I just got an email that a bunch of stuff from the Martha Stewart line is on sale at Michaels this weekend. Cool! And speaking of lovely crafty shopping, if you are in the Bay Area, Jamie Marie Chan is hosting an awesome grand opening party for her new Urban Fauna Studio. I wrote more…
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…
Last fall I embellished some onesies and t-shirts for a friend’s baby, which was a super fun little project. I fused them with steam-a-seam and then zig-zagged around the edges to seal the deal: Yesterday, I was working on a bigger sewing project and found myself with a few minutes and a few leftover fabric…
We have a beautiful 60-year-old fig tree in our yard, and a few weeks ago I snapped a photo of one branch laden with little green baby figs: Well, yesterday we went over to see how they were faring and surprise! The tree was loaded with dozens and dozens of ripe delicious figs, with hundreds…
One of my favorite artists, Susie Ghahremani of boygirlparty, is having an art opening at Giant Robot in LA tomorrow — I would so love to go, but unfortunately I’m 800 miles north of things. from the invite: It’s time to get in touch with your “wild” side at the opening of Susie’s fifth solo…
Hey, just wanted to mention that I’m going to be on the AM Northwest show again tomorrow (Friday, 8/15), making earrings from Bead Simple — a pair of sparkly Solo Earrings and a dangly pair of Low and Swingy Earrings, too. They made a special request for me to bring Pearl along so she might…
Hey, just wanted to mention that I’m going to be on the AM Northwest show again tomorrow (Friday, 8/15), making earrings from Bead Simple — a pair of sparkly Solo Earrings and a dangly pair of Low and Swingy Earrings, too. They made a special request for me to bring Pearl along so she might…
We went up to Mt. Hood last weekend for our third wedding anniversary and Pearl’s three-monthiversary, and it was so relaxing and beautiful up there… one of the best parts was taking her on her first, second and third hikes, which she loved. Unfortunately, while we were gone my computer started blacking out and I…
I got some more sewing done: a set of swaddling blankets for a friend’s baby! The single most useful thing we have for Pearl is a good swaddling blanket so I wanted to make some muslin ones for summer. I’m planning to write up a tutorial next week if anyone else wants to stitch some…
Yesterday I sewed something for fun (instead of a deadline) for the first time in at least six months. Things have been so crazy lately, and my old craft room-turned-Pearl’s room has been endlessly in progress with piles of stuff (hers and mine) all over the sewing table. I’ve had my one and only nursery…
I adore books from Chronicle, and I just heard about their latest big sale from Christina yesterday — yippee! You can use the discount on their website or shop in person at their lovely store in San Francisco. here’s what’s on my wish list these days… Kyuuto! Japanese Crafts: Woolly Embroidery The Sunlight Print Kit…
Just heard about this awesome multi-printing workshop series, taught by my friend Carye. PRINT CAMP! A fun-filled weekend of all things print. You’ll earn buttons as you master print methods and printing equipment at the IPRC. Topics include: letterpress, Print Gocco, mimeograph, relief printing, papermaking and basic bookbinding. At the end, you’ll leave with an…