Although the true goal of this week is to finish any works in progress, i.e. ones that have been started already, this skirt has been started in my head since January. I bought the fabrics in New York City; it was $1/yard for the solid orange I used as the lining and $2/yard for the [...]
This week, I’m trying to finish all Works In Progress so that my workroom can be in better order. First up: a lime potholder.
I chose a lime because I got a ball of green yarn and a ball of white yarn in a Salvation Army sewing and craft grab bag for a dollar (along with [...]
I am, admittedly, not into soccer or “football”. But, I do have a lot of friends who are. Actually, they are downright football hooligans. And so, their enthusiasm for the World Cup, starting today, has rubbed off a tiny bit.
Behold, the start of a fabric soccer ball:
It doesn’t look like much now, but that’s because [...]
I got this hat as a free promotional gift from Lucky Brand Jeans. The only problem was, originally, it was just plain solid green with the word “ENVY” on the front. I don’t know what they were trying to convey: was the wearer supposed to make others envious of their Lucky jeans? Did they want [...]
The following picture is NOT chocolate:
I think I’m going to make this a regular feature for Thursdays: Healthy Food. I had 4 bananas that I couldn’t finish before they were going to spoil (they bruised all over being carried home on Monday). So I found a banana bread/cake recipe that had a high banana ratio [...]
I just wanted to post a work in process that I’ve been picking up here and there for the last year or so. It’s a cross stitch canvas that is 7 inches x 6.5 inches in cranberry and what Crayola and Wikipedia calls “Brink Pink.” I think the impetus of the motif might have been [...]