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There must have been some strangeness going on in the universe today regarding vehicles.  This morning, my friend, Lori, called and said she was driving with her daughter and her car broke down.  When her dad came to pick her up and take her home, his car died in her driveway.

Later today, I went to a birthday party in Lancaster.  Driving home, we got a flat.  Totally flat.  I don’t know why I didn’t just get out and change the damn thing, but I called AAA.   Having three hot and tired kids in the car may have something to do with it.  They came in about half and hour and we were on our way!

When I got home,  I got a call from my friend, Holly, who was at the same birthday party and her story really wins today.  She was driving home to Stow, and a car heading in the opposite direction hit the concrete barrier.  The windshield flew off and hit Holly’s car!  Dang!

So I hope you were safe today and your car disturbances were as mild as mine.

Hey guys!  Just letting you know that in preparation for my move to Clintonville, select items at my Westerville shop are 25% off!  Look for the dot, and get 25% off!  These are items from others wonderful crafters that I won’t be selling in my Clintonville location.

So there’s the news about the move too!  The shop in Java Central has been fun, but now it’s time to step out on my own and have a little place in one of my favorite neighborhoods!  At the new location, I will be selling only AmyD goods.  Olivia, at Wholly Craft, already does a great job with the crafty cross-section.  My things will still be at Wholly Craft too!  I love that place!

I haven’t set an opening date yet, but it will be in a few weeks.  I’m sharing the space with Rain Brothers.  Who doesn’t love a nice rain barrel?

Have you ever received a note like this from your insurance agent?

If your insurance agent was Ryan Morgan, I bet you would! He  runs brilliant.

Ryan sent me this note with some of these awesome decals!

Anyway, had to spread the love.

When my brother and his partner moved in together, they had HUNDREDS    of ties between the two of them.  I’ve been using ties in crafts for some time.  So when Tim asked if I wanted some, I thought it was great!  My brother then said, “Will you make us a quilt out of them? Seriously!  I will give you all these ties if you make a quilt and you can keep the rest”

I thought, “How hard can it be?”  I had made skirts with ties before.  I even remember a Sassy magazine article on how to make ties into a skirt from 1999 or so.  I just sew some ties together end to end and I get a quilt, right?

After two years, this bitch of a quilt is finally finished.  This says something about pain-in-the-ass factor of sewing a king-sized quilt made of ties and more about what a procrastinator I am.

I sewed the first panel on a machine.  After that, it became too heavy.  So I sewed smaller panels on the machine and then sewed the panels together by hand.  The quilt became a larger-than-life giant albatross.  I constantly nagged myself internally about not finishing the quilt.  Thereby, paralyzing myself into being unable to finish the quilt.

The quilt became a symbol of all the unfinished things I had started with such enthusiasm.  Friends always asked, “How’s the quilt coming along?”  Some even more boldly asked, “So did your brother love the quilt?”

Finally, the quilt is finished and on their lovely bed.  I think it must weigh a ton.  These aren’t big men, so I can imagine that they are pinned nightly under the weight of it!  Poor guys.  But now they have to cherish it and always stay together.  I refuse to let either one have it for themselves.

Here it is, on the bed.  My friend, Trish, who is an excellent photographer took this photo.

Has it been a long while since you’ve been to Uptown Westerville? From 6-9pm, this Friday you can enjoy a nice night walking in Uptown Westerville and visiting all the local shops. Merchants stay open later and the weather is going to be perfect. There are also vendors set up craft-fair style in the streets! I met some super-cool people last month and I’m sure this month will bear the same.

This weekend, there is a fun show at the Lyle Gallery. Emily Westenhouser, the paper artist, is premiering her new line of self-designed paper and also showing her original line of beautiful, sewn stationery.

Also there will be my newest styles (i’m really excited!) and Olivia, of Wholly Craft! (don’t you love Olivia?)

So come, check out the stationery, try on some clothes and see what’s new and exciting in handmade goods!

Opening reception is at 6:15 on May 17. The Lyle Gallery is locate at 615 E. Town St.

I just like the way that sounds!

I’m now selling shirts silk screened by Ohio’s own Supastarr! Carla is awesome and I’m so excited to carry some of her shirts at my shop in Java Central! (20 S. State St., Westerville, Ohio)

So stop by and check them out! My personal favorite is this one….

In my family are two camps.  One camp wants to be environmentally “proper” regardless of pain-in-the-ass factor.  The other camp will do the environmentally correct thing if it’s easy.  I decided to make these gift sets for that reason.

That’s me…bringing peace to the family unit.

Check out the “Easy Step Gift Set” at my site!

I was lucky enough to share my lunchtime with Michelle of Pizza Primo and Ryan of Brilliant. First of all, Ryan is fun to spend time with because there’s always something interesting on his mind.

Michelle, as you can see is lovely. You can even tell by looking how dang nice she is. Ryan’s not too shabby either.

The pizza at Pizza Primo kicks ass. I haven’t had a pleasant vegan pizza experience until now. They serve regular pizza, but they also have a vegan pizza. It has ALMONDS! Oh dear lord, it’s delicious. Plus, it’s cheap. Great ingredients at a steal! Here’s a picture of my pizza…..

Dear lord.

So go to Pizza Primo and tell them I sent you!

My daughters picked these. Dandelions are, by far, my favorite flower! I love their defiance. They smell great. They are delicious when properly prepared.

Every bloom has dozens of “official” flowers in it. Meaning dozens of individual flower parts. And they are so dang pretty. Tons of potassium in Dandelion root to boot. And great for your liver.