well-crafted: Inspiration

Catch up and some news

Hello, friends! Things have been so busy around here. We just returned from an idyllic spring break in southern California where we soaked up some sunshine and took the kids to Disneyland for the first time. I realized just before we left that it was our first real family vacation; one that did not include family or friends (as wonderful as those both are). It was different to be just the four of us. And good. It was very good for our little family to have this time together.

Will summed it up nicely when he said: “Disneyland. Where parents make friends with their kids.” Awww.

In other news, I have started working part-time at Bolt Fabric Boutique, the best little fabric store in Portland! Stop in to say hello if you are local. I will also be contributing to the Bolt Neighborhood blog if you care to check out what’s going on over there.

Happy April!

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Messes made pretty

I’ve had these old, sort of foamy/plastic-y placemets kicking around the kitchen for years. They became too gross to use for eating a very long time ago and now are meant for art projects. Just before school started, we squeezed in our traditional summer-break tie-dye session and used the backs of these as a surface for each kid to work on their shirt. While I was cleaning up, I noticed how truly gorgeous they have become. I wonder how it would look to print these photos on art paper and frame them as a grouping like small paitings.

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Making plans

The Kids Clothes Week Challenge starts today! I’m trying to keep my goals manageable: two pairs of pants and a skirt for Lauren. If time allows, I may squeeze in a lightweight jacket or hooded cape. I intended to trace and cut over the weekend, but spent yesterday working on my Tea Leaves (almost finished!) and making two of these for gifts. So, today will be tracing and cutting. Oh, and agonizing over fabric choices…

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Mother’s Day was awesome, by the way. The kids put these on my door:

Hilarious and sweet.

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Ten years

Kirk and I went to Sayulita 10 years ago for our honeymoon, but were driven out of our rental in the hills by scorpions. When we couldn’t find another place to stay, we ended up in Puerto Vallarta and had a great time. But we always regretting having missed out on our original plan so for our tenth anniversary we went back to Sayulita. Just the two of us.

We spent long days on the beach. I read 4 books. Kirk surfed. We hiked through the jungle. We ate fantastic food. It was awesome and so very needed.

More photos here.