I’m jumping into Kayte‘s Color Week challenge late — here are a couple of my pictures that came to mind for today’s colors. I love pink and red (I got married in pink, it was perfect for me) and I’d say three days out of five I’m wearing at least one of them! Diane taught…
We just got back from our blissful mini-summer vacation up in Zig Zag — it was so much fun. Our cabin had a gorgeous back deck right over Clear Creek and we hung out there every day… the weather was beautiful, too. I can’t wait to go back. Anyway, now that I’m in Portland and…
I made this simple coin quilt (actually a reversible duvet cover) for my mom’s 60th birthday in April. I sewed the whole thing in a week in LA, right before we moved back to Portland, so it was kind of a whirlwind — and then I flew with it hidden in an extra suitcase in…
My write-up of the amazing Renegade Craft Fair (Brooklyn 2007 edition) has just gone up at Venuszine.com if you’d like to check it out! I loved the fair, there was so much incredible handmade stuff to look at… I sold there last year and that was great too, but it was really cool to walk…
I’m so pleased that my review of Amy Karol‘s new book, Bend-the-Rules Sewing, is up at the Adorn blog! Amy did a little interview with me on a few of her favorite pieces to make, plus some tips and tricks for happy sewing. I love the projects she designed and I am especially longing to…
I meant to post this yesterday before things got super busy and Friday rapidly disappeared into the rear-view mirror, but if you are in LA, please check out the lovely “Everything Must Go” opening at Glu Gallery tonight! The details: 7424 Beverly Blvd. in Los Angeles, from 7-10 pm. My dear friend Stacy Elaine Dacheux…
Etsy has teamed up with Instructables for a new crafty contest: Sew Useful. It’s also a fundraiser for the One Laptop Per Child organization (Etsy is donating all fees plus $1 per entry). And the deadline has just been extended to July 16 so you have plenty of time to dream up something good! I’ll…
My friend Megan tipped me off to the big news that after a long and uncertain drought, Gocco printers and supplies will be available at Paper Source here in the US as of June 22! You can also pre-order any Gocco item by calling 888.727.3711. I’m not sure which printer model they’re selling, but since…
I adore Martha Stewart and I think her new crafts line is amazing. If you’re interested in checking it out, now is the perfect time: you can get a special Friends and Family discount for 10% off any order, good through Friday, June 22. Just shop on the Martha Stewart Crafts website and enter the…
Did you know that Etsy is turning two this month? I got to stop by the Etsy Labs yesterday, which was flat-out amazing — it’s such a cool space and everyone is super nice. It seriously made me want to move here so I can come to their craft nights and hang out with Julian…
So the fabulous Felt Club XL Summer is a month away (!) and I wanted to mention a few new details I heard about recently. First — Jenny and Wendy, the Singing Librarian, are doing another free crafty event this Saturday at Whole Foods on Fairfax. Pamper yourself and concoct some handmade bath and body…
I’m finally in Brooklyn after an afternoon surprise yesterday: all the flights into LaGuardia and most of the other New York area airports were delayed or cancelled due to approaching thunderstorms, and I ended up spending the night at a hotel in Chicago instead of crafting a Yoda doll with Julian. Bummer. Oh well, I…