Weirdest Hobby Yet

Remember this (very dramatic) post about my love for fiber art? Well, I've tried very hard to ignore my desire for wooly wall-hangings, but to no avail. My love for them has, in fact, grown. So much so that I've started making my own! Ha! And it's stinking fun! I've made a few sample pieces, just practicing the different kinds of weaving stitches? methods? and then I finally made this little one using actual colors and patterns and planning. My goodness, they take a lot of planning!

So far, I've loved curling up by the fire of an evening and weaving my little heart out. It's really relaxing.

This little guy is pretty strongly inspired by Maryanne Moodie - I really like the geometric shapes she includes in her work.

Hole-in-the-wall

We did it, we chopped another doorway in the wall between the kitchen and dining room.

The doorway is pretty nice.... it makes the kitchen much brighter and is a nice shortcut...  though it's not a vast improvement like some of the other changes we've made. I'm hoping it will inspire Eric to let us redo the rest of the kitchen post-haste!

Kitchen Phase 1 part b is complete! Now parts c-z and then Phases 3-10.... *sigh*

We Have Some Super Cool Friends

You guys! Nick and Hanna are officially small business owners!! I can't believe I didn't tell you (all three of you) sooner!! Nick is a really talented woodworker and designer, while Hanna knows her way around a sewing machine, and together they founded their own company, Pare Furniture + Design. I'm pretty much in love with their Distill Lounge Chair, though the craftsmanship on everything they make is ah-mazing. Go, buy their stuff (and then give it to me)!!!