jane's apron

dramatic pause

I didn't mean to make a dramatic post...and then disappear for so long. 

Three of us took a Saturday morning to take a room from pink to green.   She picked the color but I've talked her in to using bright colors to go with it.  

We said goodbye to our dog Chubby on a snowy, crazy morning and welcomed a new puppy exactly two weeks later.  More crazyiness.

We started on a major project to turn our attached garage into a studio apartment for my mother-in-law. 

I was home sick today for the first time since I started teaching.  It is a completely weird experience to think of a substitute in my class.

And while I'm going through the list, I also owe a thanks for help with the necklace "how to"...with links and everything.  Thank you guys!

 

 

handmade marketplace

I love handmade.  I love making, I love giving, I love getting.  I hate selling.  

It has taken me a while to figure this out...all the way back to when I was selling my simple handmade cards.  They were unique at the time but the regular market place caught up.

When you make something by hand, it simply takes thought, time, effort, an eye for balance and color...all the stuff that is hard to put a reasonable price on or attempt to sell.   And it makes me completely and totally uncomfortable.  

My blog started as a place to support my small handmade business.  Of course it has changed over the last six years but I guess I'm saying that it will change even more now that I'm not so much "in the market".   More sewing I hope.  More house projects for sure.  More teaching and less showing.  More room for other crafty thoughts.  

Am I making any sense?  

pinterest made {two}

I know I still need to get to my blog to-do list but, in the mean time, I have another pinterest "made" item to share. I also have a question.

I've got a bunch of vintage "cover your own" buttons and I covered a few of them in cute fabrics.  The big one is really big...about 2 or so inches across.  I love it.

So here's the question.  

How do you put them on a necklace?  The link on pinterest wasn't helpful.  I'm a good googler but still didn't find anything.  Is it because it's obvious how to do it?  Do you just thread the necklace to the thing on the back of the button?  

new

Almost everything seems new on January 1.  Thanks to my strong urge to clean out closets and get rid of stuff, even my house seems a little new.   And, to me, there is nothing better than a new calendar, a new notebook, a new place to plan.  

I was lucky to win a Dreaming of Junking 2012 calendar from Colleen at FreshVintage via Sue at VintageRescueSquad.  And while I'm sending you to lots of links...

...you should check out Colleen's new blog...genius (and truly funny).