my little dog

I have been working on this little guy for a while. He is my first attempt at creating my own pattern. I am still playing with some different ideas for the head and he definetly needs a little sweater to keep his skinny long body warm in the drizzly rains of Seattle. More pictures of this guy here. All that aside I am excited about the end result. Fun to make something on flat paper and see it take a 3 D shape.

Valentine's Confections

We are still in the throws of making V. day sweets long after the actual day is over. These sweet nothings are our latest makings. Kathryn helped us mix up these yummy treats. We all wore our aprons! Fun day. I got the idea for the powdered sugar hearts from this site.

The week after Valentine's Day

I had big ideas of doing some posts for V day and the projects I have been working on. But my own head gets in the way. I think, "I have to have photos to post with my log." And each day I realize this, at night, when I finally have a chance to sit still and think about such things.. Then I don't want to take more pictures in the dark. Something about lighting when you are taking pictures of sweet little doggies or chocolate sweet nothings that just call for a little sun. One could think that the Seattle weather is getting in my way, but it has been absolutely gorgeous here so I just need to find the time!

At the same time this blog is not just about crafts and things. Living simply is something we attempt to practice around here. Buying used or freecycling when possible. Recognizing the simple pleasures like swinging with your family at dusk, watching all the planes fly by and counting the stars one by one as they begin to pierce the evening sky. Bliss. So with that in mind I will begin to look at other ways of posting our day and not get bogged down with the thing, the photo, or the made object. And speaking of living simply we are so excited with the changes in recycling and yard waste (not so sure about the composting of meat and dairy though) pick up that are coming soon in Seattle. We have the smallest garbage can on the block already. If Pera would potty train already we would have no garbage!

A Few of My Favortie Things

• These sweet little magnets I just got for my craft space.
  
• These "fetching" fingerless gloves I made for the new mama in our family, Leah.
  
• This little Pear Head.. Its like she knows Pera!
• T shirts made by individuals here.
• The global community of freecycle! How we can find a use or a re-use for any item, making our landfills smaller and inturn making things less disposable.

Week in Craft

I think it must be the good energy from Obama taking office. I have been very productive this week on many fronts. I have dug into some yet unpacked boxes and found a couple of half finished projects and gotten them done and on their way. They are pictured below:

This little bear was made from mostly recycled fabrics for Pera's dear little friend Sam for his second birthday. His little sweater is a cut up sleeve of a thrift store sweater found for its felting abilities. The body is a pair of much loved pants that were cut off into shorts. The close up of the heart doesn't really do it justice, might be time to invest in another camera. Thank you KC for the use of your greenery!

A long lost pair of pink socks. They don't exactly match, because I didn't keep notes but Shirley, of Weaving Works (my sock teacher/sock queen) would be so happy to see them finally done! Just in time too, we are doing some energy conservation around the house and it makes for some cold toesies!

Flower Power Sparkling Pointy Kitty