I don’t know if you’ve seen this morning’s update over at craftzine yet, but publisher Dale Doughtery has announced that the current issue, CRAFT: 10, will be the last one in print. I love the magazine, as both a reader and a contributor, and I am really sad to lose the beautiful look and feel…
I have a little announcement/celebration/giveaway today: I haven’t had a chance to mention it much until now, but I have a new craft book coming out next month called Button It Up! I’m so excited to have something to share after all these months, and to celebrate, I’d like to offer up some of my…
I was so lucky to see the world premiere of Coraline here in Portland last week, and it was amazing! I won’t give any secrets away in case you haven’t seen the film yet, but if you’re interested, I wrote up a post about the evening here at West Coast Crafty, and all my photos…
I bought some valentines and a coffee cozy at yesterday’s Crafty Wonderland, and while I love what I got, I spotted something else that I just can’t stop thinking about… Jennifer Kenworth, aka Juanita, has unveiled some new and magnificent black velvet paintings, including that fantastic portrait of Barack Obama on election night! I have…
Just wanted to check back in after a break of much longer than I’d planned (as usual) to say hello! I’ve always wanted to make this more of a cool-beading-stuff blog that’s more than just occasional announcements about the book, but it’s been a super busy year. So, starting now I’m going to post over…
My tutorial to make a felt fortune cookie and matching ring (the little secret spin-off I hinted about last week) just went up at CraftStylish! If you have a minute to check it out, I’d love to hear what you think. Here’s a look at my set, I do like that little ring… Speaking of…
I was so lucky to get to attend the world premiere of Coraline last night here in Portland! It was absolutely amazing, to say the least. I was so captivated by the gorgeously hand-crafted details… some of our friends worked on the film as stop-motion animators and artists, and they and everyone else at Laika…
I’m so excited to announce two book events here in Portland to celebrate the March 3 release of Button It Up! If you’re local, I would love it if you can stop by either or both of these, I think they’ll be a lot of fun. The very first one is at Powell’s Books on…
I went to Target this week for some household necessities but what I was really looking for was the new Orla Kiely home collection… and yay, there it was! If you’re in Portland, I had luck at the 205 location. It’s all on an endcap near the ironing boards upstairs, and they had a pretty…
try saying that five times fast! I stitched up a ton of these little felt fortune cookies for the play food swap Pearl and I are part of. I snapped some photos before I shipped them off to the organizer (bless her) and here they are! loose: and packaged up, two to a person: I…
Are you making your own Valentines this year? If you’re planning crafty surprises for your favorite folks, here are two ideas you might want to try… I wrote up this tutorial for making a beaded valentine card over at CraftStylish this week – it’s very simple to do, and you can customize it with any…
I finally put one of my favorite possessions up in the kitchen this afternoon — a kitchen-themed Vera tea towel calendar from my birth year, 1974. Seems a little bit fitting since I am an Ox and things have come around to my year again! Like most January birthday folks, I’m a tag-along with the…