I got to bake this past weekend, but it was more of an experiment, really. I debated whether to post this recipe since I kind of threw it together and it is very much in the testing phase, but M and K loved the cookies so much I thought it would be worth recording here. There was also the challenge that they are not the most appetizing looking cookies... When I opened my cupboard, I saw a chocolate chip cookie recipe on the side of an unopened package of white whole wheat flour, and I ... Read more
Monday Outfit: Belgian Style Guest Post
Good morning, friends! Today, I'm guest posting over at Straight Grain, and I hope you'll check out my Belgian-inspired creations there. They were fully approved by K!! Here are some teaser images... Below, K is trying to assemble a cardboard peacock from a fabulous book that was a gift from a dear friend (I just noticed that K has chocolate all over her face - not the Belgian kind, though that would have been such a great prop!): An upcycled dress: Butterflies! How can ... Read more
Happy Friday + Randomness
Happy Friday! What a week! I'm pretty wiped out from sewing like a madwoman and cajoling a six-year-old to model constantly, but I also feel very satisfied with my efforts. I did miss doing my usual other creative pursuits though, particularly drawing/painting, writing and baking. I love to sew, but I find that baking and journal writing are the ultimate forms of stress release for me. I'm also a big walker. That's a little illustration up there that I doodled - wishful thinking really, because ... Read more
Sunny, with a slice of sweetness
All this sewing means lots of indoor and sedentary time, so now I'm trying to get out and about for some vitamin D and exercise. Luckily, we are having a most unusual spring here in Seattle. It's full of sunshine and twittering birds (of the real variety) and people wearing shorts. And what could be sunnier than a mandarin orange? These are called Gold Nugget Mandarins, and are incredibly tasty. Before K was born, M and I used to live in downtown Seattle and every weekend, I would walk six ... Read more
KCW Spring – The End (part 2)
Pre-KCW | Day 1 | Days 2 + 3 | Days 4 + 5 | Days 6 + 7 Done!!! All told, I made 13 items if I include the pre-KCW tunics which I think should count, don't you? 1 dress, 3 coats/outerwear, 3 tops, 3 tunics, 2 pairs of shorts and a pair of capri pants. Not too shabby, I must say. You'll notice that I didn't get too wild with color other than the long cardigan -- I had this idea of creating a "collection" if you will, so that things could be mixed and matched. I didn't get around to making one ... Read more