Wednesday, November 25, 2009

success stories

i made these hats:

a birthday present



Christmas presents

inspired by martha stewart, i took the idea and ran with it. though i like my alterations much better. the owl one i lined with a very light pink flannel, and where her directions said to glue, i sewed; it's much more legitimate to sew.

Saturday, November 21, 2009

saturday

what a lovely day. spent with and friend who can be called one more so after a day of coffee shops, reading, eating, conversing, enjoying each other's company. children of God.

Tuesday, November 17, 2009

this afternoon i went to the beach for a jog. the sun had begun to set changing the lighting and making the world soft and warm. the tide was so low, the lowest i have ever seen it there. i felt i could walk out to the middle of the ocean...

Friday, November 13, 2009


my project is complete! though i have ideas for window coverings to yet execute from some of the same material, what was featured in my last post has been put to use. i was given curtains already set with loops for a rod to go through, but in place of a rod above my closet there is a cable that cannot be removed. so i looped the loops over and fastened them with buttons.

here are the steps that followed a stack of curtains and a pile of buttons..



buttons and buttonholes





in action

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