the view from school, as breathtaking as ever
superbowl spread on the day the saints made history
sometimes he sneaks up on you
new batch of little girl headbands in the works
quick visit with djuna and her parents
anton, writer/producer and all around sweetie
the choos have recruited me to embroider large monograms for their series of custom prize ribbons. if you must have one, float jill & alethea an email here. the one pictured above was a gift for the lovely leah who was a tremendous help at the fair and as always, a delight to be around! while modeling the L at the fair, i was followed around a few times by admirers--- it was quite a hit!
with renegade finally over, i find myself awash in projects that couldn't be wrapped up in time for the fair. this means that i will be posting new stuff on etsy a bit more often!
my gocco equipment finally got to see the light of day again! i was up late in to the night printing a new button design for, yeah-huh, the craft fair.
i opted for candy instead of dinner.
with all of our traveling lately, i've had a bit of trouble keeping up with my embroidery largely because i couldn't take my snips on the airplane with me. while in phoenix, i made a quick stop in a bead store and found this cute pendant that has a blade running through it; you can cut thread between any of the grooves along the edge. it looks like a harmless piece of jewelry to airport security!
the parking lot was lined with sky-high sunflowers.
the coffee shop was a bit crowded, so we all decided to brave the outdoor seating area. we're talking 100+ degree heat out there, and against all sense and reason, i decided to order a latte. HOT, not iced--- and i somehow lived to tell. with renegade two weeks away, i also forced myself to work a bit on some embroidery.
i'm posting this ridiculously cute button i just made as the first entry for my new label past lives. in its past life, this button was a pair of embroidered silk underpants. i thought such a cute sentiment would garner more compliments on my sweater than my butt cheek.
i had a pretty big script deadline this past weekend, so much of last week was spent cloistered in the shoebox, crouched over my wee laptop with nothing to cheer me but my little sunburned tourist cat doll.
the left end of the sofa was my office...
... and a bottle of scotch, my water cooler.
the choos and i got together again this week to do some more planning for renegade. look at this lovely planter business that alethea made. strawberries & marigolds!
the little boys loooovvve when you put your bag on the ground.
jill is having a blowout print sale and was oh so kind to gift me with one of my favorites based on the inside-out dollhouse her and alethea had been building in seattle. this print reminds me of the paper dollhouse my mom had as a kid, pictured at the top of le blog.
i learned a new trick today! this choo-approved cuteness will be available on my etsy shop soon and of course at our booth for the renegade craft fair come july.
pouring over my fabrics the other day, i realized that there were quite a few i'd like to use but the color schemes weren't really jiving for me. a fun and smelly way to fix that is with a plain ol' bleach bath. i love watching the colors fade slooowwwlly and letting intuition tell me when i should pull stuff out. and look! that stack of fabrics look so cute together now whereas before, they would have been way to clashy for my taste.
who doesn't love a "before and after?"
i am getting together a new batch of bad baby buttons-- now with ridiculously buggy red eyes thanks to old school fabric paint. when i get back from new orleans, i'll add them to my etsy shop where it will be joining it's fraternal twin, pirate baby.
i'm sorry i bailed on my beloved bloggy at the tail-end of 2008, especially since quite a bit happened that i would've liked to commemorate. here's a quick run through of some highlights:
brenda's introduced a new breakfast item!
xmas in santa cruz.
my growing pyrex collection, thanks to carol sue!
a stroll down memory lane thanks to my oma. yeah, that's my dad. there were many drum casualties when i was growing up.
the view from our suite at the fairmont hotel on new years eve.
it was looking down at the financial district (one of my least favorite parts of the city) that i was unexpectedly overwhelmed w/ nostalgia and decided to spend my birthday at the punchline which is right next to the pyramid.
drunk people on nye, always funny.
i turned 29 on january 14th.
ted gave me a great present for my birthday: a framed picture of hisself from when he was little.
last night, i made pompoms for hours while watching dances with wolves. in addition to writing and producing my first short film this season, i am also making costumes for my friend maria's short the notes in the hat, a little love story about a waiter and a mime. i'll be sourcing a lot of the mime's clothing from goodwill, including a white baby doll dress that i plan to festoon with these lush red pompoms.
maybe this is news to you: i joined a film co-op earlier this month called scary cow. sunday was our pitch meeting, wherein all members gather to listen to pitches and then sidle up to whichever project they want to work on.
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