or...
Im working on a tutorial for this little hanging jellyfish--wait for it!
I recently had my first opportunity to "colorize" a black-and-white image, whilst creating an anniversary portrait for a gorgeous, long-married couple. This:arose from this:All those blue lin...
This ones for my mom. When I read the Isak Dineson quote, I knew she had to have it on her wall, and the process of creating the appropriate back drop was great fun.Ive simply sewn two scraps of line...
She likes to write on the porch in the sun for a little while each morning (the girl, not the dog). Were shifting here--from fall to summer, from swimsuits to jeans, from full-time mom to full-time d...
Comet got a bit of a makeover!
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