Oh, hey there. So since I last posted, my life exploded and came back together. In a good way. Here’s the quick-and-dirty rundown of my doings. I moved. Twice. MVH and I lived in Kenosha for about three weeks in a corporate apartment. He started his job at SCJ, a family company, and I enjoyed […]
It’s coming! It’s coming!
I’m in the home stretch for the spring semester! My last school day is May 5, and I *should* be posting more regularly after that. I have a fairly long explanatory post sitting in my drafts that I’d LOVE to get up before then, but I make no promises. Sorry. π How has your spring […]
Happy St. Patrick’s Day
One the menu tonight: chocolate stout cake. It’s a oldie from the archives. The Domestic Goddess was the first food blog I started reading. She adapted this recipe from Nigella Lawson. DG is Canadian, and the measurements are metric. Here I’ve converted them and added some other handy notes. Click to enlarge. Very […]
From earring to necklace in too many steps
One earring, two pierced ears. Hrm. Instructions: 1. Buy beautiful earrings at cute boutique. Erin and the earrings cross the Brooklyn Bridge in June 2008. 2. Love earrings. Wear them tons. Collect many compliments. Take them on vacation. 3. Wear earrings to your class reunion. Break an earring on the dance floor while partying like […]
Tour VHHQ
As I mentioned in a previous post, I am moving. But before my sweet little ranch is bought by some person with fabulous taste, I thought I’d show you some of the stuff I’ve made around here. Arts-and-Crafts-inspired valance. This valance, in the master bedroom, was the first thing I sewed using a pattern. It […]
Black chain pencil skirt: Hold fast
Hand-sewing the button. How very analog! OK, homies. The next thing I did to the muslin was add a buttonhole, and it was so easy, it was practically a nonevent. The buttonhole foot is goofy looking. The button goes in an adjustable holder the back. By some technological magic, the buttonhole foot knows, based on […]