Entries from February 2008

February 28, 2008

What did you do last night…

If asked that question today I would have to say I spotted a giraffe.  Which the normal response might be oh where did you see a giraffe.

No, no, no I put spots on a giraffe.  And it was not the simple process described on the freezer paper box.  One of the issues was that I cut out [...]

February 26, 2008

A pea in a pod

I was down in the DC area sometime last spring visiting my friend Adam.  Adam lives with his fiance Jen who although I have only met a handful of times I do enjoy.  So I saw she had some cloth grocery bags.  They were quilted material with patterns of realistic looking fruit on them.  She [...]

February 25, 2008

Peacock through the cock ups

So I fell in love with this colorway at handpaintedyarn.com.  It’s called azul y limon.  I don’t see the limon, quizas signafican lima (for the non spanish speakers, “lemon, perhaps they mean lime”.  It’s a yarn that works itself thick and thin like manos del uruguay, malabrigo, and del sur.  Something that they like to [...]

February 25, 2008

Welcome.

As a 20 something living in a metro area, I enjoy relaxing with creative projects. I sew, I knit, I quilt, I make curled paper ornaments. Basically- if it’s crafty I will give it a try.
My sister often encourages and feed into my crafty projects (especially since she has an adorable son who is too [...]