(Not entirely. Husband and I have made the occasional evening trip to the frozen yogurt shop. Hehe.)
For the last week (or so it seems), the weather has been unbearably hot. Too hot for outside fun, but there is one thing that is wonderful about this type of weather and the indoors…plenty of time for sewing!
It has been nice to actually finish & complete a good handful of sewing projects.
This is my handful: pillows, picnic blanket, tea towels, small zippered pouches, and iPad pouches (photos below).
iPad zippered pouches:
PS. Too hot = anything over 80ºF. Kind of pathetic, right?
PSS. Maybe the word “wimpy” comes to mind. That’s alright…you can say it. I won’t hear you.
Taking time away from unpacking boxes for a small package of cookies (no photos of the cookies, uhmmm…just this). The recipes are sooo good, though – thought I would share.
I used this recipe for the sunflower seed butter and jelly cookies. If you clicked on the link, you’ll notice that it is *peanut butter* and jelly. I just mixed it up a little bit. Also, use any kind of preserves you like. I had strawberry-guava on-hand and that’s what I used. Yum.
The lemon ricotta cookies recipe is right here. I didn’t make the glaze, though. So sad, I know. The glaze would have been excellent, but I decided against it. Two reasons: the hot weather and via USPS. Yikes. The glaze would look a little funky, right?
Glaze=no. Cookies=yes.
: Sent :
My “Cousteau” fabric that I recently received from Spoonflower, and the small pillow that I had sewn with it.
: Made :
Now…back to work!
What a whirlwind of a week…actually, couple of weeks!
We were going to move this site over to Squarespace. We set things up over there, decided it was too much work (with having very little time to devote to it), and now I am back to WordPress.
I like it here.
It feels like home – comfortable, cozy, and my needs are met. Also, it has a slightly different look, too, but it’s still in the works! If you visit often, you might notice slight changes here and there as time goes by.
Once again, excuse the bad photos (I never claimed to be a photographer!), here are some of my recent projects.
Seasonal notepads in the shop:
Business cards and notepad for my parents’ business:
Raspberry marshmallows – brought these along with a flourless chocolate cake (minus the glaze + no photos) when I reunited with some good friends of mine. It had been nine years – yikes!
Rummaging through storage boxes and found this! It was my grandmother’s music box. Kitschy, I know. *grin* It plays, “Somewhere Over the Rainbow” and the little mouse twirls around and around. So cute. It made me smile.
Some of my handiwork for 99designs. Most of the logos did not work out (and looking back, I can see why), but it was a lot of fun creating them and putting this together.
Feel free to leave feedback or comment on them. I welcome the good, the bad, and the ugly.
My dear dad is turning 60 this year and I made these Italian-inspired invitations for the special occasion. Why Italian? Firstly, that is one question you should never have to ask. *grin* Secondly, with a last name like Lavagnino, how can you not?
The cover. If you look close enough (I don’t recommend this), you can see our printer was getting a little tired at this point. This copy was in the “extras” pile.
The inside (smudged for a little privacy):
The insert:
Book labels! I was inspired by this stamp from a California State Textbook, 1961.
If you have an ever-growing book collection, wouldn’t it be nice to look inside each book and know who it is from? I also thought about the many books I have purchased at thrift stores and antique shops, and to know (if there is not an inscription inside) whose book I have found, and now cherish. Terribly sentimental and a little curious, I suppose. Check them out here and let me know what you think!
