Stories from someone just fumbling through
So what do you get when your aloe plant tries to stuff all five pounds of itself into a one pound container? You get something like this... Except this photo was taken after I pruned it. So imagine it being twice this size. I'm an awful plant owner, I know. I've been meaning to do… Continue reading How to make toothpaste
I thoroughly enjoy making quilts out of t-shirts. I would like to submit Exhibit A, B, and C into evidence: And although t-shirt quilt making is totally awesome, it generates a lot of waste. If you're like me, you feel bad throwing out all that good fabric so you hoard it. You hoard it to… Continue reading The T-shirt Rug
In classic Jaime fashion, this is my second attempt at this post due to the fact that my first attempt randomly included a pic of my bright-white, bare legs-- tattoos and all-- for reasons unbeknownst to moi. Sorry if I burned anyones eyes...it's all good. So here we go again... I wanted to do a… Continue reading The secret life of a bubble mailer.
A few months ago I offered to sew lined covers for the equipment in the Museum of the Earth's fossil Preparation Lab. Everything came out so beautifully that I had to share a few pics. The big slab you see in front of the equipment is an actual dinosaur bone that is waiting to be… Continue reading Science & Sewing
The Unmaker 