I finished both blankets I was commissioned to make. I’ll ship them off tomorrow. And my sewing machine wasn’t broken. I was just using the wrong type of thread. Bah. It cost me $69.50 to find out that my thread was too heavy. At least I’m doing my part to stimulate the economy.
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O is also for “oh my goodness, I can’t get over how cute this print is!” Basak took my very simple illustration (which was originally on one of her Small Square Design cards) and made a really great, 8 x 10″ letterpress print. I really can’t take any credit for this – she chose the
I’ve been watching season two of Mad Men on iTunes – and coveting a dachshund painting that hangs on the wall of Don’s home office. I decided to paint one for myself using acrylics – a medium I’ve never really used before. My first acrylic adventure is far from perfect; I can see all my
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Oh, yes I did. I bought a new-to-me chair for my studio. Until yesterday, I’d been using a super comfy but super ugly chair (I’d found it on the street). Looking at it had become painful of late, so I started perusing craigslist in search of a comfortable, good-looking, but visually light chair. And I
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