My sweet and talented friend (and guest designer*, jewelry maker, and writer extraordinaire) Jennifer Perkins is a constant crafty inspiration to me — she’s always up to a million cool things at once! here we are on the set of her DIY Network show Craft Lab a few years ago And this week she has…
1. pomegranate limeade 2. the Powell’s happy hour deal 3. hanging out in our backyard 4. and the year of t-shirts from the Sewer and the Sewist!
Hey, it’s been a little while! I just posted a new jewelry project at CraftStylish — taking an old costume jewelry necklace apart and turning it into a necklace-and-earrings set with new chain and embellishments here and there. So if you’d like to check that out, it’s over here! Another project I did there recently…
…except that I like both of them, I guess. Our garden is kind of freaking out, in the best way. The combination of nice steady south-side sun, decent rain now and then, and some plain good luck has turned our formerly teeny snap peas, Red Russian kale and collard greens into giants! I took this…
When I saw a peek at this in Jenny’s flickr, I couldn’t resist zipping over to Home Ec to do a little fabric shopping… what an awesome idea! You can find your own set of 10 vintage-sheet fat quarters right here. No two packs are exactly alike, and I can assure you that Jenny has…
One of the things I didn’t get a picture of was all twenty of my finished party-favor terrariums together before they went to their new homes (darn!), but thanks to Caitlin, here are two of them living in harmony together. I found the little bunnies and dinosaurs at the Decorette Shop, rounded up some moss…
Pearl’s birthday party was so much fun! I finished all my craft projects in time (even with a very cool surprise side trip to Astoria in the mix Friday night), our dear friends came over to celebrate with us on a sunny Saturday afternoon, and she loved it all. Well, she didn’t like the cupcake…
I had the chance to visit the 2009 Oregon State Button Society show this month and it was spectacular! I had never been to a button show before, but Myrna Goldware (of The Needle fame) told me about it a few months ago, and I marked my calendar right away. I had Pearl in tow,…
After I finished those fun little applique projects, of course I had to dip into my Kitten stash of vintage pearl buttons for my Pearl button’s party! Here’s a peek at the two things I’m finishing up today…
I’m still on the birthday-crafting express this week, getting ready for Pearl’s little party on Saturday! I found this adorable skirt by Pearly Grey at last month’s Crafty Wonderland (which is coming up this Sunday if you’re in town!) and had to snap it up to be The Birthday Skirt. I think she’ll be able…
Pearl’s first birthday is this week and the Western Garden Book gave me an idea for something cool to celebrate. After calling everywhere I knew of here in Portland with no luck, I found exactly what I hoped for at Van Veen Nursery, an incredible place for azaleas and rhododendrons. They have thousands of varieties…