I have a Rainbow Grrrrl

I have a Rainbow GRRRL.

 

 

And even though she is often

big and tough and strong and feisty &

 really into dinosaur grrrrowling...

 

Sometimes she's little and needs her

ballerina rabbit.

 

 

 

So I made her a truly insane shirt

full of rainbows and

ballerina rabbit pockets.

 

 

And if you're going to go Gonzo,

then why stop when there are buttons,

 

 

 

and pom pom's

 

 

and giant felt flowers

in existence?!?

 

 

I know, I know!

There's a time and a place for

good taste,

discretion,

restraint,

style & sophistication!

 

But 2 and 1/2 is not the time

and my brain is not that place!!

 

 

I think I channeled cruise ship senior Muumuu.

I totally see her at the baccarat table

in this get up.

 

 

And then,

because I can't get enough of this material

I made her a little bit of legging action.

 

 

Long live my Rainbow Grrl!

 

 

And the Rainbow Grrrl in us all.

 

 

 

 

 



PJ Shorts

I love it when someone throws up

a free quick and easy pattern,

just to be gracious and kind.

Pu is a 'highly sensitive child'.

Which often means she experiences

the world without a filter.

Sounds are too loud,

feelings are really big

and clothes are scratchy/ bind-y etc.

She is a "just right" girl.

Tucking her in at night takes

a ten point plan.

Each stuffie tucked just so.

Everything (and there are many things)

Just so.

And so,



With warm weather coming & Pu

insisting on growing,

I was so pleased to stumble upon

this pattern for pj shorts

whip it up and it fit Pu!

And she has happy pj shorts that don't

drive her bonkers!!

I was going to pretty them up with trim

and what not-

and then when she said she liked them?

I just backed away slowly ...

Um?

Miracle!!

Happy hour

I went on a super fun trip to Portland

with a super fun friend.

 

 

We stayed at a crazy beautiful boutique

hotel that served free donuts and wine.

 

That is exactly the kind of happy hour

I'm talking about.

 

This is the 3rd kid free trip I've been on,

all in the past 6 months and Whoa.

 

It's so profound.

 

My girlfriend is an average sized person.

One of the beds in the sweet suite dwarfed her.

And then she gave it to me.

She's swell that way.

 



While there I got this gorgeous fabric

 that I want to make everything out of.

 



 

Having the space to do nothing...

the opportunity to make zero decisions,

and the opportunity to not

filter my thoughts & plans 

through the lens of 5 people:

my brain kickstarted again.

 

My spirit exhaled a little.

 

Of course,

I had to return with some good gifties for the shorties.

 

 

The biggest one wanted dress up glasses.

 

 

She loves them so much.

The cuteness kills me a little.

 

 

And of course rainbow girl

can't get enough rainbow.

 

 

The Sweetie got sweet threads

bedazzled with animals

(better than it sounds :)

And I nailed it for the middle one.

Yeah.

 

Then what to do with the awesome?

Rather than twist and turn about the perfect

thing to make out of the perfect material...

 

 I decided to get that fabric in

circulation immediately

 

Somewhere in the day to day

so I could feel the pleasure of it.

 



 

Tea towels and napkins.

Not sexy, but essential.

 

Hopefully when they wipe dishes & noses,

they will also remind me of

clear thoughts,

relaxed shoulders

and the spaciousness of

future days.

 

While simultaneously the gratitude of

all the Little goodness I am so lucky to walk in.

Little Free Library

I am soooooo happy!!!!

(!!!!)

 

Finally our Little Free Library is launched.

 

And by launched I mean in the ground.

 

 

Thanks to Annette who brought the bare

bones over the boarder!

And to handy Mike who built the base!

 

I put it up yesterday and already the children's

books are out in the 'hood.

 

 

I guess I know our market.

I think we'll do a little ribbon cutting,

with the neighbourhood preschool.

 

If you don't know about Little Free Library's

go check them out!

 

Such a great way to meet your neighbours,

support literacy and reuse those books!

 

 

I'm doing a scaled down version of my

Ren and Stimpy

Happy, happy, joy, joy dance.

 



TaDa!

TA Da DA!

 

22 out of 26 letters of the alphabet!

 

Thanks Katy for such awesome inspiration,

you take artistry to the next level.

 

 

That was fun.

 

Now I'm going to go lie down :)

Z...is for

Hey You,

it's us.

 

And we're finally at the end of the alphabet!

 

 

If you've been following along,

you'll know I've been sewing through

all 26 letters of the alphabet with

Katy from www.nobigdill.com

 

 

Today is dedicated to the big finale.

The letter Z!!

 

 

This little girl has long loved Z

with abandon.

 

 

I've thus had this Echino fabric cut out

for months,

waiting patiently for the end.

I stitched up a Parsley Pant

 

 

 

I love the blue and the zebra's,

but the material goes a little

acid eaters for my taste.

 

 

If you lift up Nu's shirt it's a drunken circus.

 

 

But, she's game because of the Zebra's,

her favorite animal.

 

 

And, if she's game

then me too!!

 

There's also a bonus purple

zig zag's at the cuff.

 

 

And now, phew.

I loved this series, but I'm happy

there are only 26 letters in my alphabet.

 

Z is for zip it!

All done :)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



Y...is for Yellow!!!

I'm almost finished with this madcap sew-a-long

from www.nobigdill.com!!

 

Today is Y.

Not the big existential Y questions.

but just the cheery little ones.

 

I'm joining Katy as she stitches

through all 26 of the letters of the alphabet.

 

Today is all about yelling.

Yelling, for Yellow.

 

 

It's SPRING!!

It's here. It's really here.

And we made it.

 

 

Each year as the endless winter

fights for one more day of grey,

I hang on for the yellow.

 

 

This year we took a trip so I

was slightly less manic with the sunshine crave.

But when it came out...

 

 

Every fiber in my body exhaled.

And the happy dance was on a molecular level.

 

 

 

Pu, the biggest of the Little's

asked for a yellow dress.

Then it morphed into a yellow turtleneck.

Then it changed and changed and...

then she didn't want it anymore.

 

 Le sigh.

 

 

(Even though she looks innocent, I think she's probably thinking about perpetrating a wedgie.)

 

But we had bought this very bright,

super soft bamboo on a big girl date.

 



 

So I sewed it up,

and some sister somewhere will rock

the YELLow.

 

 

'Cause we made it to spring,

and it ought to be celebrated!

 Did you make it too?