I wrote up a review of Jill Bliss‘s “Forest Coral” show at ReForm School on the Adorn blog this morning, if you’re interested in checking it out! The show runs through Friday and it’s just lovely. I brought one of the terrariums Jill made home with me, and it’s been so nice to have it…
This weekend I went on a couple of crafty excursions in the neighborhood, which was fun. On Saturday Andrew and I walked all over Hawthorne looking for some cool vintage furniture and house stuff. We didn’t find the record cabinet, chairs, or desk of our dreams just yet, but we did score this incredible thing…
Tomorrow is the first class in Torie Nguyen‘s amazing four-part small business series, and there’s still time to sign up! You can take any or all of the classes, which are offered every Saturday through May, and since Torie is offering them at Bakery Bar this time, you can learn the ins and outs of…
I can hardly believe it’s already May! But I just heard that the summer Felt Club show planning is well underway: Jenny just posted the application. You have until May 18 to get your info in, and the show will be Sunday, July 15 at the Ex-Plex in Echo Park. I can’t wait — I’m…
The Martha Stewart Crafts line officially launches at Michaels today! When I was in North Carolina last week, my mom and I stopped by the Capital Blvd. Michaels to pick up some fun art supplies for my nephew’s visit, and I got a tantalizing peek at the Martha aisle-to-be… Sadly, I missed the unveiling of…
Andrew and I are on the home stretch with nearly everything packed up, and I just had a lovely last trip to Ord Noodle with Cathy, and have a last naked lady party tonight at Jessica‘s (and I’m bringing four boxes of stuff over!). Tomorrow we’re driving the first chunk of the 1100 miles back…
The post office has some awesome new Star Wars stamps out, and they’re running a contest where you can vote for your favorite stamp of the whole collection — the winner will get its very own sheet of stamps. You can vote once a day for the next month, so if you have divided loyalties,…
I recently got a couple of Jennifer Perkins‘ Crafty Curios — colorful bags full of trinkets and vintage sparkly bits to remake into new jewelry and accessories. She includes a blank ring, hairpin, and earring wires to get you started, which is super handy. I got both a white and a pink mix-up: and picked…
This month has been a total whirlwind of busy-ness between travel and work and extra stuff, and I have sadly neglected my little craft blog for the last couple of weeks… but for good reason: Andrew and I are moving back to Portland next week! He’s been working up there for the last six weeks…
I’m in North Carolina to visit my mom this week, and the paper this morning had an article on the Raleigh chapter of the American Sewing Guild. The members are having a birthday party on Saturday and inviting people to stop by for a big rummage sale of sewing supplies, plus there’s the chance to…
Update from Anna: One of the sellers in the etsy_lj group on Livejournal is donating all of the proceeds from her shop to the Hokie Spirit Memorial Fund. She suggested listing items and tagging them with “hokiefund.” Her shop is here. thanks, Anna!! Like so many of us, I’ve just felt utterly sad and wrung…
Alison Gordon, crafter of WonderlandQ, co-organizer of Bazaar Bizarre and Sampler Contributor Relations superhero, very recently faced a medical emergency. Like so many other independent artists and crafters, Alison is without health insurance. The Wonderland Retreat etsy shop (named in honor of Alison’s website) was created by her friends to help ease the financial burden…