I went to Portland Church of Craft this Sunday, which was so much fun. Fifty-two people came out to craft with felted sweaters, and everyone made such cool things! I already knew that I wanted to sew a pig-something to celebrate the Chinese New Year. So I thought about doing a pincushion or a stuffed…
I don’t think I’m going to be online much this weekend, so I thought I’d go ahead and wish you a very happy Chinese New Year on Sunday! I’ll be celebrating at Church of Craft, myself. I took these pictures in Chinatown in Los Angeles last month and just loved the little guys especially… and…
When I went to Reading Frenzy yesterday I was extra excited to choose some new postcards from one of my favorite artists, Carye Bye of Red Bat Press. I love her designs — they’re woodcut and letterpressed, then hand-colored — and she introduces new pieces every month or two. Since I love Portland bridges and…
I love to cook, but I’m a not-great food photographer at the best of times, and usually end up with my finished product at night anyway without my greatest ally, natural light. But I actually made something kind of cute during the day yesterday afternoon, so I thought I’d share my vegetarian pigs in blankets…
I’ve lived in Oregon for eleven years and somehow never made it to the state fair until this year — which is so weird when I stop and think about it, because when I lived in North Carolina I hardly ever missed it. But you know how you never get around to doing all the…
I first learned how to knit in 2000 (the same year I learned how to sew with a machine, discovered getcrafty.com, and started my handmade business). And in the ensuing six (seven? wow!) years I’ve always knitted a little bit here and there, but almost always in the cold months — I think the pig…
I’ve been a beginning-intermediate knitter for about six or seven years now and so far the most complicated thing I’ve made is my little “Mobile Monster” pig (see above) from Stitch n Bitch Nation. I have big dreams of making a real garment one day, something pretty and fitted like Jenna Adorno’s Tempting sweater… or…