Project 365 - Round Two

It's been a tough week at our house. Suki Enid Monroe passed away on Thursday. That's 2 cats in 6 months. Needless to say, we are sad. I personally wake with a feeling that I need to commit more fully to my goals, which I need to redetermine so it's easier to commit. 

In that vein, I've decided to do Project 365 again. When I finished my first 365 days, I felt a bit empty. The project was fun, irritating, daunting, satisfying, and on and on. It also kept my desire to create somewhat nourished, even when there was little time to do anything.

July 26, 2009 is a good day to start. Give me a few days, and then watch my progress.

another gocco swap

two in one, originally uploaded by jennifer noland.

Sarah at cloth.paper.string had another gocco swap. I actually met the deadline and everything is out. I'm somewhat surprised because I left for the Grand Canyon the day after the mailing deadline. I always love to cut things close. I guess I work better under pressure.

My daughter learned to draw celtic knots and braids this past year, and I was reminded how much I like them. That's where my inspiration came from for my design.

I've started receiving some pretty cool pieces in the mail. The best thing about swaps is the anticipation and getting parcels without bills attached. Thanks Sarah.

Gold Rush

dresses, originally uploaded by jennifer noland.

Many things have been happening since I last stopped by. I finished the gold rush dresses, all four of them. The funny thing is I never took a picture of them. The one above is the closest I have. The brown dress on the left and the white one, third from the left are mine. Aprons too. The other two are adult dresses.

The trip was a success. All the kids had a blast. The parents too. We saw a deer swim across the rapids of the American River. None of us knew deer could swim, or chose to.