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Hi friends, Just popping in to say I hope you're having a nice summer, and to share some of what I've been making recently. I'm still obsessed with crochet and making wearables. Specifically, I've been enjoying making clothing for particular experiences. I
In a strange turn of events, I spent my 4th of July at banana ball with 70,000 people. This is not classically my type of event for a few reasons:
Watching We got Netflix for the month, pretty much exclusively to watch season 2 of the live action One Piece . I especially love the costumes, hair, and makeup for the characters, including Miss Valentine, who wears a crochet hat. I ended up making a yellow crochet hat myself this month,
I still use my Kindle 3 Keyboard ereader from 2010. It has physical buttons and a physical keyboard and no backlight and no ads and very good contrast. I have read hundreds of books on it. It lasts several weeks on a charge and the battery was a champ until
Hi folks, We are deep into spring, edging on summer and I have a nest of baby birds on the light on my back porch! The robin parents feed their monstrous little offspring every four minutes or so, all day. It must be so tiring being a robin! But also,
It's photo dump time! I took a little trip for my birthday to see Built to Spill play at Codfish Hollow and to explore the Maquoketa Caves. This was my first time at Codfish Hollow, and it is definitely a gem of the midwest! The show was in
I reworked a daisy vest that I started three years ago, and I'm pretty happy with how it turned out.
As a birthday present to myself, I made a dress! The fabric and lace are all thrifted and I really love the floral pattern and color combo. It's the dress my child self would have dreamed of having.
I watched the Havin' A Day podcast with one of my favorite comedians, Lisa Gilroy. The part of this episode I loved most was when Lisa talks about her practice of finding little ways to exert free will everyday. The example she gives is if you see a really
It dawned on me that I use a lot of notebooks. I'm really not sure if it's more than the average person, but I suspect that it is. It seems like most people aren't putting pen to paper anymore because digital communication is more
Wrist rest wrist rest wrist rest wrist rest. I thought maybe you would read that part out loud. This is a small project that is probably self-explanatory, but I'm going to dive into more detail than necessary, anyway! Recently, I was doing a lot of typing and
Do you know what time it is? That's right - bowbowbowbow - it's time to sit back, relax, and let the creative flow of one living woman artist wash over you like a wave of sparkling seawater. If that was a jarring opening, it's because I wrote this at night. Night is an unpredictable beast and I—a staunch morning person—don't know how to temper her. If you read my…
This is a work-in-progress brainstorm for a NEW or BETTER holiday! I wrote more about why we need new holidays and what makes a good holiday in my post An off-the-rails proposal for a better holiday . This post honestly might feel like ramblings, but I'
Watching I started watching Jury Duty Presents: Company Retreat . The ethics of messing with someone who feels like they are building friendships in a new workplace is extremely questionable, but it is very funny and the characters are likable. Pranking people on such a large scale over such a long