november 30 2008.

these days i am missing farm life more than usual. so then i daydream about running off to a place like the good life center so i can just spend the days growing food and learning more about homesteading. someday.

some etsy favorites.

patchwork duffel bag by sohomode.

vintage and found doilie lampshade from nice.

golden crown cross stitch from treefox.

printed vintage handkercheif by birdandbanner.

crystal and copper.

yo dudes i updated my etsy shop this morning with one of five little crystal necklaces. i like them a whole lot. i hope you do as well.

november 9 2008.

(here's a tote i finished a few days ago - constructed out of an old cotton sugar bag with handles made from rope i found on an old army duffel. i'm real into rope handles these days. much easier to sew through than leather!)

this weekend i am trying to go through all my fabric.. sort into categories, process, wash, and cut out patterns . it's helping me to feel less stressed and more organized, but at the same time i am realizing that soon my fabric supply will run out and i'll have a much harder time finding materials to work with this winter. luckily last year francesca, paul and i found an indoor flea market that goes throughout the cold months.. but it's just not the same. today was the first sunday in a long, long time that i didn't go to a flea market and to be honest, i feel a little lost without it!

j. morgan puett

j morgan puett has created some installations that are kind of blowing my mind. the colors and fabrics and design are all just so perfect.

stores.



wholesale to the trade only.

and my favorite being this little chicken coop - which is basically the tiny house that i've been dreaming about building for years.

president obama.

so incredibly hopeful. and overjoyed. i will probably cry about this for the next week straight.

monday november 3 2008

(more onion skin dyed yarn.. this time with more yellow skins, less red skins, and some iron added into the dye bath)

1. today is monday my favorite day of the week. i stayed in bed until almost 9:30 which is unheard of for me and probably the latest i've started my day in a long time.

2. the dude who serviced my sewing machine today basically told me i was crazy to be sewing the things that i sew on that little machine. whoops. i guess it's time to upgrade to a huge thing that probably can't make it up two flights of stairs into this workroom.

3. democracy now had a really good but really scary segment on election fraud today. i highly recommend going to their website and listening. it makes me kind of relieved that i have already sent in my vote via absentee ballot and won't have to deal with long lines and potential machine mess ups tomorrow (even though i'm sure the likelihood of that happening in my small new hampshire town is much, much less than say in chicago or philly or even here in jamaica plain).

4. as i predicted once i set my eyes on this thing.. the little shearling collar i found this past weekend has not left my neck since i picked it up and felt the softness. i guess one of my winter tasks will be incorporating it into every single outfit i wear. you can see the prized collar in the photo below (along with a tote bag i just finished).

what i'm working on this weekend.

making a few necklaces out of these crystals that were found in the mountains out west by someone dear to me. more details to come soon.