Passion and Art: April 2009

Blogging on the Brain

I know I've been quiet here recently. It's because I've been working on some new blogs. I'm totally bitten by the writing bug. Everything I do, I think, "Hmmm, that might make a good blog post." I need to start carrying around a notebook to jot down all my ideas.

I'd love it if you visit (and subscribe!) my other blogs. Each one is a bit more specialized, as opposed this one, which is kind of a mish-mash. I'd love to hear your feedback. What you'd like to see on each blog. Suggestions of topics, etc.

To make life easier, here are the links:

Cup of Creativi-Tea: I'm sharing all things creative, whethere it's cooking, sewing, or kid crafts. Maybe some bellydancing (that's creative!). I'm also adding lots of tutorials.
I'm Not the Nanny: Parenting stories, with some musings about raising biracial kids in a racially conscious world
Laugh in Bed: Intimacy and relationships. Maybe some sex.

I'll still post here occassionally until I get the other ones established! Thanks for reading!

Tuesday, April 28, 2009

Big News & A Bit of Daydreaming

Now that it's spring--okay in DC it's more like summer since it's been in the 90s for 3 days-- I've been doing a bit of daydreaming. When the weather gets warm, I start looking at pattern catalogs. Dream about all the cool new clothes I can make.

When in reality I don't have time or the energy to sew something that will take over an hour from start to finish. I'm not being lazy. I'm pregnant! I'm in my first trimester so it means lots of naps and nausea. Mmmm, aren't you jealous?

I did sit down and do a bit of crafting yesterday. I got a short new haircut right before I left for Vegas in March. Now it's grown out and I have bangs again. I haven't had bangs since, I don't know, middle school. So I've been wearing those elastic head bands to keep them out of my eyes.

I started to make started to make a flower that I could attach to the headband (store bought plain black elastic headbands), but I got ambitious and it turned into a hair clip. While I watched House, I did a bit of beading on it. I think it's fun and it has a vintage button on it. Sorry about the bad self-portrait. I have bad lighting in my bedroom, where the only big mirror is.

So if I had time to sew, here are some fun things I'd make for me and Sophia. Plus it seems silly for me to make clothes that won't fit me in 2 or 3 months when that baby bump gets big. Or that's my excuse anyway.

I'm a sucker for dresses.