Good morning! How was your weekend? Yesterday, despite our lingering sniffles, we braved the rain and went to see the most adorable lion cubs at the zoo. The four cubs are only three months old, and I swear they purposely put the warthogs next to the lions so that Hakuna Matata would inevitably pop into our heads. Today I present you my all-time favorite color combo: grey and mustard. I love everything about this Kokka Echino fabric - the denseness of the cotton, the over-sized polka ... Read more
Happy Friday + Sewing for my man haiku + Career Day
Poor M rarely gets Any kind of sewing love Enter boxer shorts Alas they're too small But at least was made with heart K likes to wear them ******************************************************************************* Happy Friday! I've had this Odyssea by Momo fabric for several years and thought it was finally time to let it shine as boxers. My gallant effort of sewing for my man started with using the "Foxy Boxers" pattern from this book. Then I couldn't believe how enormous ... Read more
Scratch Off Paint – Part Deux
Happy Valentine's Day! I hope you are celebrating this day of amor with plenty of chocolate and all manners of sweetness. I am nothing if not persistent, and I finally got the scratch off paint to work (see here for the first attempt gone wrong). They are so so fun. I followed this tutorial again, but the key was to use metallic acrylic paint and very little dish detergent. I added just a couple of drops, three layers of silver acrylic on top of clear packing tape adhered to parchment ... Read more
Three Ps for K
I realize that I'm milking this Valentine's theme for all it's worth, but I'm not ashamed to admit that I'm as sappy as they come. I recently found myself sobbing at the end of the movie Brave and I think K may have been embarrassed of me... So, I had made a fleeting mention of making a tipi for K back in the, oh, pre-Christmas historic era. And then time got away from me as it so often does, and I sneakily declared that I would make it for Valentine's. I have now punted it for her birthday ... Read more
Nostalgic Treats: Fruit Roll-Ups
In spite of their humble appearance, these fruit roll-ups have wow factor. We had some friends over the other day, and when I brought these out, there were surprised utterances of "are these homemade?" They are probably the easiest things to make in the world, but look mysteriously difficult. I have to warn you that these are very addictive...you can use any fruit combo (and add veggies too, if you so desire), but I tried strawberries, raspberries and mango. On top of bringing back fond ... Read more