It's Valentine's Day tomorrow and I have love on the mind. Let me start by saying that I've always been a late bloomer. I didn't have my first kiss or boyfriend until I was seventeen (I somehow managed to miss out on the requisite pre-adolescent spin-the-bottle games). The other stuff came much, much, much later. I was angst-y in my twenties, and I'm certain that I emitted a "stay away from me" vibe for most of that decade. It was terribly confusing to me that I sailed through my prime dating ... Read more
Valentine’s Word Search
For some reason, K's school hasn't allowed Valentine's exchanges in past years. This has been hugely disappointing for me because I LOVE making Valentine's. As with any holiday involving cards and sweets, I get completely jazzed while K looks on with a jaded expression, resigning herself to yet another craft project gone bonkers. This year, still inexplicably, her school is allowing its first ever Valentine's exchange. I am beyond excited. I created this word search card, thinking it ... Read more
KCW Popular Patterns
Today, I'm guest-posting over at the KCW blog. I made a pretty poor showing with only a few items (technically one item) during this esteemed week dedicated to sewing, but I had a great time perusing all of the winter KCW projects, and rounded up some popular patterns. Hope you can check it out! I'll try to be back tomorrow with some fun Valentine's stuff...(it's starting to get a teensy bit overwhelming behind the scenes) ... Read more
Monday Outfit: Bicycle Dress
Greetings from snowy Seattle. Snow!! It's been a winter wonderland for the past day or so, and this is highly unusual. The city stops dead in its tracks, uncertain of what to do with all this white stuff. K and M went sledding down a nearby hill yesterday, then returned almost immediately due to claims of "frostbite". I stayed indoors (I hail from Los Angeles, need I say more?); basically we're all wimps. And really, I should have been sewing puffy parkas and not a lightweight dress with ... Read more
Happy Friday + Randomness
Happy Friday! This week I've been diving in full force and working on my book, and I've just made a happy discovery. I love painting with gouache, but with the kinds of illustrations I want to create I need a lot of control and the flexibility to change things on the fly. The beauty of traditional painting is the lovely unintentional effects that can happen. The not so beautiful part is the permanence of a painted line when mistakes are made -- no undo button! Enter digital watercolor painting. ... Read more