Projects, and more projects

An explanation for my Absence

Not that life isn't explanation itself

i have to go and get the wild hair to remodel.

Out with the bold and in with the subtle.

Next, bead-board and chair rail!

i love Lellow!

Don't you love the stage of a child where yellow becomes lellow,

and littlest pet shop turns into little sip sep shop?

I do, and i find myself shushing anyone who tries to correct it.

Because it only last a short while, i find myself asking

my 4 year old a lot of questions like... what color is the sun?

just to hear the response. Party to hear the sweet little mispronounced word

and partly to check to see if it still exists.

Maybe subconsciously that is why i find myself collecting these...

or maybe i'm trying to add a little sunshine after a long winter.

Either way, lellow has become one of my new favorite colors.

Déjà vu

i swear i've been here before??? I vaguely remember saying

that i would never run an etsy shop again... Not that i don't like etsy,

don't get me wrong i love etsy.

(if by some unseen reason you haven't checked it out,

grab your wallets and GO.)

Here is a recap of the daily goings on of my last experience

on etsy... i found myself waking early (so out of character!) and diving into

the computer frantically posting new items and filling orders which seemed to

pour out over the entire day despite my good intentions,

(clean house, play with kids, etc...) so by the end of my day, and sometimes

my day never ended and i would watch the sun come up

(there is a reason why we only do this in college!!!) i felt like it took over my life

and IT became the priority. i finally decided that without hiring

and turning it into an official Full Time Job, i would need to sell my business.

And that's just what i did 1 1/2 years ago. it's amazing how time softens the edges

of our memories and we get back on the horse we sore we would never ride again.

But hopefully we get back on smarter and with a little more experience.

So i find myself back on the saddle, so to speak, with a small, quiet etsy shop.

Determined to take it slow and maybe have some fun this time.

Hope you like it!

www.jillianjensendesign.etsy.com

xoxo jillian

swimming in skirts...

i've been trying to keep myself busy while the snow continues to fall.

i find that if i don't have multiple projects to keep my mind and hands

occupied through the winter i tend to get a little BLUE.

So this is what i've been up to...

68 American Girl doll shirts and 40 other dresses cut and ready to sew.

i've accepted the fact that i tend to be a little obsessive and excessive and i'm going with it.

Besides, this ones for a good cause. A trip back to Japan with my 2 girls next April.

But first, these little beauties will be sold at a Boutique in September and on

my etsy shop (coming soon) along with anything else i can mass produce;)

What is the worst thing that can be said about getting too much done?

(other than my sister comparing me to a Chinese sweat shop.)

inspired

I had a good friend stop by last week and show me the darling

quilts she had finished and i fell in love with this one she made.

So naturally i had to copy her and make my own version.

(although, for the record, i liked hers better!)

Thanks friend, for the inspiration!

Ideas for the new year...

New Years Resolution: 1 quilt a month. Enjoy the quilting journey.

Reality: More like 2 and pedal to the floor.