shop update

the bird print has been added to the shop. yay!

weekly update no. 3

this is week 3, i'm going to ignore the fact that i never got around to posting last weekend.

the internet "fasting" is still going well. it's been entertaining to try and explain it to people around me. they usually end up looking at me as though i've contracted some sort of disease, but then they clearly haven't understood the level of internet-time-wasting i was engaged in prior to the fast.

i've loved doing daily yoga. i've also done a bit of sewing and print-making. i posted some of my newest projects on my flickr. we had some seat cushions at our dining table that were seriously gross. they were off-white and had more than one stain on each side. i contemplated making whole new cushions by cutting out the foam and starting from scratch, but then as i planned it out i realized part of what i hated about those ikea cushions was that they weren't washable. so instead, i made slip-cover type envelopes for the cushions. that way, if i spill an entire mug of chai all over them (not that i would EVER do that...) i can pop them in the wash.

i started teaching a sewing class on every third weekend and have been reminded of how much i love teaching. it is so fun to be able to transfer knowledge and watch someone pass from trepidation to confidence at any given skill. russ and i have agreed that when we produce some minions, i'll teach sewing, knitting and art classes out of our house. that way i can stay home and have time to be that pretentious hippie mom i always dream of being... you know the one who sews all her children's clothes and grows her own veggies. but sans dreadlocks.

i'm feeling a bit under the weather at the moment, but am hoping i recover quickly. i can't miss any work this week and hate being less than 100%.

i guess that's all the news i have for now.
hope everyone's had a great weekend!
cheers,
sam