…and I do mean early! I just got the okay to post about a Halloween project I’ve been working on this week for CRAFT magazine — one of five handmade costumes for kids that Natalie Zee Drieu will be presenting on the CBS Early Show on Saturday! CRAFT asked me, Nancy Flynn, Cathy Callahan, and…
I got a chance to do some crafting for fun this week, for the first time in far too long! I whipped up some fun appliqued pieces for my dear friend and for her little boy, due in December. I found a onesie, a baby shirt, a bib, and a t-shirt for her at the…
Heather Mann, who edits CROQ, and Lee Meredith, who writes and publishes do stuff!, are two of the most prolific crafter-writers I know — they both work on all kinds of cool projects, not least of which are their jam-packed crafty zines. If you haven’t had the pleasure of checking their publications out, do stuff!…
Cathy Pitters of Bossa Nova Baby is having an art opening tonight at Alma Chocolate on NE 28th here in Portland. She sent me a couple of photos from hanging the show earlier today, and like the sneak peek I got at her studio the other day, they look amazing! En Memoria & Dolorosa (two…
A quick PSA: the deadline to register to vote here in Oregon, or change your address if you’ve moved recently, is tomorrow (Tuesday 10/16) for the November 6 election. You can update your address online or register here if you live in Multnomah County, or go here for info covering the rest of the state….
I’m teaching the featured craft project at the free DIY table all afternoon at Crafty Wonderland on Sunday — Martha Stewart‘s Clothespin Bats! You can find instructions and templates for the project here — it’s very kid-friendly and a super cute way to decorate the house for Halloween. We’ll have all the supplies on hand,…
One of my favorite designers, Torie Nguyen of Totinette, is having a trunk show this Thursday night at Mabel & Zora! It’s part of Alberta St.’s Fashion by Flashlight, a special evening of trunk shows and sales up and down the street. She’ll have tons of designs for sale like earrings in fall colors with…
Kayte and I are taking the train up to Seattle on Friday for her Plush You! opening, which I’m really looking forward to! The show looks fantastic and I’m excited to see all hundred artists’ take on all things plush. If you’re in town, don’t miss the opening — it’s from 5 – 9 on…
I got a sneak peek at Diane Gilleland‘s crafty map of Portland when it was in progress but now that she’s unveiled the official version, I’m even more impressed! She’s included dozens of places to shop for craft supplies, take classes, sell your handmade work, or see craft shows… an impressive complement to her one-stop…
I’m so pleased that Faythe Levine has turned her craft documentary, Handmade Nation, into a brand-new book project. She’s co-authoring with Cortney Heimerl and their book will be published by Princeton Architectural Press in November 2008, with fonts specially created by the lovely Kate Bingaman-Burt. Handmade Nation will profile twenty-five crafters around the country (a…
I was so excited to see Beth Slovic’s “Crafty B*tches” cover story in today’s Willamette Week! She interviewed me and dozens of other crafters for the feature and I really appreciate her graceful, layered approach to crafts and feminism as well as culture and commerce, and Portland as a community inclusive of all these things….
I really love Meg Mateo Ilasco‘s creative business bible, Craft Inc., and I’ve been poring over my copy — it covers everything from pricing to PR, and copyright to craft fairs. She interviewed designers in all walks of craft, like Jill Bliss, Lotta Jansdotter and Denyse Schmidt, and includes their advice, triumphs and war stories…