From the monthly archives:

January 2009

CHA Eye Candy

January 31, 2009

Okay, so after that last textbook-y CHA post, let’s cleanse our palates with a little eye candy. Then I’ll get into some more heavy stuff tomorrow.

Here are some bits of crazy-wonderful craftiness I spied on the show floor.

The incredibly-talented, incredibly-nice Sarah Hodson’s booth was a wonder, constructed entirely from corrugated cardboard. It was so [...]

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Okay, so – to begin my CHA coverage in earnest, I thought it might be good to give you some idea of what CHA is and what goes on at its annual trade shows. It’ll help us with some discussions to come later – there is so much to share about how our community of [...]

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CHA = WOW.

January 29, 2009

I’m inventing new words for “tired” over here, but I wanted to pop in and give you a first recap and preview of CHA coverage to come.

This was an amazing experience on so many levels. I saw all kinds of interesting new craft products, met lots of internet-friends in person, made some great contacts, and [...]

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A far better tea-lover than I could ever be.

January 27, 2009

Just had to share this:

After I posted about the tea chest Mandi made me, I had a comment from Joan, who made these amazing cafe curtains from tea bag envelopes.

Joan is clearly a genius. Who has an enviable collection of teas. :-)

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Get Your Black Heart On, at Dabbled

January 26, 2009

If perchance you’re not so excited about Valentine’s Day, then you’ll want to enter the second annual Dabbled Black Heart Anti-Valentines Day Contest. It’s organized by the fabulous Dot.

Here’s the deal, from Dabbled:

“The Rules:
Quite Simple: The theme is anti-valentines. Something a bit darker/creepier than you average valentine project–or however you interpret “Anti-Valentine”. Illustrations or any [...]

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Resource Roundup #14

January 25, 2009

A few things for you while I’m away at CHA…

Etsy has a special community project going on for V-Day. Here’s the scoop from Adam:

“In the spirit of love giving, Etsy has created a special project called Special Delivery. In a nutshell, this Valentine’s Day, we’re teaming up with Citymeals-on-Wheels to bring nutritious meals, handmade greeting [...]

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If I can make this quilt, anybody can.

January 24, 2009

Here’s this week’s CraftStylish tutorial – making a dead-simple quilt from two thrifted sheets and a blanket.

This is not only a recycling project, it’s a very easy intro to quilting. I made this one over the course of one and a half Audrey Hepburn movies, without a lot of work-space or a fancy sewing [...]

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PC Mystery Theater

January 23, 2009

Okay… here’s a crazy thing. I made myself a plastic canvas case for my iPod Touch. I was really happy with the result, too – I think this pattern is heavily influenced by the fab striped shirts worn on Freaks and Geeks. It speaks to my 70’s-grown soul. (And Sarah is the coolest for introducing [...]

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Tea-Lovers, prepare to envy…

January 22, 2009

I had the awesomest mail ever yesterday. Check this out:

Mandi and I did a little swap – since she has access to lots of Tazo Awake Tea, which I rely on for my very life, we decided to trade some crafty things for some caffeinated ones.

But when I opened the package, I squealed with delight [...]

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Yay! The Sister Project!

January 21, 2009

So, a lovely thing happened over the holidays: the folks from The Sister Project contacted me about featuring my work in their online gallery. The feature just went live on the site, and I couldn’t be more excited.

(Do you notice the presence of plastic canvas?)

The Sister Project, if you’re not familiar, is the creative child [...]

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← Previous Entries

January 2009

CHA Eye Candy

CHA 101

CHA = WOW.

A far better tea-lover than I could ever be.

Get Your Black Heart On, at Dabbled

Resource Roundup #14

If I can make this quilt, anybody can.

PC Mystery Theater

Tea-Lovers, prepare to envy…

Yay! The Sister Project!

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