and sometimes sews…
Pirate ship Necktie
Originally uploaded by alyson_olander
Strictly speaking, this was not a holiday gift. My dad’s birthday falls just a few days prior to Christmas and, because I understand how much it must suck to get a load of Christmas ‘n’ birthday combined gifts each year, I make a concerted effort to give him one gift [...]
Jewelry Pouches
Originally uploaded by alyson_olander
Welcome to the first in my series of holiday gift posts! I handed these cute little pouches out last night to our daycare providers during their holiday party. I wish I could take credit for the design, but I can’t – they came from Quilting Arts Magazine special Gifts issue (2009/2010). The [...]
Hare Moon, Seed Moon, Moon of budding Trees,
Let fertile magic sprout within me,
Kali, Hathor, Ishtar, Bast,
This abundant, creative cycle now be cast.
-Dallas Jennifer Cobb
Minds out of the gutter, please. We’re talking “Stash Enhancement eXpedition”, thankyouverymuch.
A close friend of mine found an local interior decorator who was moving offices/going out of business/changing things up (we’re not quite clear exactly what the situation is) and was invited to take a look at the stuff that the interior decorator was getting rid of. She [...]
Adam and Alyson Painting a Wall
Originally uploaded by Ninth Raven
I’ve been keeping myself quite busy for the past few weeks with preparations for Artomatic, and now the show is finally upon us! Walls have been painted, lettering has been added, postcards printed, paint touched-up and, most importantly, art has been made and HUNG! Even though [...]
