I have actually had it back in my hot little hands for a while now but haven’t had the inclination to drag it outside in the blazing heat to take pictures. Today was a beautiful day, ideal weather if you ask me, and here we are. As you can imagine, I am thrilled beyond belief […]
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July 5, 2011
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Jason Seagull
By Caitlin Jane in kittyOk, so it really is summer in the city. It is hot and sunny and hot and I don’t like it one bit. None of it! Ok, I like the fruits and vegetables that are at the markets, but that is it. And I like the baby animals. I also like outdoor swimming, that’s nice. […]
July 3, 2011
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Gym bag
By Caitlin Jane in making stuff is goodMy old gym bag was starting to look rough and I was finding it cumbersome on the subway so I made myself a new one. All I knew was that I wanted it to be like a duffle bag, long and narrow, but flat. So with minimal designing, I came up with this: I used […]
July 2, 2011
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Dog days of summer
By Caitlin Jane in a good day, babies, kitty, loveNot that summer has really arrived in Toronto, not yet it seems. Not that I’m complaining, ha ha, no indeed, the milder weather suits me and my non-air conditioned home just fine, thanks. This is my neighbor’s dog, FiFi. She is tiny and silly and likes nothing better than a cuddle in the hammock. Although […]
June 24, 2011
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Yellow, yellow, hello
By Caitlin Jane in crochet, love, making stuff is goodAll 25 blocks are done. Thankfully, I got all my ordered fabric before the ever delightful Canada Post went on strike. Here they are laid out on a queen size bed: Picture quality not so great, I’m aware. I do what I can with the tools I have. Super happy with the way this is […]
June 18, 2011
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Finally!
By Caitlin Jane in Art!, crochet, love, making stuff is goodFunny, when you keep a secret for SO long and then the pressure comes down and everything seems to happen so quickly after grinding along for so long. I made my sister a quilt. I told a lot of people, friends and co-quilters (and I think I posted progress on twitter, which it turns out […]
June 16, 2011
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Nice aim
By Caitlin Jane in caitlin's crap, hahaOr bad aim, depending. I didn’t notice this until I put my shades on and was like, WTF, and checked em out. Gross, huh? None on my hair, though. That’s the good news.
June 13, 2011
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Where to begin?
By Caitlin Jane in a good day, crochet, Griping, loveI got fabric in the mail today that I love love LOOOOVE!!! I also got fabric (AND a serger!!) from my beloved Libs and I LOVE that too. So exciting. Check this out: Gosh, right? Where to begin? The main fabric, the largest swath that everything else is sitting upon, that was from Libs, it’s […]
June 8, 2011
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Beauty in the city
By Caitlin Jane in Griping, loveNo need to ramble on about how hot it was today, you felt it too, right? We don’t have AC here so I was forced out to buy a couple fans to keep air circulating. Lucky for me, I came across the prettiest irises I have ever seen. Most around here are variations on purple, […]
June 7, 2011
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K is for Kiran
By Caitlin Jane in babies, crochet, love, making stuff is goodIt was Kiran‘s first birthday last week and her party was on Sunday. Shannon and I had a couple gifts but had no wrapping paper so I got to work. I was just going to use fabric tied with ribbon but then I thought I could make something double useful and came up with this: […]