Studio Renovation: The Beginning (post 1 of 4)
I’d be putting it mildly to say that it’s been a big year for me/us. We got married, Jon took a fancy new job, I left my job at the University (long story short: they added so much to my…
On Documentation
I realized, when moving house this summer, and coming across my old photo albums, that I had been doing a pretty crap job of keeping a photo album. I've never been one to preserve extensive documentation of my life and…
Sleeping, Setting Up, and Playing with Fabric
For the next month, a friend from Cincinnati is going to stay with me. She's in town for a summer course. I've given her the master bedroom: It's a lovely place to sleep and I will miss it, but I've…
Lotta Work to Do
When I moved into this two-bedroom apartment, I thought that having the spare room for crafts and guests was going to work out splendidly. I thrive on having separate spaces for separate activities...I'm one of those people who cannot work…
Pirate Ship Chic (Ikea Hack)
I don't, in general, like dressers, but I needed a dresser. In August, I spotted this dresser on Pinterest and thought it quite lovely: Shortly thereafter, I saw this dresser in an Ikea catalog and I thought to myself,…
Home Goods
I was giving myself a hard time about not finishing up any quilting project lately and then happened upon this to do list on my fridge: I realized that I have been getting things done...just not quilting things. So, today…
Thrift
Thanks for the book recommendations! My friends in DC took pity on me and passed along some of the books they had, but I've added your recommendations to my Paperback Swap wishlist! I know I’ve mentioned that my possessions are…