happy stuff.

today was such beautifully warm weather and the days are so nice and long now that when i got home, mr. happy stuff and i agreed that we wanted to walk to our favorite local mexican eatery for dinner.  it’s not very far away (maybe a mile?) from our house, but for some reason we’ve [...]

this is one of those rare weeks where my day off falls on a tuesday.  and i had a really great day.  the house was still (mostly) clean from the weekend.  i didn’t have any homework because my class is done for the semester.  i had these beautiful flowers from the saturday farmer’s market that [...]

i now have several screenprinted items listed in my shop!  i have a few fabric gift bags (like the one pictured above) and some dish towels and some pillowcases (sewn from repurposed sheets by me!).  i’m particularly proud of the packaging ideas.  i didn’t want to just add another big strip of paper to my [...]

yesterday i got my “summer haircut.”  somewhere i recently heard someone say that getting a new haircut was like getting a whole new wardrobe.  i agree.  ahhhh….. i also found these delicious smelling lily-of-the-valley blooming in my garden.  i’m so happy that they’ve come up!  i keep hoping they’ll spread and take over the garden, [...]

here are two albums i’ve been meaning to review on the blog for quite some time.  the first is a cd i would have never guessed i’d like so much: do you remember the song from a dell computer commercial awhile back that began, “i am green today…” in a sort of dreamy voice?  that [...]

and i love it, love it, love it!  i decided to go with a stripey binding (my first non-solid binding!) and ended up finishing the hand-sewing in one evening, with the help of hulu and episodes of arrested development.  that is some funny stuff. here is a full shot of the quilt top hung on [...]

tonight is my last class for this semester.  yes, i’m taking the slow train to mastersville and will not be completely done with my degree for another few years, but i still get a huge sense of relief at the end of each semester when i get a break from a weekly class and the [...]

a few months back, my blog friend rebekah knitted the cutest fingerless gloves and i just loved them.  the idea of something that keeps my hands warm, but leaves my fingers free to work seemed very appealing.  i don’t really knit, so i asked rebekah if we could possibly arrange a craft swap.  she agreed [...]