My friend Jen of DIY Lounge and Knot Ugly Designs passed on all the details of the Secret Society Sale, which is going on this Sunday, 11/30. There’s a fantastic line-up of vendors selling everything from handmade chocolates to letterpressed cards. And best of all, the artists and crafters are generously donating 10% of their…
I am a huge fan of Sunset magazine (not to mention their indispensible Western Garden Book) and I am so excited that Ivy Manning thought of me for her crafty holiday gifts feature in the new issue! I have subscribed forever, and it was downright thrilling when it arrived this week and there I was…
If you’re looking for some easy, crafty holiday gifts to make this year, some of my favorites are beaded drop Solo Earrings and the star of my book cover, the Vintagesque Necklace! Both projects are very beginner-friendly and a lot of fun to make. You can find the video tutorials for each of them right…
I have hardly started to think about holidays myself, but now that it is the Week Of (for some of us, anyway), I’m about to steel myself for a trip to Trader Joe’s for the Thanksgiving grocery list. I tried to go last night and well, everyone else in Southeast Portland was already there, so…
Hooray, my gocco inks and supplies came (from the highly recommended, super nice Northwood Studios) and Sarah, Caitlin and I are going to re-print my election postcards this afternoon! I’m excited to print another round. I’m heading out to get another paper color shortly… as much as I love red sparkle it’s time for a…
Our household is still collectively a bit under the weather so the non-essentials have fallen by the wayside this week. But this afternoon was so beautiful in a low-key fall-but-not-raining-(!) kind of way that I pounced on the chance to take Pearl on a long walk. We looped all around Southeast, dropped her little pink…
We are slightly under the weather around here so I’ll keep it simple today and point you somewhere else: I wrote up this how-to over at CraftStylish this week to make an any-big-charm centerpiece necklace. The handsome star of mine is from Ornamentea if you’re in the market for an octopus in particular…
I’m in a rush but wanted to post about some awesome, AWESOME stuff in LA this weekend! Man, I wish I could make it down there. Weren’t we all supposed to have personal jetpacks and moon colonies and time machines by now?! and coming soon… woo hoo! And if you are in Portland, Alicia is…
We had some lovely visitors this week — Mr. and Ms. A-Go-Go came all the way from Los Feliz to hang out! We went to Burgerville, Knittn Kitten, and the Little Blue Waffle Wagon, got rained on, got some sunny moments, and took some pictures… they are awesome folks. And here Jessica and I are…
So, I pretty much stick to writing about positive stuff here — basically, things I like (with the exception of discriminatory constitutional amendments) and projects to make. But today I have a request to make, if anyone in Portland can possibly help. It’s just a little thing, I guess, but it’s gotten under my skin….
Things have been a little busy lately, with some work and plenty of Pearl time, plus the lows and highs of a migraine, a round of dim sum, and a trip to the zoo to meet the new baby elephant in the mix… he was awfully cute! but now that I’m back in front of…
Okay, a personally stressful day gave way to a politically amazing night! I wouldn’t have it any other way. I sewed this hope flag up this morning using the last print I had from Josh and Sarah‘s awesome Screenprinting for Change party! All the t-shirts and onesies found homes, the ones we kept for ourselves…