I'm feeling the angular these days. I think I want to try something pojagi-esque for my craft room window. I've been reading more about it here.
being very inspired by:
elisabeth's swedish patchwork book
jen's photos of pojagi quilts from the quilt show, here and here
and images from the library books I have out now
snack bag, trial number one. I've always been sidelined from making these by the whole good plastic/bad plastic debate. after consulting with experts I decided to just skip plastic altogether and go with all cotton. not wipeable but easy to throw in the wash.
and can we get a close up on that glitter... I love this fabric! I'll try to remember where I got it.
If I had a superhero power today it would be to create more time. I barely had time to shoddily (sorry jen! I should have let you do it) finish these up and now it's time to pick up Phoebe. I keep thinking it's lack of inspiration that's stalling me out, but honestly, I think it's the lack of free time to dig into a project.
I have some good inspiration pics to share later this week. Planning is better than nothing.
ever notice how the things you put up for inspiration just become background and you don't even notice them?
I've put up a new header. it's more sparse than usual. I thought it'd be fun to fill it in as inspiration hits. hear me inspiration? I'm waiting for you. I'm drawing a big target right over my craft room.
the sun is shining through oscar's crayon hearts
and leaving cute shadows in the living room
sing it sister!
this is not the right yellow but maybe the right track? can't decide if we can spruce up the 80s wood kitchen cabinets with some paint or we need to leave the walls white and paint the cabinets. or maybe both!
again, questioning my yellow. popping enough on the linen? I hope so because I hate taking out cross stitches.
colors spot on here! but I can't decide between pillows or a picnic quilt.
no decisions to make here. just pretty colors. 
Rainbow pushpins from the Science and Surplus. People are crazy for this place. It's mostly crap and I'm sorta over it but still I can never seem to walk out empty handed (that last link freaks me out. Oscar's so tiny! and the photos with our old camera, yikes. Not that I do that much better with the fancy one.)
It's still gloomy out and I'm still craving brights. Today's color therapy: looking back through the photos of the Poland tree from the Trees Around the World exhibit at the Museum of Science and Industry and also at all the Polish Paper Chandeliers that were floating around in blogland in the Fall. So pretty!
That could be another name for my blog. First, books. I updated the sidebar "books we're reading" catagory with the favorite books the kids got for Christmas. We're really enjoying them. Of course I couldn't bring myself to list Oscar's true favorite, but if your kids like potty talk and silly names this is the series for you!
Next, dolls. Here are a few of the most recent cuties from the Kit, Chloe and Louise flickr pool. I have a few dolls to make as gifts so I was looking for some inspiration. Now I'm wishing I could just hire one of these talented gals to make them for me! ;)
andersonheatherh's doll
elizabeth's*whimsies's julia
lucky olive's doll
My color therapy for today.. working on a pair of cross stitched super girls
We've got nothing but clouds on the forecast for the next week! It's taking all I have to not break our no-spending rule and go out and buy one of those sun machines. I'm taking my vitamin D and have every light in the house on, thank god for electricity! But I'm still moping along here. Oscar and I made these crayon hearts yesterday to try to brighten the place up. We went a little nuts and made a whole rainbow but actually it's so gloomy out we might need more.
Let's call these the before photos. And then when the sun finally arrives and the lights shines through them it'll be so bright and pretty and I'll take some after photos.
This is a super fun project. Oscar loved it. Two things, be prepared to trash your pencil sharpener by gumming it up with crayons and also make sure you follow Martha's advice on protecting your ironing board with kraft paper.
