Happy New Year!

I'd like to join the chorus of wishing everyone a happy 2012!

I'm doing Fun A Day again in January... 

Last year I did Finish A Day. That was fun and satisfying but a little hectic,

so I'm switching it up.

In order to practice my culinary craft, it's Food a Day.

Because let's face it: You have to eat anyway.

And I have a wise friend who once said

the best way to improve your quality of life is to improve your food.

(Meyer lemon curd and candied peels on the first...yum! I feel better already!) 

More later,

right now I'm dashing off to my studio for the first time this year!

Happy  2012. Let's make it a good one!

The January Wrap Up.. A Lot Late

 

The 29th!

Finally hung up all the flotsam and jetsam in the studio...

(click to enlarge... if we've been friends for a bit... you will probably recognize

some of your treasures!)

The 30th!

I had to toast to this one.. 

The former craft cave really converted 

to an organized and utilitarian

pantry !!!

And 3 zipper pouches for the 31st!

Phew!

Starting next week we are back on track with new tutorials, 

regular posts and generalized silliness!!!

Missed you, but after Finish A Day... I needed a nap!

okay... A list of catch up and #27

Let's see:

Finish Line List is as follows: 

23: paperwork stuff... covered in the last post

24: Finished all the winter pruning the garden. No photo... looks like heck. You can see my celebratory hoolahoop self portrait here.

25: Finished a major photo shoot in a great big field and did my first clone photo using and learning my new Photoshop 5. That was the utili-obi picture from my last post...perhaps you recall?

26: Made several zippered pouches. But I have not staged a decent photo shoot for them. They are cute but not earth shattering.

However, I will photograph them. 

Eventually.

Soon eventually. 

I want a Whole Month of Done mosaic to hang on my wall.

My final finish for the 31st!?

Which brings me to today.. I mean What Have I Done TODAY?

Aesop's Fables cushions.

tortise and hare 

and 

the stork and the jug.

For Etsy? or???

 Finished and photopraphed and I'm happy about that.

So G' Night.

Finish 20 is all juiced up and ready to go.

 

Finish 20 is the first of the Marimekko Utili-Obi's.

I will call her "Margarita".

Way back last fall I went mad and bought several Marimekko prints 

because I thought they would look great as Utili-Obis.

I am not disappointed!

Well, a little disappointed with my photo and styling, 

but with a finish everyday... some will be crisper than others.

Adios.

Finish # 19: Crispy Like a Crinoline

Found a great old crinoline out thrifting in the Very Recent Past.. 

but it needed mending: 

a teeny bit of darning and a brand new elastic waist band...

Viola.

That one wasn't on the mending pile for 3 days.

Yes, I can-can.

Finish # 18: Nellie The Elephant

This is another original felt animal pattern.

Designed By Me!!

Nellie the Elephant Jumped the Fence and said Goodbye to the Circus

Off she went with a rumpity -rump -rump -rump -rump.

Designed to do on the vintage drum ornament thrifted a year ago last November.

This pattern was just a sketch since December 2009 but I finished it yesterday.

The detail oriented amongst you may have notice I skipped Finish #17.

Okay, I bet no one would notice but just in case...

I will be posting it before the 31 days of Fun A Day/ Finish A Day are over.

I am having a blast with this but I have to admit, 

I am itching to jump on a bigger project or two.

A garment perhaps.

but This is pretty darn good for now.

Finish A Day!

Finish #14, 15, and 16: Come On Baby, What's Your Sign?

 

Want more details? click to enlarge

When you are on a roll with a personal challenge

but you need to take a little road trip

to see your cousin get married,

it's best to pack portable 

Finishes For Each Day.

These are part of a much bigger collection.

I'm aiming for 25+ words embroidered in sign language.

I think a wall full would look so amazing!

50 was my original goal. Perhaps I should stick to that.

But I finished one per day.

Finish A Day= Fun A Day

Maybe that's because I am no longer a flaky Libra, 

but instead a determined and fastidious Virgo.

Hmmmmm.

Makes you wonder, doesn't it?

Finish #11: The Longest Swap

 

Mini quilt that was so long in the making,

I bet the person I traded with has forgotten about the swap. 

We are talking years. 2 or more. Bad.

So Embarrassing... I have no excuses.

But was I wracked with guilt the whole time.

Dropping it off in 5 minutes.
Finish-A-Day as Karma Cleanser.

Phew.