Little Red Riding Hood
[Image Cred: Artist: Kneil Melicano. This design was the winner of a most prestigious award for the year's best on Threadless.com. If you don't know about Threadless tee-shirts, check it out!]This...
View ArticleKnitting In Front of the Fire
It's been a while! The cloak pattern is going great - I need more yarn! I'm so happy I chose a difficult pattern to start with because I've learned so much! I learned three different increases. I used...
View ArticleBlueberry Muffins and Vegan Mac (n' Cheese)
RECIPE SHARE!I haven't shared anything in a while, so I thought I'd post the link to (and my thoughts on) the recipe for the blueberry muffins which were such a hit with the girls last night. These...
View ArticleGreat Stamping Tips
This site covers everything from paper qualities to embossing techniques to markers for coloring. A great resource!Gotta share this great stamp idea! The empty glass jar stamp has endless...
View ArticleScreen Printing For a Cause
Last week was the busiest I've had in a while. Per and I have been helping some friends on various aspects of an independent film they're making. In the film, Otis Under Sky, the main character is...
View ArticleMAKE My Heart Skip A Beat!
The new issue of MAKE Magazine is out and it's positively incredible! This issue, Re-Make America, should in the hands of every school, home, and workplace in the country. How inspirational! It's time...
View ArticleStitch N' Bitch Yarn!
Debbie Stoller, the powerhouse needle-wielder who wrote the Stitch Nation/Stitch N' Bitch series, has come out with a new line of yarn! There are three yarns to choose from and more than fifteen...
View ArticleVinyl Record Bookends
I have been trying to get our tiny house organized lately, adding shelves, and trying to find new ways to to use space creatively. Per put up some very utilitarian bookshelves a couple of weeks ago,...
View ArticleInvitations
Finally getting around to posting a couple of pictures of the invitations I made back in October for my friend's "Naughty or Nice" bridal shower and bachelorette party.The Bachelorette party was 80's...
View ArticleNo Non-Stick Nonsense
No beating around the bush: Recent studies have linked non-stick cookware to cancer. Cast iron and stainless steel remain the safest cookware you can have in your kitchen. And they're probably the...
View ArticleKia Neill: Terrain
If your heart is warmed by twinkling colored lights, moth wing silouhettes cast on a wall, and fantasy worlds made real, then you must experience this! Kia Neill creates environments using textured and...
View ArticleI ♥ Moss!
I miss Seattle. I miss the little city in the midst of the big rain-forest. I miss the sidewalks that are broken and pushed up by massive tree roots. I miss stairs and concrete covered in moss. I MISS...
View ArticleNew Year Brings Winds of Change
It's been a year since I last posted anything here. That seems reasonable as I think over the last year. I was kind of a hermit in 2010, but I can't think of many crafts or creative things I did while...
View ArticleOtis Under Sky Connects with its Audience, and now with the SXSW Film Festival.
You may remember this post from a while back when I did some screen printing for a friends' fundraiser. The fundraiser was for the film Otis Under Sky, an independent movie shot in and around Austin...
View ArticleThe Light Collective: An Interview with the Creators of the Otis Under Sky...
The Light Collective: Illuminating the World’s Connections(Full Interview by Treetrunkwise)Austin independent film, Otis Under Sky, has not only captured the attention of the SXSW Film festival, it...
View ArticleSummer Recipe Share: Watermelon Fresca and Super Gingerade!
I can't seem to get enough fresh juice during this early summer season. Since I don't have a juicer, I have been choosing fruits that go well in the blender, and using my own judgment on whether or not...
View ArticleDIY Tile Coasters
I recently came across several tutorials for DIY tile coaster and couldn't wait to try them! (Here are a couple (1, 2) of the tutorials I referenced to make my coasters.)The idea that really caught my...
View ArticleSpring Stationary
Yesterday I took a dizzying trip to the paper store, which I nearly left empty-handed after close to an hour of considering the possibilities. So many! So incredible! So fun!Settling on the minimum...
View ArticleLauren Fensterstock: Laguna Gloria
This morning I finally made it over to AMOA at Laguna Gloria to see this installation I've been drooling over on the website all week. Like the Kia Neill installation I posted about two Januarys ago,...
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