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Earth day, birthdays and the natural state

Well a bunch has happened since my last post. On Sunday, Tyrone and I rode our his’n'her matching yellow Schwinn bicycles to Lincoln’s Earth Day Celebration at Antelope Park. Our neighbor Barbara organized it, and had been organizing it for weeks before. There were a lot of good resources there for recycling and community supported agriculture, and alternative energy, which would have been great to immerse ourselves into, but,

….we’re moving to Arkansas in June. It is official, and my last day at my current employer is on Friday. We will be moving into a reclaimed cement mixer there, Covington Towers. We’ll have the tower on the left. I don’t have an offical new job yet, so keep an eye on this blog, as I may start selling some crafts. If you need any custom crafting (coozies, bags, simple sewing), leave me a note on this blog as it goes directly to my email. Personalized crafts make great wedding gifts, and handmade recycled items reduce our imports from China, as well as keep bulk out of the land fill. (steps off soapbox)

It was my brother’s birthday this weekend too. This Christmas, his girlfriend Jari donated a bunch of 100% wool sweaters and blue plastic bags to my craft bank. One of the sweaters was blue and white, and one of the first gifts my brother ever gave Jari. It also didn’t fit quite right, but Tom didn’t find this out until a few years later. So when Tom and Jari’s birthdays came around, (YES THEY ARE TOM AND JARI! YES, I tried to embroider the beloved cat and mouse on them.) I decided they needed something special:



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Tom’s coozie had an isotope design on the back. He works with nuclear power, so I like to think he would enjoy Homer Simpson accessories. Check out the French Knot detail/thumb rest nucleus:

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 The earth week festivities conclude with our Arbor Day party on Friday.  Not sure what I’m going to make for it yet.

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