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.

My new addiction

I must have a highly addictive personality.

I seem to get hooked on things

and then take them to the extreme. I could have just

made 2 dresses, one for each of my girls...

but this is what i ended up with.

I'm tired...

Back from the quilters...

Welcome to the family!

Two new FUZZY pez!

I don't like Chocolate or Dr. Pepper, so this must be

my guilty pleasure. Sure better on the hips.

Happy Friday!

Loose Ends.

This must be the week of old projects. I feel like

tying up all the loose ends.(although i'm not disillusioned

enough to think that they ever stop.) But i'll keep at it!

This project was inspired by a fuzzy magazine clipping that

i must have had now for at least 2 years. Better late than never!

Making the rounds...

The stomach flu has been making the rounds in our

family this week which means a lot of laundry, and a little

bit of down time. Just enough to time to whip up the

camera strap that i have had on my list for a year.

Check!

Obsessive

How many log cabin quilts does one person need?

It may be time to find a new favorite...

Monkey Business

1" strips! I must be crazy.

Reason why I'm making a sock monkey blanket: ?

When life gives you Lemons...

Make cookies?

In a Bind!

Yes, i actually bound a quilt myself. BIG shocker.

I honestly didn't know if i still had it in me. How spoiled am i?

Did i mention that i HATE (excuse the strong language;) binding?

and that the lady who binds my quilts does the tightest, pointed corners for a steal?

Who could blame me?

O.k. maybe binding isn't all that bad.

jillian

Just keep moving...

I feel like we are in a state of constant moving in our home. 

One child sleeps upstairs because it's too dark in the basement, 

one wants to move down for a little more privacy. 

My craft room seems to be in constant movement in relation to it's size. 

(which means it has moved a lot!) But i'm happy to say that at the moment 

it is shrinking AND moving upstairs. Hooray for light! 

Here is a sneak peek.

A new permanent home for my collection.

and a new quilt {kind of} for the wall.

Salsa

What is it about the fall and salsa? 

In this house they go hand in hand. (in mouth!) mmmm

jillian

Back to school with a new bundle of HB pencils and a desk

that will soon be a best friend. My 1st in JR. High and my last in preschool.

I hardly know what to think about it...

jillian

A little bit of color never hurt anyone...

Add some color to your life.

jillian