stuff I have been making

I made a lot of stuff before the baby was born, with my awesome new sewing machine.



these are the best burp rags. the chenille really holds a lot of liquids.



these pee pee tee pees get a lot of use too.



I am pretty proud of this stroller bag and matching changing pad.





these pants are the shit



and these little fabrics are going to be made into some lovely christmas gifts

Its been a while.

Sorry for the lack of posts, in case anyone is actually reading this. I have been working on my biggest project yet, and it is finally done.



He is awesome and motherhood is awesome and life is awesome. But I'm super slow and I suck at one-armed activities. In fact, it took me two months to write this post. So bear with me while I get my groove back. Please enjoy some pictures of things I have been doing. Click on the photos for details.

Invitation embellishments

I decided to embellish my store-bought invitations bit before they were sent out. I embossed them with a spider stamp and used the circular labels from Paper Source. 





They turned out quite nice.

Creepy wreath

This was an easy Halloween craft project. As soon as I received the October issue of Living, I knew this was something I had to make. All you need is a grape vine wreath, hot glue gun, some black acrylic and spray paint, spanish moss (optional) and some creepy crawly plastic toys. I purchased everything at Michaels.

I hot glued the moss to the wreath and then spraypainted the whole thing with flat black paint.Then I painted the bugs and spiders with black acrylic paint.



I hot glued the spiders and bugs to the wreath, and wove the snakes in.



I am really happy with the results. I think it is a subtle, yet very creepy decoration for the front door.

urban homesteading

Lately I have been looking again at generations past, for inspiration in functionality and frugality...

I'm using homemade deodorant:

and its the best stuff I have ever used.

I've also been air drying my laundry:

and clearly I am not the only person feeling notstaligc about my clothes line-

from this Washington Post article:

"Sunshine is the single most powerful natural resource we have," one Australian friend said. "Why should we dig up fossil fuels to dry our laundry when we have a renewable source that costs nothing?" 
 
the "right to dry"

up next.... homemade underwear. 

Current musings

this singer. this singer and this singer

these artists.

these cookies. must be made

the puppylovin' happening at my house:



my super awesome new Japanese Maple tree.


this blog is my new fave

adios.

action items

On the agenda:

enjoy these owl jars



find more refrigerator dishes, because i love them



convert these lemons into something delicious



work on turning this lovely fabric into a new robe



stop and smell the roses. especially this one.



have a lovely weekend. done and done.

As of late

I've been super busy with work, and life and haven't had much time to cook or craft, let alone write.



Thanksgiving was good. The food was all delicious and there was plenty to go around. We had crab dip, and cheese appetizers. Dinner included a pear and Roquefort salad (i forgot to photograph), scalloped potatoes, green bean casserole (forgot too) and of course the bird. Desert was a traditional New York cheesecake which turned out beautiful, only a little cracking.







Other adventures included a dinner here. It was divine.

And I am 2 months behind on a birthday scarf for a friend. Here it is in progress: