Digging on Etsy...

I've developed something of an Etsy addiction lately. People constantly amaze me with their ingenuity and creativity. The below is what I'm coveting right now. Sadly coveting does not equal purchasing. I'm trying out this new thing called self control. Kind of a foreign concept for me. Instead... I'll keep looking and will reward myself when I hit life goals.

The Silver Infinity Ring from Luster
When it comes to jewelry, I like the lines to be as simple and clean as possible. I love this play on the infinity symbol, as well as the streamlined design.


Anything from Pancake and Lulu
Oh, Pancake and Lulu... I sing your praises and yet I curse you at the same time. How's a girl to save any money when you tempt her with such lovelies?

Take, for instance, this lovely handpainted Wabi Socki sock yarn.

Or this gorgeous handspun and handpainted colorblock yarn in the Nobu colorway?


Stella in Summer Black & White from stellalola
I've been looking on etsy for a new handbag. I really need a new one. (Note that I'm using 'need' interchangeably for 'want'.) Love the graphic b/w print combined with the teal and the muted green. Extra cool points for repurposing parts from a Goodwill find!

Bandana Girls

As a follow up to my (un)remarkable post, I'm pleased to present the incomparable Annelise and Katherine modeling their bandana dresses. I had an extra 'dana, so I made them each a matching kerchief.

We have lost a hero.

Today we’ve lost a hero.

Irena Sendler passed away this morning at 8:00 am CEST.

For those of you who’ve never heard the name, Irena was a relatively unsung heroine of the Holocaust. As a part of the resistance, she saved over 2500 children by smuggling them out of the Warsaw Ghetto and giving them new identities. She wrote their old and new names down on lists that she buried in a garden in hopes of reuniting families after the war was over. She was eventually captured, severely beaten and sentenced to death. Through a bribe to a guard, the underground helped her escape where she continued her work in hiding.

I’ve been privileged enough to be involved with a group here in the States that makes presentations to raise awareness about Irena and others. For additional information on Irena or the Life in a Jar project, please visit http://www.irenasendler.org.

(un)remarkable

Ah, what a few months it has been! I've been spending too much time at work and my daily activities have been remarkable only because they've been entirely unremarkable.

The exceptions would be few and far between... but here they are in no particular order.

My brother and his fam visited Orlando from their home in the Midwest. It was the first time I'd seen them in over three years. Everyone looked great and I had a blast with them. Especially my niece. NieceInBlue is a party on wheels... she sings, she dances, she tells stories. Great kid! (Sorry, no pix out of respect for their privacy and given that my brother has a psycho ex-girlfriend .)

Felix is still wild n' crazy. But it's all good. I like the crazy ones. Here he is, playing with a monkey's fist knot toy, tied for him by his buddy Cap'n Tom.


I've been buying a lot of yarn and spending a lot of time on Ravelry. If only the actual knitting that I've been doing was even close. Seriously. I have finished, however, a case for my Denise Interchangeables using some Pancake and Lulu merino, the first of two pride scarves for Joe & Matt using Cascade 220, a truly luxe watchcap using a merino/silk/cashmere blend, and assorted baby stuff for an expecting friend.


I spent part of this morning making some dresses for a friend's little girls. It was amazingly quick and easy. All hail to Daisy Janie, from whom the idea came. I saw her blog post and thought it so cute that I bought bandanas immediately. I couldn't find the cotton twill for the neckline (or perhaps I was just too lazy to look) so I picked a cute striped ribbon instead. I made little kerchiefs with an extra bandana and leftover ribbon. I'll be visiting them this afternoon so I'll post pix of the girls in them if their mama gives the green light.


More soonly!