February 2012
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duckfat.
Made it to Duckfat today to snap some photos of my commission pieces in action. And of course, to see them in use, I had to first eat a confit pork belly sandwich. Yum! Happy to see business is good, even in the winter months! And frankly, it feels like winter is just getting started up here.
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winter is... back?
We do our best to stay warm: Apple, sleepy, in front of the heater. I’d be tired too with all that hot air blowing on me. Lucky for me (or, my productivity) Lilleputt is pretty drafty. Just got in from a brisk walk and they are forecasting snow! I hope we get a couple more snow falls… it’s going to be so hard to stay inside hemming tea towels with the beach right down the...
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chocolate upon chocolate.
We’ve been invited to dinner with new friends, and I am responsible for the dessert… It’s so hard picking what to make when you don’t know people’s likes and dislikes. And I can’t say I’m playing it safe, with not only a cheesecake, but a chocolate one. Using a recipe from Mel’s Kitchen Cafe for a Decadent Chocolate Cheesecake. It’s chilling in the fridge and awaiting the final touch of a...
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bursting at the seams.
I’ve gotten lazy; no longer trying too hard to hide the fact that I take over the apartment while my boyfriend is at work. He’s started teasing me that he rents a room in Lilleputt Studio. Working on too many projects simultaneously! Here is my muslin for class, testing out the pattern size. Which was totally wrong! Apparently the pattern allowed for about 6inches ease on top of body...
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early spring cleaning.
Two days of winter this week (I think one of the coldest we’ve had), and a day of spring! Birds chirping, sun shining, and that smell of spring in the air. With the windows wide open, we did a good thorough cleaning, and went to pick up some new artwork I’d been eyeing. This painting is about three feet wide, has no information on it, and it’s not the type of painting I...
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When I first moved to New York a couple years back, I wasn’t making any money. Nor did I have any money. So all of my time was spent working for free, and looking for paid work. I guess I found a bit of time though, because I got really into needle felting. I made a bunch of little samples, but never found anything to do with them. So looking for a bit of a change in pace today, I decided...
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surgery.
After months and months of winding my bobbins by hand, today I was just too frustrated. I instantly overcame all my worries about taking my singer apart and dove in… and was thrilled to see what looked like a simple fix. I put on the new band for the bobbin winder, and screwed her shut with two simultaneous thoughts running through my head: today is a glorious day (and I don’t really...
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hand-stitched sampler.
Had my first apparel class yesterday! I’ve had some unconventional lessons, many of them self directed, so I am excited to start from scratch and learn things properly. Like learning the names of different stitches and the best applications. It kind of reminds me of my education in furniture making; learning that the hand tools were sometimes the best method for the task at hand. I...
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off to market.
Spent the morning setting up my table at The Merchant Company, where Lilleputt items are now for sale! Big shindig there on Friday, for Portland’s First Friday Art Walk, with live music, local mead and a raffle of great goodies. Not to mention a lot of great items by a lot of great artists, crafters, etc.