Mendocino, take two

Booked two rooms at the Blair House Inn for late October. Looking forward to spending the weekend with Andrea, Ashley, Brooke, Colleen, JoAnna, and Nicole. Hope to get more of these this time.

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I created this notebook for my good friend Monty's birthday. She's an amazing woman and an ab fab writer. I know she'll put it to good use.

By the way, come to SoCha Cafe on September 22 for an art opening featuring original, hand painted Bollywood movie posters (oil on canvas). Starts at 7pm, and at 7:30pm will be screening Devdas and serving curry spiced popcorn. Come one, come all. Located at 3235 Mission Street @ Valencia.

Margot update #3 of many future ones

Gave Margot her first dose of flea meds today. Looks like she parted her hair and covered it in gel for the first day of kindergarten. All in all, she was a good sport. It was a first for me, too, as I've always had my mom apply it to my kitties. Good job, me. Good job, Margot.

goodbyes

Goodbyes make my heart ache.

This week I must bid adieu to two amazing friends of mine, Amanda and Andrea. Amanda's going off to college at Seattle University and Andrea's making her way up to Portland for a job and clean air.

I made this reversible laptop case for Amanda's going away/birthday present. I can see her, laptop in hand, walking into her favorite, hip Seattle coffee shop ready to start writing some ten page cultural anthro paper. Or perhaps a feminist response to [insert issue here]. Best of luck ladies. Looking forward to visiting you two after you're all settled in your respective homes. Love youuus.

cocktail time!

I'm trying to bring crafty back into my life, and oh how I've missed it. My sewing skills are sub-par, so in an attempt to refine these skills I made fancy.free cocktail coasters for Jenna's birthday. Sandra Lee would be so proud of me. "Cocktail tiiime! Yummy!"

Makes: 8 cocktail coasters

Material:
● scissors
● 2 1/4 yds fabric
● iron & ironing board
● sewing machine, or needle & thread


Step One: Cut sixteen 5" x 5" squares and iron each.


Margot wanted to help. While utterly adorable, she's nothing but a nuisance.


Step Two: Place two squares together with the correct sides facing inward. Sew around the perimeter of the square, leaving a 1/2" seam. Leave center 2" of one side unsewn.


Step Three: Trim off corners and 1/4" on all sides. Turn fabric inside-out, making sure to make the corners as square (unrounded) as possible.


Step Four: Iron coasters flat.


Step Five: Sew design around border for decoration and to close opening. If no decoration is desired, simply sew a straight line across opening. A design is less distracting and makes it appear as though there is no seam...and let's face it, it's just cuter.


Step Six: Enjoy with desired cocktail and hors d'oeuvres. To make cocktail napkins, which is what I was attempting to do until I made these too small to be napkins, start off with larger squares of fabric. 6" or 7" squares would be appropriate.