Holiday craft picks, whip-up style!

Kathreen of whip-up has put together a very nice two-part series of favorite handmade holiday crafts, compiled by the site’s contributors — one set to buy and one set to make. I sent in four of my all-time favorites and here they are! I love everything at Star Wars Kids Crafts but the Droidel and…

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Winter craft books giveaway at Adorn!

Just a quick post to let you know that I have three great craft books up for grabs over at the Adorn blog, so be sure to comment on that post for a chance to win one of them! I wrote mini-reviews of each and picked a favorite project to spotlight, so check out the…

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Seaplane holiday sale + Ace Hotel hook-up

I am a big fan of Seaplane, and sold my jewelry and skirts there for many years, so I’m excited about their holiday sale coming up this weekend! FRIDAY SATURDAY AND SUNDAY DEC. 7-9 15% off storewide -including a new shipment of prairie underground and “collections” fashion show pieces 20% off all jewelry – favorites…

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Craft fairs coming right up!

If you’re in Seattle or the Bay Area, be sure to mark your calendars for some stellar craft fairs on the horizon. I wish I could go myself, but I’m here in Portland this weekend… This weekend (Dec. 1 and 2) Urban Craft Uprising is going on at the Seattle Center with over a hundred…

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the last week in pictures

Things got so busy with work last week, and then it was so tempting to just take a few days off from everything for the holiday so sorry to be absent for so long! Here’s a little photo catch-up of a few of my favorite things (food and day trips) and I’ll write up some…

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patchwork swap redux

I just got back from LA yesterday and I’m so glad to be home! I had a great but super exhausting weekend and it is nice to catch my breath for a minute and be done with flying and packing suitcases for a while… more on Felt Club and the ReForm School party tomorrow. I…

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Chronicle Books sale!

I love books from Chronicle — I always do so much of my Christmas shopping with them and I love that 30% off + free shipping package. LA has been great so far — the ReForm School party was amazing and I got to hang out and walk around the neighborhood all day in between…

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DIY Lounge party + Santa Lucia dolls

Tomorrow night (Wednesday 11/14) is the fantastic DIY Lounge/Collage opening party! It sounds awesome. Jen promises there will be raffles, prizes, in-store discounts, tasty refreshments and music by DJ Richard Rockstar! The only thing I don’t like about all the cool stuff going on on Alberta, like Amy’s book party last week, is what a…

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