She grew up among the children of the stars . . .

This is my art project for the summer: glass stars.

I cut them out of sheets of various glass that I’ve bought.

Then I piece them together.

Foil, flux, solder, add a wire hook, wa-la! Stars to hang from my windows and trees.

They are very -ahem- organic? eclectic? Okay, so I’m not a perfectionist, and it shows.

But I like them.

They will add magic to our summer.

These are just a few of the stars that I’ve made. I have enough glass to probably make a kajillion. I’m thinking of selling them (at least to recoup the cost of the glass). What do you think?

I made two pillowcase dresses for Olivia for the summer. One is pink eyelet, and the other is white. The pink one was my first, so naturally it took me a bit longer. I made it quite differently from the white one: I used elastic across the top to gather the material, and then used the ribbon sewed to the dress to create ties. I also lined it with a separate white muslin. The white one uses the ribbon through a casing as a sort of tie across the shoulders, and it is lined with it’s own fabric (45″ folded a little less than in half). Very simple. The pink one took me a while longer because it was my first one, and I lined it (so I basically made two). The white one took me about 45 minutes though. Sweet.

And look how cute she looks!

This is the little book I made for Wyatt for Valentines Day.

Love the boy.