Sunday, November 8, 2009

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It's Sunday night, which means tomorrow is Monday. Which is my day off, right? Yes. But I still have to give the students stuff to do while I'm gone and Susan fills in, which means I need to make one Latin vocab quiz and some Greek/Latin Roots study sheets tonight. Luckily, it's only 8:35. What is going on with the time anyway? Maybe it's because I got up at a reasonable hour today (and that was still 10:30), it has just dragged on, which I really shouldn't complain about. Except that I was going to use that time to do laundry. And the washer is on the fritz. Well damn.

I did however, dye my hair! It's dark again, as I tend to change my hair color seasonally. It still isn't dry all the way, so no telling how it looks. But its *dark*. I also hacked at the bangs, which were in some serious need of TLC. Biggest problem with bangs: you want them to stay one particular length, but hair grows, imagine that. I feel like I cut them every week. Maybe I do?

We just fired our first load of pottery this weekend, and I'm pleased to announce that everything made it through alive! Woo! Eme's mom has a kiln, and offered her services, thankfully. Eme's mom also used to pot professionally, which makes me feel quite dumb, quite frequently. I mean, I took pottery in high school and college, but I am by no means a potter. She talks to me about all kinds of crap that she assumes I know... and... I don't. S cracks? What in the hell are those? Especially doesn't help that we weren't ever really taught how to fire.. that would have been rather handy. All of my pieces look at least slightly better than the students', which makes me feel very good. Though some of them had much more creative ideas, or came very close to matching skills with me (obviously not hard to do...) I still haven't made anything on the wheel... which is weird. That's what I liked best in college. I actually hated all of my handbuilt stuff... Guess I need more practice! Ok, so photo shoot time!

My magic Box! Probably better than the one I made in college. Maybe because I just left it as a square, rather than slamming the living hell out of it. I love that the lid ACTUALLY FITS, and the dots & wood grain sides came out stellar. The other are not as exciting (top is fine.)


A Mayan tile. This actually means something. But I've forgotten what. Maybe it starts with a z?? Other than the fact that I forgot whatever in the hell it means, I like this little guy. Thinking about painting him rather than glazing (possibly the box too) because I want more detail. Glaze always runs into each other... Mainly cause I'm probably bad at glazing.


This little piece is almost an exact copy of the pin that I bought from Lori. I have no defense except that I wanted to try it out. Brilliant idea Lori. Obviously much more successful when it's in one piece. Also, I have no idea how she managed to get the safety pin to stay in the back (it's embedded in the clay.) Maybe she didn't play with hers before firing.. hmmm...


I hate to be crude, but I think this pot looks like big ol' pieces of poo. I can't help but think that. Otherwise, it's actually fairly symmetrical **cough, fairly, cough** and I like the outside as coils and inside being smooth. Except that it looks like poo.

This pot doesn't even deserve a picture that's in focus. ITS THE LEANING TOWER OF PISA. How in the world did I make it that crooked? And why did I not wad it up and throw it back in the bag? We'll never know...


I title this piece "The Aliens Have Landed, and We Have Their Ships." Just so that I don't ever get cocky about my creativity, it's nice to have examples of how bad things can go.


But then there are those things that you LOVE. Like my MAYAN SALSA BOWL. I don't know how into salsa the Mayans were, but right now I could pretty much eat the stuff through a straw. And I made this pot with the full intention of filling this bad boy full of salsa! Made to my exacting, salsa-eating specifications, it boasts a bowl neither to shallow, nor too deep, and adorable little tripod legs that I AM SO PROUD OF. I am obviously the queen of scoring and slipping. In other words, I rock. I fully admit that it is not even all the way around (handmade coil is almost impossible to make even) but the walls are straight and THE LEGS STAYED ON. I am stoked, obviously. A little food-safe glaze, and we'll be in salsa Xibalba! (On second though, I don't think that's a good thing...)

Mildly related to the subject of Xibalba (pronounced like Shibalba. Close enough right? I love when people throw out x's just to fuck you up.) Friday was our Dia de los Muertos Fiesta (yes all you good little DDLMosians, it ended many many days before that, but hey! Fridays are good party days!) The kids made an altar, lots of papel picado, and we made a feast worth of the gods! Mole, tortillas, beans, rice, guacamole, churros, and sugar skulls abounded! The altar was extremely touching; I wish we could keep it up all year.


I was especially touched by it because my kitty, Gato (irony of the name/holiday?) was put to sleep on Tuesday. He had chronic kidney failure and was way past the point of return. It was nice to send him off with such honor. (He's also buried in an extremely beautiful part of the farm, under towering butterfly bushes, and sheltered by a gigantic white mum. Sleep well, little boy.) I'm still in denial I think, but it's made me realize that I need to shower the kitties with affection every second they're with me. He was also an awesome cat, and I'm sure the universe will bring him back to m in one form or another. He was just too good to lose.

Going back to the altar, Zoe's dad had this little gem from a trip to Mexico:


I. Adore. It. I want one. I will make one (Sculpey maybe? Papier Mache is too lumpy and uncontrolable.) I especially love that the eyes are named Pedro and Lupe (as is evidenced on the top of their heads.) Some day... sigh. I did make my own papier mache head, and he is hilariously adorable, but I forgot to take pictures! Maybe later? Anyway, this post is bordering on bcoming a book, so I will leave you with this little gem:

Goodnight All!

Sunday, October 25, 2009

Time for happy thoughts

Like funny penguin socks (how in the hell did I make this underlined!?) in time for cold weather



Pajama pants for Dia de los muertos! OLE!


And snuggly, happy cats.



And hours and hours on Cyanide & Happiness.

It is a good day.

Saturday, October 24, 2009

Interesting...

So, mom was diagnosed with hypothyroidism lately, and, after hearing her account of the symptoms associated, I'm starting to think that I should get tested too. Out of curiosity, I found this checklist of symptoms, and here are my answers:

I have the following symptoms of hypothyroidism, as detailed by the Merck Manual, the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists, and the Thyroid Foundation of America

__X__ I am gaining weight inappropriately
__X__ I'm unable to lose weight with diet/exercise
____ I am constipated, sometimes severely
__X__ I have hypothermia/low body temperature (I feel cold when others feel hot, I need extra sweaters, etc.)
__X__ I feel fatigued, exhausted
__X__ Feeling run down, sluggish, lethargic
__X__ My hair is coarse and dry, breaking, brittle, falling out
____ My skin is coarse, dry, scaly, and thick
__X__ I have a hoarse or gravely voice
__X__ I have puffiness and swelling around the eyes and face
__X__ I have pains, aches in joints, hands and feet
____ I have developed carpal-tunnel syndrome, or it's getting worse
____ I am having irregular menstrual cycles (longer, or heavier, or more frequent)
____ I am having trouble conceiving a baby
__X__ I feel depressed
__X__ I feel restless
__X__ My moods change easily
__X__ I have feelings of worthlessness
__X__ I have difficulty concentrating
__X__ I have more feelings of sadness
__X__ I seem to be losing interest in normal daily activities
__X__ I'm more forgetful lately

I also have the following additional symptoms, which have been reported more frequently in people with hypothyroidism:

__X__ My hair is falling out
__X__ I can't seem to remember things
____ I have no sex drive
____ I am getting more frequent infections, that last longer
____ I'm snoring more lately
____ I have/may have sleep apnea
__X__ I feel shortness of breath and tightness in the chest
__X__ I feel the need to yawn to get oxygen
__X__ My eyes feel gritty and dry
__X__ My eyes feel sensitive to light
__X__ My eyes get jumpy/tics in eyes, which makes me dizzy/vertigo and have headaches
____ I have strange feelings in neck or throat
____ I have tinnitus (ringing in ears)
__X__ I get recurrent sinus infections
____ I have vertigo
__X__ I feel some lightheadedness
____ I have severe menstrual cramps

Hmm... so that's 26/39. Or 66.6%. I'd say that's a majority. So. Gotta call the doctor and see if I can schedule a blood test and if they cover that (YAY NO INSURANCE! I love it. Ugh.)

Right now, I'm at the tail-end of a horrific migraine, so I'm going to give the cat his fluids, take a bath, and go to bed.

Monday, October 19, 2009

Queen of Hearts and Alice in Wonderland Costume Set GIVEAWAY!!!!

Queen of Hearts and Alice in Wonderland Costume Set GIVEAWAY!!!!

Oh, I would adore this!! I can think of a million little girls that I would love to see this on!!! Want want want!

My bad

I promised an update for Friday and, obviously failed. Miserably. My bad. Friday was a long day, and I passed out at like 9 oclock, then woke up at 7 on Saturday to clean my house before I picked my mum up from the airport. I was not in the "mood". Right now, I'm waiting for my mom to get ready so we can head out to D.C. (late start this morning!) so I figure this is as good a time as any! HERE WE GO!!!

*Actually, now I'm looking through my photos, I realize... I haven't taken photos of anything. I fail. Again. Ok, by the end of next weekend, I promise a FULL DISCLOSURE of all the things I've been working on, or bought, or played with this week (this could potentially be awesome, cause we're pimping mom's Glinda costume and making her crown... yeee haw. And we've done some antiquing, I just haven't taken pics!)

In the meantime, here's a picture of a little bag thing I made with fused plastic. Fused plastic is a fancy way of saying "grocery bags, melted together with an iron." Much fun to be had by all!


Next week. I promise.

Wednesday, October 14, 2009

Unrelated to anything

I thought I would share this little tidbit of "OH MY GOD I LIVE IN THE BOONIES AND HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH MY TIME"-ism.

I've named all the new chickens, the Jersey Giants at least (not all 15 of the reds. They're all just named "Red".) So, I was inspired by the biggest one, who is almost pure white. She is now aptly named, Snow White. The white with lots of gray splashes is, WAIT FOR IT, Cinderella. One with the tail feathers like a turkey is, Pocahontas (I am SO clever. She also tends to be the one to go through the electric fence to wander off on her own... Free spirit ;-) ) The littlest one, and my favorite, of course, is Belle. Dur. We have two dark ones. One with curly tail feathers is Maleficent. The one with straight feathers is Cruella.

I thought myself quite brilliant.

FRIDAY! FRIDAY! FRIDAY!

So, I have a lot of good stuff to put on here, but it's late tonight, and tomorrow is an overnight, so I PROMISE I'll post it all Friday! It will give me a good excuse to stop the mad-frantic cleaning pre-mom visit that I'm SURE I'll be doing :-)

I'll leave you with this little teaser of things-to-come

Tuesday, October 13, 2009

Stages

Been workin, not sleeping! SO HERE WE GO! SLIDE SHOW TIME!

Imagine I, you know, ironed it, and pinned it in any semblance of sense....


Yes, it looks straight-up dumb with this shirt.


And I never turned under the edge in the back, it isn't pointy.


Thinking about trim.


TRIM TRIM TRIM!!!
Needs more I think... LOTS MORE!


Monday, October 12, 2009

Dancing!

Well WOOO FOR DANCING! So excited to get back into it! So, of course, I come home and start making stuff! I really need skirts, but I don't have enough of any one fabric. Tried cutting another leg for the pants that I started TWO YEARS AGO, but cut them like I'm completely dumb :-/ SO. I was browsing online (ok, thinking about cheating and buying things, until I saw prices! WHEW!) and I saw this. CAN YOU SAY HOT!!!??? Course, I don't have $200 worth of coin bra to wear with it (I just want to make the vest part, which is green in this case), but I still think it's pretty swanky. Dug through all my nice fabrics (I love tiny stuff cause you don't feel bad using nice stuff!) and found this fabric:


And these trims:


Gonna be awesome! And I slept in really late, and we're jsut picking grapes tomorrow for school, so I'mma totally make it... YESSSSSSSS!

Sunday, October 11, 2009

I'm terrible!

It HAS been a while. Well really a week. But it's not like I posted much of worth before that... Sorry. Okey Dokey. I know I've made things, but it's hard to remember! I have seriously made a million scarflettes, or at least started a million. I sold my first (and fave!) one at the market last week. YAY $7!!! One step closer to that school Costa Rica trip ;-)

So, not a whole lot going on here on the wild frontier. Been doing a lot of school, and not a whole lot else! I did start my dance classes back again, YAY! I went to the drop-in class at the other campus on Tuesday, and the teacher told me that I wouldn't want to keep coming to that class (my reputation preceeded me *tee hee hee*) and talked to me about coming to their troupe practices on Mondays. YAY! I really got a kick out of the fact that she kept calling me a "dancer" and laughing about giving me instructions (She was like, "Do you want me to just ignore you?") It made me feel pretty good, but also made me feel bad enough that I couldn't tell her that I haven't danced in like... two years :-/ Still nice to feel appreciated. So it's off to class for me tonight! Yay!


Also have a lot of projects in the works: an apron from a men's shirt, Lindsay's apron, my *Cough* Halloween costume (odds of it being done by halloween: not very good.)

Also, one of my kitties, Gato (yes, that is his name), has had chronic kidney failure for a while now, and he's just recently decided to stop eating. I've been trying to keep an eye on him, and tempt him with anything I can think of (ie, the other cats' food, ham, warmed up cat food...) but nothing was working, so I just force-fed him a little. I always feel terrible doing that, but how terrible would it be to not eat for days if you were a sick kitty? So, a little liquid cat food will hopefully set him up, and I'm going to go to the store after class tonight and get some cat treats, tuna, and anything smelly and good for kitty that I can think of. Poor baby :-(

Saturday, October 3, 2009

Oh

And I've made like a thousand scarflettes. That is all.

I'm lame

I finished by brothers *cough cough* robe... *cough cough* today, and I was so zonked out that I sent it to Florida without even taking pictures. Or writing a not to my mom explaining what she needed to do to finish it. Lame lame lame. Oh well, I'd just look like a crazed nun anyway.

I have actually been sewing lately, just not necessarily taking pictures! I'm making some oven mitts for the kitchen, cause ours are, no joke, a health hazard. They're gross. So I had some nice forest green plaid in the stash, and I'm whipping them up, but I ran out of thread the other night. It's all good now, after a run to Joann's, but I haven't had any time to finish them. I also bought 6 fat quarters (woot! On sale for 99 cents!) to make some coasters for downstairs, so we don't ruin all the woodwork... I bought a hodge-podge of fabrics, but somehow I think they're all nice together. And there aren't too old-lady-ish, so the kids won't poo-poo them, but they aren't the Jonas Brothers or Twilight-themed. Thank God. I also bought one of those fat acrylic quilt squares to make things easy on myself. Those things are EXPENSIVE though!?? $8 for a 4X4 square of acrylic?? What?! Yeah... But hey, Sarah got paid. So it's all good. Speaking of, I need to find out where my cell phone bill goes... hmmmm...

I also took a little jaunt into the camping supply shop. So. Much. Fun. Makes me want to live in a tent forever. So, for $100, I got:

*2 Pairs of Smartwool socks. These were actually more than a third of what I spent, but after wearing them around all day, and napping in them, I'm a believer. Although, I have heard that just having wool on helps you to sleep better, and have tested this with wool sweaters (oh, little shrunken favorite sweater, I miss you.) But the socks are still really comfy :-)
*1 Dry bag. Apparently, all you do is roll it up, and everything stays dry. Niiiice. Gonna get some humongous ziplocks for all of the nasty stuff. Wasn't worth another $18 to have a clean and a dirty one.
*Concentrated soap & Shampoo/conditioner. I hate bottles of stuff, especially because they usually just explode all over my clothes. The shampoo is tiny, and apparently contains conditioner, although I doubt the accuracy of that statement (gonna try it out tonight to see if I'm going to need something else. I'm betting I'll still need detangler.) The soap comes in tiny little sheets, in a dispenser, like oversized listerine strips. I'm actally really excited about this. HOW COOL DOES THAT SOUND!? So that, and a tiny toothbrush and toothpast, tiny deoderant, and I'm good to go!
*Travel pillow. Don't feel like hauling one of my good ones on a river, so I got a little expandable one. I hardly doubt it will be as comfy as mine, but, hell, it's camping. I'll get over it.
*Sporkife. Part spoon, part fork, part knife. It's a spoon on one end, fork on the other, and then one side of the fork is a knife. SWEET!

Really, I think that's it. For $100? You crazy outdoors people are, well, crazy. That stuff is not cheap.

Ok, trying to install new media player and computer is being dumb, so I'll be back.

Wednesday, September 30, 2009

Wah

Sorry (Lindsay) it's been forever since I posted anything. But really, school has only gotten crazier (is that possible) and I've been pretty lazy on the craft front. I've been working on a Halloween costume, but I've been rethinking my decision, so all work has stopped on that too. Ugh. And I'm really tired.

Tonight, I'm going to actually go through all of the school finances from the summer markets and figure out what really went on. I am now going to go bury myself in receipts. Brb. Or not.

Friday, September 18, 2009

So Much GOODNESS, so little time!

Well, I opened this window like 24 hours ago to write some updates, and, well, I haven't :-/ Obviously.

Ok, so here we go.

New chickies are still awesome, although we had a near miss when one of them gorged themselves enough to actually choke... Luckily one of our students is quite the chicken expert, and applied the correct pressure to make the chicken vomit all that back up. Mmm. Yummy. I've checked on them twice since, and no such tragedy has befallen us again. Yay! I would absolutely die if one of those babies croaked. They are the sweetest things I've ever seen.

I made another scarflette at the market this week! It's possibly my favorite. A nice brownish-greyish alpaca, super soft, and I ruffled the edge by your shoulders so it's super-awesomely cute! Big wooden buttons finish it off.


I also made a small one with my creamsicle yarn, but I haven't found buttons that I like to go with it, so no pictures of that one yet.

Started making some serious progress on my halloween costume! Yay! Of course, the undies shapes are completely different from all the other costumes I've made, so I have to make new ones (oh darn ;-) , starting with a new corset! It's made from this changeable taffeta I got on the remnant rack at Hobby Lobby (oh HL, I miss you so. Like the deserts miss the rain.) for like $3. Schwing. Already had enough canvas for interlining, and I used this lovely creamy yellow print from my grandmother's stash for the lining. It has little pressed flower images in a a darker yellow, and is lovely. I love sewing with it, and I'll love wearing it, as it reminds me of grandma all the time :-) *Depressing realization: Nearest Hobby Lobby in VA is 190 miles away. SOB. However, there is one in Pennsylvania that is only 93 miles. Only an hour and a half. On weekends, this is a distinct possibility. Sad that I would drive to Pennsylvania for a damn fabric store. But is soooo gooooood.* Boning is, of course, cable ties, my best friends. Will post pictures when I find my camera. Washed my dump fabric, and I think I might dye it a different color. The pink is alright, but I look terrible in pink... I'm thinking a nice wine-y red color! Still haven't figured out petticoat issue, but I'm sure I'll find something that I like. I have some crazy $1/yd finds that I've been meaning to use up... maybe they'll find a use!

These are the snazzy wineglasses we got FOR FREE at our wine party (free because they were still full of wine when the owner left :-/ He is a very nice man!

Ok, off to sewing land! Besides Halloween, I still haven't finished Ian's Jedi robes... sorry Bro.

Tuesday, September 15, 2009

Okay, I promised.

Now that Gato is all settled in my lap, I feel like I need to sit here longer... so I'll actually get to posting the pictures I promised!

Okay. Of course Gato has left me already... little turd.

This is one of the newer chickens. They're a buff/red comet cross, and they're CRAZY. They still flock together most of the time, and they are a bit wild... But heck, they've already laid a teeeeeny weeeeny egg (young chickens lay weird eggs for a while before they get the hang of it) so they'll do the trick :-)

And the rooster. Isn't he so pretty?


I like him. Maybe a little too much. But he's ridiculous tame, and eats out of your hand, rather than trying to kill you. Nice change.


This is one of our newest! They are Jersey Giants, and they are just as their names would lead you to believe. They're huge. Right now, they're 2 months old... We have two colors, a blue and a splash. The splash is the light, and the blue the dark. They will be 10 lbs. full grown. That is a LOT for a bird...

Her name is Squirt, and she's my favorite.

These are the blues.


Ridiculously. Tame. Birds. This was within minutes of being thrown into a totally new coop, filled with a bunch of other chickens who were not-so-happy about invaders...


Size comparison: Bird on left, 2 months old, bird on right, over a year. Granted, Silkies are a small breed, and ours might even be bantams, but still. Big. bird.


Random other chicken. They say that these are Araucanas, but I think they're actually Americaunas... And yes, there is a difference. I just figure that since ours consistently lay BIG eggs, and the color varies in intensity. And, yes, that is one ugly bird, but their eggs are a gorgeous blue-green.

COMPLETE CHANGE OF TOPIC!!!

Scarflette! This yarn is a handspun merino with something called "firestar". I have no clue what it actually is, but it's shiny and rainbow and I like it. :-P I also like that the beginning of the yarn was MUCh slubbier and thick in many places, so the edge frilled a little bit. It ended up being perfect because it means that it just curves down to your shoulders perfectly. The buttons were from an old blazer. The other side is actually the right side, but it had fake stitching on it and looked stupid. Can't wait for winter! I'm trying to make another with the creamsicle yarn I made (it's orange and white together) but I'm not sure if I'll have enough. I will certainly be making more of these though! So fun!


Just liked this back shot, gratuitious tattoo-age.

These are my new much boots! Possibly the stupidest thing to get excited about, but really. They actually fit, though they are a tad tall (right under my kneecap) so I might think about cutting them down. However, they look just like everyone else's and, well, they're boring. I had been looking at some super-awesome boots, but they were like $100 (eff that) so I compromised and bought $2 worth of puff paint to snazz them up. Adding silver in there later. I will be stylin' as I scratch sheep butts and wade around in pig poop :-)

And (will this ever end!) this is me at the beginning of the Old Rag hike. Not disgusting yet, but, trust me, that came later....

Scenery.

Fungus. Really, HOW COOL IS THAT FUNGUS. Pretty cool, pretty cool.

See if you can spot the smiley leaf! If I can do it in a forest full of them, I think you can too!


The end. Dance class tonight, super excited!!

Monday, September 14, 2009

Weekend Wrap-Up

Ok, quick-n-dirty, cause I need to sleep!

*hiked Old Rag, and survived (or I'm writing this post-mortem. Gross.) though I could have used like 90 more gallons of water. Looked like the Pinnacles, which made me terribly homesick. Found faces in everything that I looked at, and saw some great fungus. No joke.

*Chickens arrived Sunday, though I got there an hour early (ME! EARLY!) and had to wander around Leesburg and get coffee. Super cute, super friendly, and super huge. I have SO MANY pictures. Even a video. I am pathetic. If I knew how to embed, I would subject you all to the chicken-hand-feeding-goodness. Alas.

* finished scarflette. Adorable. I'm in love with it. Can't wait for cold. And I'm going to make a million more.

*Bought much boots and puff painted them. I shit you not. Don't diss the puff paint.

* I am more excited about being clean than I ever have been before.

*I am going to bed. Will sort pics later.

Sunday, September 13, 2009

Oh Flatwood Dump...

How I love thee.

Truly.

Super score today. I just got bored while crafting, and figured I'd take the 50 pounds of dirty cat litter sitting upstairs to the dump. It would be cruel to make the students take it out, right? I mean, it isn't that it would require another trip to the dump, which would give me a chance to peruse the "Flatwood mall" as it is known around here... noooo. Of course not.

So.

Halloween is certainly taken care of... I've been wracking my brain to figure out something to do with what I have in my stash (don't want to spend a million bajillion dollars this year) and I've been stumped. Besides making another ren dress. And, no offense Renaissance, I've done that for like the last EIGHTY Halloweens. I mean, obviously, give-or-take. But seriously. Need. New. Time period. And yes, I can't get away from doing period clothing (it's just so fun!) but I need a new era. And I'm thinking, it's about time to pay homage to Virginia. And I found OODLES of fabric at the dump, in the form of an old pinch-pleated drape.



There's a LOT of it... It's pink (that might change) and fully lined. And folks...

Sarah's going colonial!

I'm thinking something like these:

I like this pattern, but I'm not sure I want to buy a pattern... Have to check through my stuff and see if I have anything usable. I ripped apart all that curtain, and I have approximately 12 yards of fake dupioni. The horizons are wide open...

I like her dress:
Is very nice. I like the front-closing ones, and I'm thinking Polonaise-style. That's with the skirts all loopied up if you didn't know (who in the hell does anyway?) Not sure what I'll do as an underskirt, but I'll think of something. Maybe just plain with LOTS of ruffles :-) Gonna have to make some new undies maybe? I'd like to get some stockings and shoes, but I guess we'll see how money goes. Def. want one of those super-cute hats...

In the land of re-fashion, here are the rest of my finds!


Cute Mexican smock.


Yes, they are really that bright. I think I'll cut off the bottom embroidery, add some plain length from the bottom, and smock the rest at the waist, and maybe the sleeves. Then I'll take the extra embroidered parts and make a half apron. Sounds like a plan!




This is a rug. I'll probably use it for, um... a rug.

Some Pendleton wools that will find a use some day. Love the light blue one!


This is a sweet little yellow nightgown with lots of lace. I'll probably make it in to a shirt. I love Peter Pan collars :-)


Another cute nightgown with a sweet little print. It will become... something. Maybe wrapping?


This is so cute. I'm not sure what it was (shirt? nightgown?) But I have another shirt with a similar blue/white embroidery scheme. Unfortunately...


This one has some pretty good, un-fixable rips... So it'll have to find a new life! Who knows what!

Okay, serious chicken post tomorrow after Old Rag. No lie.