LizzyHouse

what will she say next?

When I was at the farm, Susan made the comment that, "we have no idea what you are going to say next". 

This is about how four minutes out of me sounded:

I love all of you so much

I haven't listened to the Talking Heads all week

Do you know where my phone is?

What's your favorite color?

You absolutely can do that. 

Everything IS GREAT!!!

This is really funny. 

I love glitter.

This is going to be so funny.

I'm hungry. 

This is out of control

This is crazy town USA

YOU are out of control. 

I wish this dog was a cat. 

+++++++++++

When I review it like this, I feel an awful lot like Pigeon of Don't let the Pigeon Drive the Bus fame. 

Maybe Pigeon is a gemini? I should write Mo, and ask him. 

Anyway. This struck me as funny when I was listening to the Talking Heads today.

Sometimes I'll have a tremendous amount of specific thoughts in a very short period of time, and express them. This usually happens after a nap, or when I wake up in the morning. I think generally that by vocalizing it I have addressed the thought and moved on to the next one, even though it seems breif. Or bizarre to the people around me. 

I'm a subject changer. 

This just happens from time to time. Most of the time I'm contemplating, or thinking of thoughtful questions. If I'm not doing that, I'm heckling in the key of Statler and Waldorf.

I made a dress.

When I got to Toronto last year, Karyn had just finished this dress. All she had left to do were the buttons. It was just too freaking cute. And I was all, hey, I want to make one of those... 

so I did 

the pictures aren't spectacular, my hair is looking ultra stringy! but it was Friday night at midnight, and I had a lot of work to get done, but I realized I needed to take a pic to show my peeps or you'd never see the sleeves!!!

I used the Blue Red Letter Day stripe from Hello Pilgrim, and the meadow print from the blue colorway for the lining and the pockets. I also covered the buttons with different prints from the line. It's a fantastic pattern, and that is coming from a dyslexic right brainer who has the hardest time wrapping myself around other peeps instructions. That's why my patterns are fully illustrated, and broken down to a point that I can be all about. 

So all I have to say is two can play at the cute game, Anthropologie. 

I made the dress on Thursday, and I was so excited that I wore it out that night, and I hadn't even put in the hem. When my friend was dropping me off, I said something sassy, and then he said, "Oh, go hem your dress." In a really funny tone. It made me laugh, and then I didn't hem my dress yet. Because no one tells me what to do.

kidding

sort of.  

Oh and Mona Lisa eyebrows here... they exist, you just can't really see them.

Even Better!!!

My Fiber Farm Peeps are starting a magazine. It's called, By Hand. I am so excited for them, and to be a part of it, and that they are creating a publication that I so want to read. 

They have done a kickstarter, and well met there goal! But to create more content, have a better web presence, and get to print faster we'd all like to do just a little more! 

They have fantastic gifts for their backers, but I am going to sweeten the deal. There are 4 days left, and if you pledge more than $45, you will get everything that they are sending you, as well as a fancy gift from me. There will be a pattern, some fabric, a little stationery, and a couple of other things... when did I ever send someone a gift that wasn't the bomb dot com. 

Lets be serious here. Never. I never sent a gift that didn't knock someones socks off. 

So. When you pledge, leave a comment saying that Lizzy Sent You. Like a speakeasy. 

*** update! you can leave a comment here if you pledge, and I will just verify with my Peeps, and get your info! Thank you, already! 

 

A quick thought.

I've been feeling overwhelmed. I have a lot going on, and it feels like I'm going it alone, and I just don't want to do that anymore. I took a bike ride, the first late night bike ride of my late night bike riding season, and I don't know what it is, maybe it's the fact that I am exercising, or maybe it's the night air, it could be the quiet streets, but something about it allows me to transcend the everyday and the lists of things yet to be done, and just open myself up to the good, and what I am beyond grateful for. It gives me a wild sense of clarity. It's as if my cares were objects that I velcroed to myself, and the wind is strong enough to dislodge all of them. Gross but true. 

I wrote in my journal a couple of weeks ago that this life is a treat life. I thought it was funny when I wrote it, but it keeps ringing around me. Things can be lame, or not go your way, but for reals we have soooo much good, and there is so much beauty it's overwhelming in the most heart warming of ways. 

So that's what I woke up with this morning, and I thought I'd share it with you. 

Spring Seeds!

wowowowow! I just got back from a 10 day trip/workshop/vacation at Juniper Moon Farm! I am still decompressing, and I haven't quite been able to really sleep since I got back, so I'm a little wired, a little weary, and missing my peeps, and all my new friends (Jerry the Llama). 

So as I collect my thoughts for an epic post, start my seeds for my garden, finish up fabric, send off The Meadow to print, and all around pull myself together I wanted to have a little sale. Because we are starting fresh people. This is a big week for me. 

Until Sunday you can have 20% off any items in my pattern shop. Just use the discount code SEEDLINGS. That's just 4 days, but enough time to decide if there is something that you've had your eye on, and want to put in the queue for this spring/ summer. Or on your wall for that matter. 

A word about the quilt, The Meadow. Obsessed. 

No but really. This quilt has caused me a little heart ache, with it getting lost and what not, but when it got to the farm from Angela on Thursday, it's like all my dreams came true. So is the pattern late? Yes. Is it on its way? Yes. Does it use Hello Pilgrim and most of the back Pearl Bracelets and Jewel Prints? Yes. Is it a pain in the butt? Yes. But can't you see how worth it it all is? I hope so. The pattern will ship in 2 weeks. Shops, if you are selling Hello Pilgrim and want to carry the pattern, let me know, so your order will get turned around immediately. It will also be carried by Checker for sure, so you know. 

And another thing. If you want to read up on the week here are some great posts

From Virginia, Lisa, Amy, and Susan

I'm feeling joyful and hopeful. The feeling of Our House by Crosby Stills Nash and Young pretty much sums up my mood today. An all time favorite. 

I still love everything and everyone. It's amazing!

I'll duck back in soon. 

And one more thing... I still owe you an explanation about Hello Pilgrim, the actual pattern names, and the colorways that peeps are jumbling up. So that's a lot of posts I've promised for this week... 

yikers.