happy anniversary

Charles and I recently celebrated our sixth wedding anniversary. I am a little late with this post, as our actual anniversary was last Saturday... but, better late than never, right?

Anyway, I thought I'd post a few pictures. 

We went to Pink Elephant Cafe for lunch (which is now my new favorite local restaurant). The decor is so charming and vintage, and the food is delicious!

Then, we went to Cuppies & Joe. Of course it didn't occur to me to take a picture before we ate the cupcake... but trust me, it was just as pretty as it was tasty.

Then we had dinner in Bricktown and walked around a bit. It was an absolutely lovely day. I love you honeypie! Happy six years!

chalkboards

Lately I've realllllly been wanting a chalkboard wall. But alas, I cannot have one, because we will soon be moving... which I'm sure I've whined about before on here :) (And really I have no right to whine, I mean, we're blessed to have been able to get college degrees, and have the opportunity to look for jobs - whether out of state or not.) So, I've been trying to think of smaller projects I could do instead. Like, maybe little chalkboard plaques that I could write cute messages on. Or maybe an actual chalkboard. (a small one, and with a cute frame of course.)

Someday, soon I hope, I want this:

[source] (She has the cutest flickr)

(Although, it's technically a chalkboard door, not wall. but still)  

I hope everyone has been enjoying their weekend!

-claire

snow days are the best!

We didn't attempt to get out on the roads today, and I'm not sure if we will tomorrow either. My car is going to take foreverrr to de-ice. I will hate to miss our Saturday morning doughnuts though...

Anywho. I did get one project completed today: a tote bag out of some of my feed sack scraps. I'll post a picture at some point. It turned out pretty cute, although there are few things I will change for my next one. It felt good to use up some of those scraps. They're odd/small sizes, but I definitely didn't want to waste them.  

Happy Weekend!

-claire

P.S. I have no idea what this is... but, I'm using it to hold knitting needles. Maybe it's meant to carry wine in? I think it would be big enough to hold the average size bottle. Anyway. I love the peach-colored flower print - so pretty!

wintery weather

We're enjoying a snow day here in Oklahoma. :)

I'm snuggled up with my hubby drinking coffee and listening to the Shins. 

mmm mmm good.

-claire

C for Charles, C for Claire

We drink a lot of coffee. like, a lot.

Charles spotted these mugs when we were at Anthropologie while on vacation in SC.  Although I love that store, I usually don't buy anything because they are oh so expensive and I am oh so cash-poor. But I couldn't resist. Mine is on the right. I love the bird in the middle. So feminine and pretty!

Hope everyone is having a splendid week!

-Claire

quilting bee and pretty flowers

After seeing this to die for quilt top over at Film in the Fridge, I have been wanting to join a virtual quilting bee, but didn't really know how to go about it. Then, I came across the Block Party! blog. They've started a quilt along (yay!), and you can join just that if you're not into the idea of a bee. I am seriously SO excited.

This picture is not the greatest, I took it while I was walking to class this afternoon. The landscapers have been doing a great job keeping campus lookin' good.

That's it for now!

Hopefully there will be an actual sewing-related post this week!

ode to after-halloween candy sale

If I am patient, you will reward me with copious amounts of candy candy candy.

I've been studying all weekend, so no time for sewing. But I did manage to squeeze in a bit of bread-bakin' of the punkin variety this afternoon. I didn't realize I was out of ground cloves until I was in the middle of things, but I can only slightly tell the difference.

On to a new week!

happy halloween!

I intended to dye the frosting orange... but alas, I was out of food coloring. Oh well, they're still cute. and yummy. Happy Halloween!

"there is another sky, ever serene and fair"

I love that Emily Dickinson poem.

I met the hubby for dinner after work, but I had to take a quick picture before we ate. The sky was gorgeous! I love this time of year.

Looking forward to celebrating Halloween tomorrow, although I have tests coming up this week, so unfortunately the weekend will consist of obscene amounts of studying. Yuck.

rain rain rain

It's been gray like this all day. I had to walk to class in the rain today And, even though I had an umbrella, I still got wet. Mostly because I was trying to shield my backpack (which was holding my laptop) with my umbrella rather than my head. Usually though, I love the rain. I think I could live in Seattle. Maybe I should visit first.

Now for a bit of sewing:

I love piecing blocks like this - no pattern, just random. These are destined to be a birthday gift. Not the blocks themselves, of course, but the quilt they will become. Can't wait to start putting it together!

Here goes...

I don't know what I'm thinking starting a blog... just one more thing to lure me away from my studies. However, I would like to document the process of my humble crafty creations, and also to document my life in general. So, here goes.