friday

:: as promised, Ron took today off work so I could get things done in the studio.
:: as soon as I walked through the door, I felt the weight of just how little time I have left until Bead Cruise and all the other stuff I need to do too.
:: deadlines, new designs, and studio times... oh my
:: you can easily measure my stress level by watching how I tidy things... high stress = more meticulous piles and lining things up.
:: to calm myself and organize my thoughts... I cleaned off my desk... it helps calm me.
:: I need to find a BIG suitcase that is less than 62 total inches to pack for the cruise... ugh, that might be a tough one.
:: after 3 measly hours, I took my work home
:: banana bread hot out of the oven with melted chocolate chips is the best snack on a rainy (why isn't it snowing in February? was yesterday a fluke?) afternoon.
:: just a couple more hours of work and I think I'll be able to call it a day.
:: deep breaths... it will all be fine.

thursday

:: Lauren and I fascinator-ed the evening away yesterday... I went with a headband over a hair clip.
:: Her's is purple... and she wants to wear it to school when she does her next book report... hmmm, might be too distracting.
:: sometimes I know I should change my camera lens before taking photos, but I'm so into what I'm doing that I don't... and alas, there is a total lack of awesome fascinator photos... but I loosely followed this tutorial I found on Pinterest.
:: I finally bought myself my birthday present yesterday... I now have an iPhone 4s and I freaking stinking love it.
:: last night when all the lights were out and I looked out the window as I was falling alseep, it had snowed.





:: in the stillness of the morning, I walked in my yard turned to a black/white/blue wonderland... Rusty the cat was happy to have company for his morning walk... I was happy he didn't wake us last night.
:: there wasn't the slightest whisper of a wind or tweet of a bird and I couldn't feel the cold as we walked.
:: just the other day Lauren bounced on a little trampoline under the apple tree saying "Momma, it smells like Spring".
:: as the sun has started to rise and the golden hour of morning shown, I tell you, the world turned to sepia... the beauty of it was impossible to capture in a picture, so I took a picture in my mind.
:: I think we aught to go for a winter walk today before the snow melts again.
:: first I think I'll knit a few more rows on my sweater while the house is still as quiet as the morning outside.

wednesday

:: Lindsey and I checked out the vintage consignment shop, Panache, and I wished my feet were just a half size smaller.
:: oh how we laughed at the pants suits!
:: Lola Boomer Jane is suddenly feeling lovey and just raced across the room to curl around my feet... she is such a silly cat.
:: $79 for the perfect vintage leather wide band belt that fit like a glove... *sigh* I just couldn't pull the trigger on that price, but OH how I want it so!
:: Simply Crepes is a favorite spot for our birthday lunches.
:: so very thankful for the thoughtfulness of her handmade gifts... a tea (or coffee) mat with a reminder of something I'm striving to remember will be a wonderful way to start my mornings.



:: my toe hooked around the ankle of my pajama pants this morning and I slammed to the floor... I put a bag of frozen broccoli on my swelling knee.
:: I have fascinators on the brain today (ha ha, no pun intended)... I need/want one for the masquerade party on the Bead Cruise... Lauren and I will make some today, I think.
:: headband or hair clip... headband or hair clip?
:: when the sun rose this morning, it looked like a blazing fire... I burned it into my memory.
:: Ron says he'll be home from work on Friday for me... I'm looking forward to the studio time... packing needs to start.
:: I'm just 2 rows away from adding the pocket lining to my sweater.

tuesday

:: sometimes I get a hankering to sew something... this urge had been growing for while now.
:: I'm so thankful for the friends the kids have across the street... "can you play?" and "YES" were the best words I heard all day yesterday.
:: back and forth, from our house to theirs
:: between the quiet moments, I started a sketch...
:: oh how I love my beautiful stash of fabric. I hoard it and love it and save it for just the right project. With this, I'll be able to see my most favorite one so much more often.
:: if you have ever taken a class with me, you'll know how bad I am about keeping track of my tools... long deep pockets aught to remedy that.

:: between my seams, she decided to sew a few of her own... "Momma, help me... how do you make a pocket?"
:: I French seamed a ruffled edge and I felt so proud!
:: it's was so hard to put things down, clear the table, and set it for dinner... so so hard to leave a project so close to finished.
:: at 4am the cat flipped the ironing board over... four...a...m...
:: sun was pouring in the project/dining room this morning as I finished the last stitches.
:: I <3 headpin bokeh.
:: with that finished, today we'll be having a playdate with some more friends on vacation this week.
:: this Momma and that Mama will have a playdate too... thrifting and lunch.

 

Fabric is a mix of those by Anna Maria Horner.
I used the waist band pattern from the book Weekend Sewing by Heather Ross,
but the skirting of the apron is my own design.