best of sf

i haven't perused the entire list, but mi amiga deanna gibbons is featured here. she's a fantastic milliner and the other day hans, spot and i visited her studio where ginny and her were working and it is so inspiring. beautiful hats, all the hat forms lined up on the back wall, sewing machines, findings, and just great energy. congrats to hannah who just got an order from barney's! spot and i tried on a myriad of hats while deanna and hannah chatted about business. check out the list: http://www.sanfran.com/best_of_the_bay/best_of_the_bay/1

holdin' it together

i got screwed. yep, that's my hand, palm up.
isn't it amazing what a couple of teensy pieces of metal can do?

hooking up

so i'm sure it's juju's influence, but aren't hooks fantastic? i love how no extra hardware is required, no folding, no lumpy messes on the floor. these hooks from inno are the best. i've been contemplating coat rack ideas for awhile now and these have no footprint, err, i mean tree trunk. love love love

blackboard paint

so i was at john and usanee's and they have painted the table with blackboard paint! i hope putting plates on it doesn't mar the surface, but it looks great!

big kitty

amy amy amy. makingfiends.com = makingmepissmypantsinlaughter.com

plyboo

la tavola is home with love and help from spot, dwood and brauder. the sanguine remnants were verboten from removal but luckily they're hidden from squeamish diners.

caramelos

hbuns just tipped me to this beautiful site
www.papabubble.com
i hella heart the heart leaves in barcelona book 3, check them out.

plyboo

la tavola is home with love and help from spot, dwood and brauder. they insisted that the sanguine remnants not be removed; luckily they are not visible to the faint-hearted diner. next task: benches...

banh mi anybody?

ecco vinh's "silent h"
next time you're in billyburg, check it out. can you see the secret heart i gave him in the stencil? prolly not, it's very small and not such a secret anymo'. before i was thinking a host of smaller framed b&w's would fit the block, but the scale of the big mama is perfect vino!

shelving it

so i finally got pics of the walnut bookshelves i made last year. thanks lance & kipp!

gone gone gone

if you're ever feeling heavy and think that cutting some of that extra shit off will make you feel better, losing some fingers ain't no thang. be mindful that you should have a few key friends, one to drive you to hospital, one to alert the presses, and one with a plan to get you out of bankruptcy. but really people, my house was more stocked than sf's flower mart at 3am. thank you thank you thank you. well, i guess there will be a little more text now...unless you want to see gorey nailless digits? i miss my fingers, but y'alls have definitely got me thinking that i'll be fine without them. xoxo

check this

is this not amazingly beautiful?

slippers

winter's leaving, but the slippers are still here! scottie wears his all the time, i like to look at mine. don't know about the wee one.

back view

shorty

here's my latest dippity doo. i think the poches might be useless with the weight of the fabric, but i do love to have someplace to keep my mains froids.

looky looky

here's a table i just finished. it's for some friends and their new pad. soon there will be benches for them to sit on too!

high fives

peoples are making it happen!
jeanetta ran the tokyo marathon...IN THE RAIN!!!!
vinh's spot got a thumbs up on chowhound!
hannah's in nylon mag this month (march)!
yvette's cookbook is in press production!
sharlie had a baby!!
autumn has an opening coming soon!
xoxo
have we agreed, x's are kisses and o's are hugs?

hing wa

ok, so what's hing wa? it's me. well, i suppose if it were in mandarin it would be shing hua. regardless, that's me. so i was named after the communist manifesto, so what!?!?! so my name's happy china, i also have a big gold star with four minors tattoed on my red cheeks, so?

cold hands, warm heart

today we went to the park to play tennis and have a picnic. i was hoping for a big showing to have a tournament, complete with sweatbands and tube socks. alas, it was not to be. the weather showed for rain, but only some wind kicked up initially, rendering my digits chilly in their willies. spot and i rallied a good while, warming up and soon folks arrived. we found a picnic table for the more vertically challenged. (maybe it was actually to increase the feelings of picnicking...keeping you close to the ground) all i can say is cucumber sandwiches, joey specials, gruner veltliner, lemonade, and fresh citrus is delish. plus i heart kavli.

so warm is my heart, friends, furry balls, and fetish-worthy food.