I don’t know what it is , but I’ve been dreaming about aqua and red lately, and lucky me had a bit in my stash to make Iz this skirt. She loves it. I love it. I think the next skirt I make will use twice as much tulle. I pictured it differently, more full or intense.
But this red and aqua thing has been on my mind for a while – you can tell from my Flickr favorites (click on the photo to go to Flickr and learn more about each photo).
I’ve got a few gifty things coming up and for the longest time I was struggling with color ideas, but I think aqua and red are really fresh and could be fun for little ones I’m thinking of.
I was checking today, I need to order more of and WOAH! Did you see ? If you order in July – it’s all free shipping. I’ll be uploading more photos to and grab a book or two.
Well, not yet actually. (The above photo was taken at , where we took Grandma Whitty one day during her visit. It snows there every 4 minutes, even in the summer. Santa even walked by on his way to lunch!)
It was a joy and a thrill to have Grammie and Grandma Whitty here for some time each. Now that we have Iz, we realize how wonderful it would be if we all lived closer and didn’t have to drive for a day, or fly for hours to spend quality time with our families. Grandparents played an important role in each of our lives, and we want that for Izzy too, and it will happen, it will just be different from what we remember. We’ll spend time writing emails, letters, making presents, sending things in the mail, taking pictures and maybe we’ll even make a memory box of our family. Tangible things Izzy can hold on to, so when she wants to think of her family, they are right there with her.
We did put in 2 vegetable gardens via the and even though I planted late, the beans are up, the lettuce, the zucchini and peas! My tomato plants are blooming, and last night we had our very first pesto of the year from the basil we planted. Iz is a big help as a weed puller. We are still working on not yanking plants, it will come!
These are the zucchinis. I really need to thin them out, but I’m not sure how to do it…(any ideas? do I just pull them out? snip the leaves?), and I kind of feel guilty. I feel so lucky that they are growing! My little blackish-green thumb is a little nervous…
Iz loves her skirt. I made TWO, yes TWO last night in less than TWO hours. These are so much fun to make. And Iz just loves it. She picked out the fabric. I mentioned to her yesterday that I was going to make her the skirt and showed her the fabric (that she picked out at the store) and she declared that the fabric was too big for a skirt and she didn’t like it. She’s TWO! Anyway, I can’t get the thing off her now. What I love about this skirt? Well, it has a drawstring waist, so it will grow with her, and it is just long enough that we don’t get a peak of what’s underneath when she’s sitting (most of the time). I will be making many more of these! And if you are local – I’m teaching others how to make this on And click over if you want to see more pics from our “
This is so cool. Rob got this amazing little package from a former student of his – and it’s art – the whole process. She made them, now he has to distribute them. Read all about it on Rob’s blog -.
We got to visit with the grandparents on Lake Ontario this weekend. Iz loves her grandparents. Grandma, Grandpa and GiGi (great grandma).
We stacked rocks on the beach
Stood on the side as the Henderson Memorial Day Parade went by! Izzy collected a bag of toys! (actually candy – but she hasn’t discovered that yet…so we are hoping for a bit of time before she knows what candy is…)
Sang and danced for Great Grandma
And sat in a box next to kitty in a box.
On the way home, we got to drive through the . We want one in our back yard. One of these would make enough energy for our town. And it sure is windy at our house.
I found this post this morning on the Craftzine blog: .
Oh, I am so eager to re-make my studio. When we lived in Brooklyn, this lovely wardrobe held our entertainment stuff, tv, dvd, stereo, etc. When we bought our 200+ year old house in New England, it wouldn’t fit in the room where we have our tv. We were barely able to get it up the stairs into my studio. It’s got a bunch of dings in it, some heavy duty scrapes. The dark stain was perfect for our Brooklyn apartment. It’s not so great now. (could it be the dark grey faux wood paneling? – perhaps) It will definitely get a coat of paint. Maybe cherry red? to go with the pink walls I’m thinking of? Maybe a celery color? or even a camel/gold/tan? It needs help inside too. I need some shelves where the tv went. It’s too big of a space for small folded fabric pieces. I’ve organized them by color, but they always tumble. And of course – a fresh coat of white paint.I really need some storage ideas. Perhaps a trip to Ikea, I’ve got pages tagged in their latest catalog. I think I need a visit from . She’s the organizer extraordinaire!
On a recent thrifting adventure, I found a lovely sheet. Great for a skirt or something fun for summer.
Then – the perfect project came up…NAPKINS. How cute would this be for napkins? And even better – BIAS TAPE binding for the napkins. I have a duvet cover that is at least 15 years old, and after it’s last wash – it fell apart. But it’s sooooo soft, I couldn’t bear to toss it. So – it will be part of my napkin project.
I have only used 1/3 of the sheet and have made 24 yards of bias tape.
I’m glad I’m making napkins. I ran out of paper napkins the other day and really don’t want to buy more paper napkins. SAVE A TREE – Make some fabric napkins. Stay tuned for the finished set of napkins….or come take the napkin class at and SAVE A TREE and make your own napkins.
This is the best shot I could get today, before she tore it off! When I bought the fabric – I shared it with her, trying to get her excited about the bugs and what a great hat it would make!
I finished the hat last night, from a pattern I made. I love this hat, because of the wide brim to keep the sun off her neck and most of her shoulders. It’s a tad too big and I can tell that she doesn’t like it that way – so I’ll make a few adjustments. I lined it with a lilac tiny dot and secured it with a yellow gros grain ribbon. Not so thrilled with that, but I was desparate to finish last night so she could wear it to school today. And she did! Maybe she’ll hold still long enough for a better picture…
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