Happiness outside my window. I am loving the green grass and trees coming to life and flowers and fragrant air. Finally! … [Read more...]
Merry Wishes from Alpine Wonderland!
December 24, 2012 13 Comments
Merry Christmas from Alpine Wonderland! Here's a little table runner I whipped up last night to bring even more Christmas spirit to my home. What's more festive and fun than Nordic Christmas scenes? Nothing, that's what. I realized as I was photographing this little guy this morning that it could easily serve as a wall hanging, too. I can't decide which way I like best. What do you think? I made three 15" wonky log cabin blocks, then added a 2.5" strip of white around … [Read more...]
Pillow Talk Swap!
November 15, 2012 10 Comments
My Pillow Talk Swap pillow is officially done and mailed! I actually made this pillow twice. The first time, I miscalculated my measurements and ended up with flat edges where pointy points were supposed to be. Surprisingly, I liked it so much I quilted it up and almost assembled it before deciding to make a better version. I just didn't want my partner to think those flat points were the result of my doing a crappy job and not paying enough attention to detail. You never know … [Read more...]
Heirloom Table Runner
November 6, 2012 7 Comments
Happy Election Day, America! Lots of excitement here in Colorado. How about a nice, berry-hued table runner to greet November? I bought a jelly roll of Joel Dewberry's Heirloom on a discount a few months ago and finally busted it out to make a quick, non-fussy table runner for our dining table. Our house was looking way too bland and I've been SO into berry hues lately that this jelly roll was screaming to be sewn. All I did was piece together the jelly roll strips in an echo … [Read more...]
Spring Album 2012
May 18, 2012 6 Comments
Two years ago my mom and I planted around 800+ bulbs (mostly tulips, but also daffodils and crocuses) in my front garden. It took us an entire weekend because the corner area of my front garden had a ton of rocks buried in the soil. Each time we would go to dig a shovel in the dirt: [BONG!] We’d hit a rock. So we ditched the shovels and were forced to get down and pick all the rocks out by hand. I swear we could’ve filled a riverbed with all the rocks we collected. When it … [Read more...]
My Favorite Little Repurpose
April 5, 2012 6 Comments
Today I thought I'd share a quick "tutorial" (if you can call it that) for my favorite repurposed item. Nothing fancy, but kinda cool and something I've found to be useful. Bath and Body Works candles. You have every scent imaginable to choose from, they burn evenly, the wax is of a better quality than most (I think), they are incredibly fragrant (in a good way, not an overpowering way), and they have lids. They look nice and simple, and you can peel the sticker cleanly off, which … [Read more...]
