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{non}idle hands : wordless wednesday

 

 

november kenner road

 

The November kits went live last night and i have to tell you, this was one of my top favorite reveals ever. I spent last weekend creating the tannenbaum project with our vintage addon kit and i have been sitting on my hands just itching to show it off all week. I think this one is in my top five most favorite creations ever. ever!

There's two tannenbaum kits {all gone now} left at the moment {and just a handful of the others} and it comes with everything you see on the tree, including the bobbin and tin mold, all you need to do is add the craft wire {which can be purchased at any craft store for about $3, which is why we didn't include it}. Instructions for making this and all of those tags will be on the kr blog december 2nd. :)

I've been really getting inspired by patchwork alot lately and have been going through my japanese craft books & cotton time magazines for some inspiration, which is how the ellie love layout came together. i have a fascination with cutting paper in random sizes and odd {non-straight} edges and just went for it, the fact that my sweet darling niece {who is going to be a big sister this year!} is smiling at me just made it work perfectly i think.

the little man. i have been crushing over this picture of him for a while now, with his stoked sweatshirt from peek {my FAV kids store!}. we were having coffee near the train depot and just walking and it makes me a bit weepy looking at it knowing he's going to be five in two weeks. my baby. five! it's going by way too fast now...

This is our friend april. she works at the most wonderful deli here mac's, and we adore her. the kids think she's the bees knees and run to her for hugs and love whenever we go in. i've been wanting to document their/our relationship with her for a while now because she's one of those people we adore and always look forward to seeing when we are out and about in our daily life. she's good, people.

and jess. sweet, cute, jess. life has been really crazy here over the last few months with maddie's surgery, my medical issues and just focusing to keep everything working smoothly for kenner road through all of it really zapped alot of my creative spirit. so when jess and i had a "girls night out" at home, scrapping in our jammies over skype, i knew i needed to document it. i still need to add some words, but this was such a perfect quick capture of her spirit and how fun our night was. i'm so blessed to call her a friend.

happy sunday sweets!
xo

lunch

i've been spending a lot more time in the kitchen lately. each week, as each of our fresh boxes of veggies & fruit arrives, i get inspired to find a new recipe to make or i find i'm trying to recreate a favorite from a local restaurant or our little deli/grocerey store pacific market {it's my favorite place to shop.. go check out their recipe section... holy yum!}.

organic baby potato salad

2 lbs baby potato's {i used red norlands & yukons}
1-2 cups chopped dill pickle {i like mine extra chunky}
1/2 cup diced red onion
1/2 cup mayo {you can also use sour cream}
1/4 cup pickle juice {more less to your taste}
2 tbs finely chopped fresh dill {or more to your taste}
salt & pepper to taste

boil potato's 1/2 an hour until fork tender, drain.
mix it all in a bowl and chill
eat.

we had our's the first night with teriyaki chicken. but it's amazingly better after chilling for at least 12 hours as all those juices and flavors blend. of course eating it out of bright colored vintage pyrex refrigerator jars makes it complete.

happy wednesday!
xo

reason #5 {gazillion} why i love anthro

even if i can't fit into most of their clothing {they would make a mint making larger sizes... } the fact that they love and appreciate a vintage icon like vera neumann as much as i do makes my heart beat 50 {gazillion} times a second with happy-ness. i adore vera.

adore!

back when i sold vintage clothing online {at k8tykat : before having the littles} vera was one of the items that always sold immediately, along with the vintage bonnie cashin for coach bags i still collect and covet. i would find pieces of her work at the thrift store and they always, always came home with me if they were in good condition. seriously, how could i leave them behind, do you see her work?

these have to be two of my most favorite possessions, extra large melamine serving trays. the geisha one is actually little pieced girls, and actually this would be such a great idea for a layout, don't you think?

i have to admit that the anthro pieces are wonderful, like the tumblers and that fun watermelon skirt , oh oh oh! and that stunning coverlet... *swoon*. but my heart will always remain loyal to the originals as i save them from the thrift store one by one.

happy wednesday!
xo

it's coming back to me.

creative therapy 48 : a secret you've been keeping

my inspiration and the need to create but most importantly that feeling i get when i do make things because it's such a process for me. for me the process is just as important, if not more so, than the end result.

sometimes i feel like my mind is overridden with so much visual stimulation that i just can't seem to get anything out. i read too many blogs. i spend too much time on the computer seeing and searching for art and inspiration until it just becomes an unmanageable jumble of images and thoughts and ideas all rattling around up in my head.

until last week when i was talking with gi and we made a little pact for february that is seeming to really lift me out.

just step away.
turn it off so the inspiration can turn on.

hambly dt : february gallery

obviously i'm not the first to do this, i know dina has, we've spoken about it quite a few times, most recently at cha. gain some distance from all of the stimulation so that what you want to create can break through, and i have to say i'm really feeling it right now.

so i have my creed for february and it's doing me good.

and i'm just making something.
everyday.

xoxo