Quilting Progress: Balancing Patchwork
Wednesday, January 12th, 2011I finished cutting all of my squares! A few days ago I cleared off the dining room table and laid out all of my squares to decide how I wanted to arrange them. Immediately, I saw some changes I wanted to make, since the solid dot pattern didn’t stand out nearly as much as I [...]
Sew, what have you been up to?
Monday, December 27th, 2010Lately, I’ve been embracing my role as mommy and housewife and taking it to the next level: I’ve attempted to teach myself how to sew. This desire came originally from my mother, passed on to me through years of admiring her ability and aptitude at sewing. Not a single childhood Halloween experience exists in my [...]
Organic Baby Play Mat? A new project!
Monday, March 15th, 2010Maddie has been growing like crazy, and is now uber aware of everything around her. She is just barely starting to reach for and bat at toys, although it’s not yet a controlled and always conscious thing. She is getting to the age, at almost 11 weeks old, where she gets bored after a while [...]
A Reading Ladybug
Tuesday, December 16th, 2008Yay! I just finished the final touches on my first-ever polymer clay creation!! I give you… a reading ladybug! It’s kind of a silly combination, but it’s a gift for a woman who collects reading or writing statues, and I’m hoping (guessing) she’s also into science and insects. Even if she’s not as big of [...]
Playing with Polymer Clay
Tuesday, December 16th, 2008I’ve always enjoyed playing with clay, but it’s been quite some time since I put it to good use (like since the model Iroquois village I made in 3rd grade). This holiday, I have not one but TWO holiday gifts that I’m attempting to make out of polymer clay. I was totally in luck when [...]
