Pearl and I walked over to Hawthorne today and I found the summer sandals of my dreams on clearance at Imelda’s! I also snapped up this awesome vintage paneled maxi-skirt that I want to make into a dress, at House. Love the animals in the print, kind of like Lilly Pulitzer but even more so….
I’m very happy to be teaching a new jewelry-making class as part of the Summer of Making next month at the wonderful PNCA here in Portland! The Continuing Education department has put together a fantastic line-up of classes, and they’re offering a very generous giveaway this week if you help spread the word about them……
I’m very happy to be teaching a new jewelry-making class as part of the Summer of Making next month at the wonderful PNCA here in Portland! The Continuing Education department has put together a fantastic line-up of classes, and they’re offering a very generous giveaway this week if you help spread the word about them……
I’m very happy to be part of the Summer of Making next month at the wonderful PNCA here in Portland! The Continuing Education department has put together a fantastic line-up of classes, and they’re offering a very generous giveaway this week if you help spread the word about them… from the blog: We have a…
Diane snapped some photos of the crafting going on at our Buttoning It Up demo at Maker Faire on Sunday! She said it was a lovely time and that people made some very cute hairclips! She was also nice enough to snap a photo of my books and jewelry kits in the Maker Shed —…
My friend Carye Bye, the super woodcut/painting/letterpress talent behind the Red Bat Press line of cards and prints two of my favorites from a couple of years ago is going to be unveiling her newest project tomorrow night: Hidden Portland, an art show and accompanying hand-illustrated book about the museums of the city! Part travel…
Andrew was working on a project in Seattle all last week, so instead of flying down to the Golden State as planned, Pearl and I ended up heading up to the Evergreen State for a couple of days instead. We stayed right downtown, which was fun, and got to visit the market, the big awesome…
Well, the good news is that Button It Up will be at Maker Faire this weekend! Yay! Somewhat more of a bummer is that I won’t be there myself. I was so excited to go, and then instead of the family vacation we’d planned, things downgraded to me wrangling a lively toddler solo while flying,…
I’m excited to announce that Button It Up will be part of the magnificent Maker Faire this weekend! Unfortunately, I couldn’t make it in person myself… traveling solo with a one-year-old got a little too complicated, and I’m so disappointed to miss it. But lucky for me, my dear friend and Button It Up contributor…
I love veggie burgers — and after a few too many gardenburgers at restaurants with no other vegetarian options, a good homemade one* is amazing. So when I joined another play food swap I immediately thought of making some felt veggie burgers (since Pearl is also a fan), and after a brief and unproductive flirtation…
This weekend was just amazing. I can’t remember the last time Andrew and I both had three days off in a row (it definitely wasn’t in 2009) and I got to do a lot of my favorite things — gardening, vintage-dress-wearing, barbecuing, visiting the farmer’s market, going out to lunch, taking a long walk, and…
I wanted to mention over here that the lovely and talented Jennifer Perkins has posted a book review and giveaway for Button It Up, plus an interview she did with me about button shopping, button-stash organizing, crafting with a Pearl in tow, and some of my favorite recent projects. You can enter to win a…