Almost paradise

The weather here in LA has been beautiful, especially over the weekend, and has me thinking of summer. To celebrate the approaching season, I made a new door wreath, with a tropical theme.

Super bright and cheery. It was fun picking out which fabrics to use, and I ended up going with these bright swirly batiks.

Now posted in my Etsy store.

Shhhhirrrrrred

A work I'm very proud of. Took hours and hours to do.

No, not really. I cheated and picked up a yard of shirred fabric from JoAnns. But regardless, I'm happy with how it turned out. All I had to do was sew it up on one side to make a tube, fit to my size, and hem the bottom. Done!

I'm also happy because it was my first time doing a rolled hem, and it came out perfectly.

But I'm debating if I should add straps to it. Depends on how much I need to adjust throughout the day of wear I guess. A friend mentioned making removable straps with button attachments. Maybe. But I think maybe the buttons would rub too much. Not sure.

I also started a new project this week. Came up with an idea for a quilt, picked up a Moda charm pack pretty cheaply on eBay and then some compliment fabric. And off I went!

Still have quite a bit of work to do on this though as my intention is to make it big enough for both Joe and I to curl up under on the couch together. And we like to take up space....

Wordless Wednesday - Culver City Car Show

A Day in the life of a Bird of Paradise

I was very happy I was able to finish this by the middle of the month!

A paper-pieced design representing the bird of paradise plant at morning, sunset, and night. There are lots of them growing around here so I thought I would bring them inside in a way. And to quote a friend, "it's a dinosaur!"

Wordless Wednesday - 5K walk for Wildlife charity

Hanging the photos out to dry

I've been debating for awhile how to display pictures of friends and family. I had a couple of those multi-picture frames hanging in my hallway, but I dunno - just didn't seem right.

Then I came up with an idea - half laundry line, half dark room.

With mini 3M command hooks, small rope, and small wooden clothespins, I'm able to hang almost twice as many pictures. Now my hallway has become a fun gallery to walk through.