so in an issue of readymade maybe 6 months ago, there was this tote bag project and the shape of the bag in the pattern picture (not on the online version) looked just like a tank top shape, which made me think…. hmm…. couldn’t you sew the bottom of a tank top closed and turnContinue reading “easy recycley craft”
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alpaca anyone?
a few weeks ago i was given an amazing gift by my friend dianne: 11 huge bags full of alpaca fleece. it came from northwest alpacas here in oregon, and i’m pretty sure each bag is a full blanket worth (like, the entire alpaca), or close to it. it’s not cleaned, so i spent aContinue reading “alpaca anyone?”
i’m gonna make it after aaall
well well well it’s official! i am now a self-employed freelancing small business owner with no day job!! i don’t really feel like writing anything about the old day job – i am definitely happy to be leaving it behind – but i did spend almost 3 years with that job (6+ different locations), whichContinue reading “i’m gonna make it after aaall”
just some updatey random stuff
well, first of all, i apologize for being such a horrible blogger lately. i’ll be trying to be much more regular soon, with plans for lots of tutorials and fun stuff. my official last day of my day job is memorial day, the 26th, and i’m so excited, but also so stressed out and worried…Continue reading “just some updatey random stuff”
Craft magazine excitement!
it’s here! Craft:06 on shelves at last! it is an awesome issue, and i still can hardly believe i’m a part of it! that’s right, way back there at the end, you’ll find the “recycle it” column is written by me! woo! i can’t stop using these exclamation points! yeah! my column will show youContinue reading “Craft magazine excitement!”
a week in the oc
man, time flies, i keep meaning to post more often… well… quality over quantity? if i don’t have anything good to say it’s better that i don’t crowd your blog reader with pointless entries? oh well… so… i’m taking a trip down to california to see my family, for a whole week! my first timeContinue reading “a week in the oc”
thank you 2007, you were a good year!
woo look it’s my muchly procrastinated 2007 post! so those photos are all important-in-some-way things i did, places i went, projects i worked on, designs i created, or just images that relate to something special that happened in 2007. 2007 was seriously full of firsts. so i made a list. semi-consecutive order… i went digital!Continue reading “thank you 2007, you were a good year!”
oh holiday season, never enough time for everything
ok so i keep wanting to post and i keep not having time and i need to be sleeping so i’ll make this semi-quick for now. first, the reason i’ve been keeping so busy, i’ll be a vendor at the SCRAP bazaar on saturday, which should be a super fun event. everything for sale willContinue reading “oh holiday season, never enough time for everything”
belated halloween post
yay halloween! ok this entry is a few days late, but i had to wait till i had photos of this year’s costume, and since we didn’t party over the weekend or anything, no photos were taken until last night. but before i get to that… i want to show you some of my favoriteContinue reading “belated halloween post”
ikea hacked headboard and fun times in pdx
ok no time for my halloween post yet, i should have been asleep awhile ago, but i just want to show you what we did tonight. we’ve had the supplies for about a month and just hadn’t had time/energy to put it all together, so i’m so happy to see it done! our new headboard:Continue reading “ikea hacked headboard and fun times in pdx”
Lee Does Stuff 