This is my phone. It does not show the idea that the title of this post speaks of, an idea that could cause me to finally fix the screen that shattered when my phone slipped out of my hands last December. I’m not sure why I haven’t fixed it yet. It could be because I’m lazy or because I’m cheap or because I’m in an anti-tech mood or maybe because I’m embracing some kind of wabi-sabi attitude towards the device. […]
Hello again. I’m still out here in case you were wondering. Still believing in the power of May Day even if I didn’t make a very good show of it this year. But here’s an idea for next year. You could simply use washi tape to affix paper flowers to your neighbors’ doors. These particular flowers are homemade, but they wouldn’t have to be. That’s a modern take on a May basket, don’t you think? I used Livia Cetti’s instructions […]
Categories: Other Holidays, Paper, Places, Uncategorized • Tags: may day, paper poppies, seaglass carousel, the exquisite book of paper flowers, the high line
Samantha had another birthday late last month and while she’s been a teen now for over a year and certainly doesn’t need me to take the lead in planning her celebrations I was able to sneak in a couple of ideas of my own for her party last weekend. This first one is definitely something you should know about because it’s a paper chalkboard table runner(!) that I found by accident at my local Orchard Supply Hardware store. I was […]
Categories: Celebrations & Events, Paper • Tags: birthday, chalkboard table runner, party decor, string constellation
Wouldn’t you know I forgot to put that pair of embroidered heart labeled briefs in his drawer. Oh well, hope you’ve had a Happy Valentine’s Day ♥
Categories: Other Holidays, Paper • Tags: handmade valentine, photo valentine, valentine's day
Some day I’m going to get some kind of large metal grid material from the hardware store and some beautiful red silk from the silk store and I’m going to cut that silk into strips and make big French knots in it right through the metal grid and it’s going to be awesome – that beautiful red silk on that industrial metal. I’m not sure what I’ll use for a needle exactly or what I’ll do with it, but I […]
Categories: Embroidery & Needlepoint, Other Holidays • Tags: embroidery, french knots, hearts, plastic canvas embroidery, silk ribbon embroidery, valentine's day
I’ve been upgrading things around the house lately and new potholders were in order so I decided to bring my potholder loom out of retirement. While I like the idea of an oven mitt, loom-woven cotton squares are my potholders of choice. I like the feel of them and I like their size (5.5″ sq). I keep them on the counter within easy reach of the stove/oven so the fact that they look nice is an added bonus. This time […]
Categories: Other Textiles • Tags: harrisville designs, potholder loom, potholders, weaving
I know Christmas is over, but I just managed to put the finishing touches on these and I couldn’t wait 300-and-some-odd days to share them with you. I really wanted to play with air-dry clay this past season, but I couldn’t find any in white very easily. What I did find (at Target) is this modeling compound by Crayola called Model Magic. The package said it was air-dry so I brought it home to give it a try. Do you […]
Categories: Christmas • Tags: air-dry clay ornaments, bling stickers, christmas, diy christmas ornaments, model magic, spray paint
Hello there. Happy New Year to you. I hope your winter holidays were everything you love about them and very little of the things you don’t. That’s assuming you celebrated any winter holiday at all which you may have not. I did. And I found that I had a better and better time as I let go of one after another “must-do” item on the to-do list in my head before Christmas. I mean Christmas was going to come whether […]
Categories: Savories • Tags: chicken and greens, dinner, tender greens, tender greens mashed potatoes
I wonder if any of you Target/Fixer Upper fans recognize the components used to make this bell hanger. Both the bell and the ribbon are from Magnolia’s Hearth & Hand collection for Target. That bell is so unique, isn’t it? It occurred to me after I brought it home that its shape made it the perfect kind of bell to hang from a door handle. I based the design of the hanger shown above on a favorite Christmas decoration that […]
Categories: Christmas, Sewing • Tags: advent calendars, bell hanger, christmas, hearth & hand, my growing traditions, sewing, target
