Tattoos

We got new tattoos. The one in the photos is a poem we wrote together in Spanish, it reads:

Cuando vemos la noche bailar con la luna 

recordamos que sin lo malo no podriamos 

hacer tanto bueno

(when we see the night dance with the moon

we remember that without the bad we couldn't

do so much good)

 

 

There are no photos of mine, yet, and it is set to be completed in August. It reads:

Esperanza

Newest Knit Tags of the Season

 We went through our bins of yarn again recently. To get rid of some odds and ends I made up some knit tags, and put them up. I got caught once at the bus stop, by an older man, who smiled at me and said, "Some neighborhood beautification, huh", and I would like to think that others think that when they see them too.

Making Monday: Crocheted Bag

 I have been on a roll of making t-shirt quilts, and haven't been able to throw away any of the leftover t-shirt materials. So after organizing fabric and rediscovering a bag of t-shirts with their fronts missing, I began to formulate a plan...

 The end result is this very lovely, very sturdy hand bag, crocheted completely out of recycled t-shirts.

Rainbow Laundry

Our laundry looks so pretty drying on the clothesline so we decided it was the perfect way to make a rainbow.

We have New Etsy Items!

Check out some of the new items at our etsy store:

Making Monday: Clothespin Holder

 

We have started using a clothesline in the backyard, but we have now gained clothespins, so a quick drawsting bag later we have a way to keep all those new clothespins together.

Bottled Concert

We saw the Spider

 

 We volunteered at the Western Sculpture Park with a program that provides free art projects for kids. The project materials come out of a trailer that can be unfolded into a spider that provides shade. It was a lot of fun and we will be back later in July too.

Making Monday: Marker Carrier

I recently sewed myself a fabric case to carry my markers in. So far it has been very useful.

100th Post!

Rock the Garden 2012

Making Monday: Food

 

lemon blueberry vegan muffins

 

 

pasta salad with orzo, roasted red peppers, olives, and oranges

 

Salad with spinach, strawberries, sprouts, oranges, and craisins

 

pumpkin chocolate chip muffins

Dilan 6 Months

Updates on Dilan, 6 months, drool machine, beautiful eyes, still enjoys beat-boxing.

Picturing Peace

Submitting these two photos for Picturing Peace, a photography contest and exhibition that focuses on building peaceful communities in Minneapolis.

Making Monday: State Fair Fine Arts Projects

Submitting these projects to the State Fair Fine Arts Competition.  Last year was our first year submitting; it did not go well.  Hopefully, this year proves more successful.  Either way, we had a great excuse to make art.

New Growth

Summer is in full swing and with it we have new growth.

5 Heads are Better Than One

We have ended up a collection of heads.

Making Monday: Firing Clay

We fired clay over the weekend...finished items coming soon.