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A Peek at Patchwork

In my ongoing quest to use up scraps, I’ve started making scrappy wristlets. This one is entirely made of scrap cotton and linen left over from other projects, embellished with a bit of bright blue embroidery. This satisfies two objectives: 1) use up scraps, and 2) stock up on environmentally-conscious goodies in time for the Earth Day Festival. Of course, if you can’t wait until Earth Day, you can find this one at the Underground Spring Fling Fine Art Fair next Sunday.

March 21st, 2011, at 5:43 pm | Category: Green Living, Sewing | Leave a comment

New Online Shop

Anodyne Design has a new online shop!

The shop features handmade items ranging from wristlets to wallets to Little Hootie Owls. If I make it, you can find it here. Many of the things I make include recycled or repurposed materials, like wristlets made with vintage sheets and upcycled linen and push pins made with scraps of fabric saved from other projects, so you can be stylish and environmentally friendly at the same time.

To celebrate opening the new shop, all orders placed in March* will be entered into a drawing for a $25 credit towards your next Anodyne Design order! Please take a peek — I’d love to know what you think of the new shop!

*This offer applies to the new shop at www.anodynedesign.com. The Etsy shop is still open, but is not part of this promotion.

March 19th, 2011, at 7:46 pm | Category: Uncategorized | Leave a comment

First Spring Flowers

A good piece of advice my grandmother gave me: wait to see what pops up in the garden in your new home before you start digging around.

Now that I have a home with a yard, I see what she means. Moving in during fall meant I only got to see the tail end of what was going on in my yard. Now that spring is starting to creep in, unexpected flowers are popping up, too. And just in time… winter was really wearing out her welcome.

I recognize the crocuses, and they are a marvelous splash of color. But there are some things starting to pop up that are a mystery to me, too. Can anyone tell me what these great curled leaves belong to?

March 18th, 2011, at 5:24 pm | Category: Garden | 3 comments

Tiny Buttons

I’ve been making a pile of tiny covered buttons lately.

I have a very hard time parting with even the smallest scraps of fabric. Of course, that means I have a seriously out-of-hand collection of scrap fabric. I’ve starting turning some of it into these tiny buttons, which will ultimately become push pins.

I’ve also used bits of scrap fabric to make appliques. My pile is big enough, though, that I need to come up with some more good projects for scrap fabric. Any ideas?

Also, I’ve been loving this Pandora station lately, built around the Kate Nash’s song “Merry Happy.” You should check it out.

March 17th, 2011, at 8:30 pm | Category: Fabric | 4 comments
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