January was great – for lots of reasons. I have been feeling better than ever. My energy has been night and day from, well, the last three years. I don’t know what the difference is. I can’t stop being excited to work and craft. So weird, but so awesome. In January 2018, I completed 14Continue reading “January 2018 Creative Journal”
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splurge!
I have felt the joy of growing as a person the last month. After I got over a wretched bout of flu/strep throat/major fatigue, I felt like a new person. More energy – especially more creative energy. I wanted to make and do more. In addition, I am developing some great new eating habits –Continue reading “splurge!”
My favorite gift to give…
I have created two of these letter writing kits – I think it might be my favorite gift to give. The first one I made was for a secret santa exchange at work. I used the beloved gathered clutch tutorial. The bag is cute – but it was almost too small for the notecards. IContinue reading “My favorite gift to give…”
Being Essential
I have thought hard about what I want to focus on in life. There is work and there is family. Those are no-brainers. And my health isn’t the best. I have some things I need to fix. Not want to fix, not should fix – need to fix. I know I will feel better ifContinue reading “Being Essential”
WIP Update
Here is a change of pace… a blog entry about quilting on a quilting blog! Sharing my looooong list of WIPs…. Project Linus Quilts – I have 9 more I want to make before year end. I have one top done, and several unused quilt blocks in bright colors. My goal was 1 quilt per month,Continue reading “WIP Update”
Running out of ombre!
In moments of distraction, I often play the mental game of “what if you could only have…”. An example is “What if you could only ever eat food from one region?” I would pick Mexican. Or Italian. Luckily, not a real eventuality but it is entertaining to think about. Living in a country and classContinue reading “Running out of ombre!”
European Staycation
My husband is my family, my best friend, my heart. I am so lucky I found someone who I want to be with the rest of my life. I know what a true gift that is. He is a fantastic dad, smart, generous, loving, funny, smart, kind. He is mine. I try not to takeContinue reading “European Staycation”
Coloring in the Lines
When I was fabric shopping a couple months ago, I went on a bit of a binge with V & Co’s Color Theory fabric. I bought two charm packs and a layer cake. I had a great idea of how I was going to use them, and then that idea dissipated. I flipped through theContinue reading “Coloring in the Lines”
Scraps!
I have a lot of scraps. When I populated my new Raskogs, I did a scrap purge. I had to face the fact that I will not use a lot of the scraps I had saved. I saved about 75% of them and organized them by color. It was sad to see the rest go, butContinue reading “Scraps!”
Colors for Her
My stepdaughter (SD) has basically eschewed all things girly, especially girly-colored for almost as long as I have known her. When I was a tad bit churlish / naive / selfish, it used to bug me. Because I like girlie things, particularly colors. But now I correctly see this as just part of the tapestryContinue reading “Colors for Her”
weeknight quilting 