a blog by selina zawacki
Hi! I’ve spent a lot of july as a fancy heated cat bed. First, it was because Mike and I were isolating as a planned precaution after he got back from a work trip (he pretty much stayed in the bedroom for a week). Then despite our best efforts, masking in the apartment, blasting air…
A combination of a few things inspired me to try block printing fabric for the first time this weekend: This Celeste bath towel by KJP that I picked up at Prelude & Dawn Discovering @meg_____makes and her amazing hand-painted and printed textiles on instagram A neon pink Jacquard textile paint I found at Crush &…
Sarah used her friends and family pass to bring me to her studio for day, and taught me how to throw on a wheel, trim and glaze! My first thrown piece!! These were the other 3 pieces I threw – I accidentally pressed through the clay to the board for one of them, so Sarah…
I wore my newest sewing project to hang out with friends in a non-zoom setting today~ ♡ This was made using the Steele Pinafore pattern by Elbe Textiles, which is available in up to a 58.5″ bust. I call it a “cheater” Steele Pinafore because I was feeling lazy and nixed the open sides and buttons…
Last summer when I visited Illinois, my dad and I traded lasercutting materials. I gave him heat transfer vinyl in a bunch of colors, and he gave me some silver and gold foil, as well as a sheet of natural rubber. I only recently figured out the perfect idea to make with the rubber –…
Last weekend my friend Sarah (of Waldo Pottery) invited me over to play with clay. 🙂 The main event was creating a palette out of a slab, but she also ended up showing me how to make a pinch pot and coil pot as well. I found it so soothing to work with clay and…
Forgot to take non-food photos again during my hangout with Amy 😩💖, but had my camera all set so I got mike take some shots of the Elbe Textiles #steelepinafore I made last week~ I’ve been wanting to sew this pattern since it came out last year, and am glad I finally did because I…
I wanted to bake something for Michelle’s birthday, so over the weekend I baked these Regency Queen Cakes. I found the recipe by googling “regency dessert recipe” and clicking one of the first results that came up. 😂 I largely followed the recipe aside from a few small changes: I halved the recipe, then added…
This weekend Michelle threw the most elaborate, Regency-themed party to celebrate her birthday. 🌸👑💖 It’s been awhile since I’ve been to a themed party, and even if my pandemic brain thinks it’s a little more work than dressing normally, I have to say it’s definitely worth it. It’s so much fun creating a mini world…
I think I’ve wanted to make the Grainline Studio Field Bag ever since I first saw the sewing pattern, but I really could not think of a good reason for doing so. But then, after I finally started crocheting and knitting, I realized I finally had a practical use for it. 🎉😂 I accidentally washed…