i have to admit –  i’m proud of my first proper screen printing work. no there is nothing grand about it, the images are quiet simple, the technique was not complex but regardless it is mine. actually, my original plans for these images where to be postcards, i was going to print on the back of them as well and send them to people i know (because who doesn’t love snail mail?). but as i started printing it became tricky with all the measuring and registering – so i decided to just print. i tried to cut them and use them as card, but the sizes came out all funky. so until i have a brainstorm of an idea they will sit and remain my masterpiece of the day.

It’s only 9:37 pm on Sunday night and I am ready for bed. Usually, Sunday evening my head is swarming with last minute to do before the week begins – but not tonight. I am thinking my two best options are 1) to watch a episode of Mad Men or 2) curl up in bed and read continue reading The $64 Dollar Tomato.

This weekend I stole away some time to work on a couple projects. I am still plugging away at knitting Andreas’ wool sock. I think I would be finished a little faster if I was not trying to teach my self how to knit continental style . I might give in and finish using the English method, because let’s be honest time is running against me. If both socks aren’t finished by April 1st, they might as well be a Christmas present this year. Somehow I have myself convinced that if I only were using these, my knitting would speed up 10x. Sigh…we’ll see how desperate I become as April approaches.

I spent the better part of Friday and Saturday working on my newest project – coasters. I have never been a fan of coasters – they always seemed too…too something that I can’t describe, maybe that is their problem. But when I saw these, I had a mini coaster revelation and starting dreaming up coasters made of linen/cotton/broadcloth with hand-printed/screen-printed designs. I carved the designs out of a lino block and used block printing ink to stamp them onto the linen. I am super thrilled with the way they printed! I don’t have a picture of the finished product but I am itching to make more this week, so pictures be will cominh. I could see myself becoming slightly obsessed with making these – a mini coaster sweat-shop, perhaps.

By the way, I just received my second issue of Martha Stewart Everyday Food. Why has no one told me about this magazine? It is simply divine – the recipes are easy, simple, not overly time consuming and delicious. Once I realized this was such a treasure, I googled to see how long I had been missing out – since 2004!! This is when some of my OCD tendencies start to come out, because I began searching online to see if there is a way to purchase the back orders…like all of them. I haven’t found anywhere yet, which is good because I am pretty sure Andreas would ship to me to Siberia if I order 60 ( 12 months x 5 years) food magazines all at once. Ahem…but that doesn’t mean I won’t keep searching for them.