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A NICE CUP OF TEA 1. Boil a pot of water. 2. While waiting for your pot to boil, put a tea-bag in a teapot. Also get out a teacup and saucer, small spoon, and honey and cream (the thicker the better)....
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THE QUARTER-INCH PRESS: A SHANGHAI TURTLE MAKES HER WAY HOME The poor quality of these photos can be attributed to the pitiful lighting on the 12-hour plane ride home from Shanghai, lighting which...
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DIY bathroom remodel: we have shower tile! Okay, so we pretty much freaked out after doing our floor tile, because, well, it was really really hard! And my bonus mom warned us, the shower tile would...
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the blundering chef: what we’ll be serving for 4th of july For the first time in FIVE MONTHS, the Blundering Chef timidly ventures back into the kitchen! After our major bathroom remodel, we are...
View Articlea superstitious flower
I’m adding a new flower to my Etsy shop, and this one is different. It’s made of linen instead of silk dupioni; I went a little multi-media with a layer of fluffy yarn over the linen layer. And the...
View Articlethe muses pitched in: ‘snow day’ sweater progress
I have made progress on my Anthropologie-inspired sweater! Here’s the white version I’m using for my color inspiration. (Also, check out the gorgeous, original Armana Jasmine cardigan in red.) I have...
View Articlepink flower frame with photo mounts
I made this sweet little photo frame out of paper remnants I’ve had forever. The pink-flower frame is made from thick, cream letterpress card stock, so the flowers are indented (I love letterpress!)....
View Articlenew in shop: ‘mr. sandman’ self-adhesive photo frame
This is available in my shop right now! It’s a photo frame I made form a piece of letterpress cardstock, backed with a vintage children’s storybook page about the sandman. It comes with four white...
View Articlenew in shop: green card with blue flowers ‘little dog’
A new greeting card is for sale in my shop right now! Perfect for baby announcements, or any spring occasion. Or send it to grandparents. Best of all, the photo frame is detachable and can be saved as...
View Articlefashion show: the mojito collection
And now we come to my absolute favorite part of the fashion show: the “Mojito” collection, “celebrated for its fresh minty flavor.” I’m already partial to crisp lime green, but Luly Yang pulled out...
View Articlework in progress: silk flowers
I am belatedly posting some photos of my sister Kusems and me, working on the daunting yet satisfying silk flower project for my youngest sister’s wedding. First, we laid out all the pre-cut pieces of...
View Articlela tour eiffel
On my last day of teaching, one of our students gave me this cute Eiffel Tower print. Don’t you think it needs to be a spring/summer A-line skirt?Filed under: the quarter-inch press
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