Lacis Museum of Lace and Textiles

Because of Museum Day, I decided to go to a museum. How could you not? I decided to go Lacis in Berkeley, CA. They had a very interesting exhibit on pina cloth. Pina cloth is made from the sinews and fibers from the pineapple tree.  They scrape the leaves with a pottery shard to get … Continue reading Lacis Museum of Lace and Textiles

Weekend Unwind

I'm writing this as I sit on a blanket at Limantour Beach in California with a Coconut LaCroix in hand. Well, since it's Columbus Day weekend, my family decided to drive to the beach for a day. It's one of my favorite places (Beaches on the whole or the coast). The weather here is wonderful--sunny … Continue reading Weekend Unwind

Back to school notebook covers

Hiya! Are you ready for school? I'm not ;-). But, oh well, let's warm up by decorating some notebook covers. Lab Notebook Ok, so here I have a standard composition notebook. Some people sand the covers before beginning but I personally have seen not difference between sanded and not sanded covers. Cover the spine with … Continue reading Back to school notebook covers