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A Great Big Bloggy Re-Org

July 28, 2010

Recently, I had a consulting session with the fabulous Kirsty Hall. She pointed out a number of things I really need to tune up here at the ol’ CraftyPod.

(Because, no matter how much you know about blogging or any other subject, you can never beat the laser-beam view from a fresh set of eyes. Especially, [...]

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Hey! There’s a CraftyPod Flickr Group now!

January 4, 2010

Okay, so as I was surfing around the interwebs, I discovered this interesting website called Flickr. Maybe you’ve heard of it?

…And it appears that you can set up your own groups on this Flickr. So I had this really revolutionary idea: Why don’t I create a group for CraftyPod? You know, where people could share [...]

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CraftyPod has a whole new look! (FINALLY.)

December 30, 2009

I don’t think anybody would deny that the ol’ CraftyPod has needed an overhaul for quite some time. It’s one of my biggest failings: I get involved in so many projects all the time, I always get behind on maintenance things.

Anyway. This new layout is a work in progress, but already orders of magnitude better [...]

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Happy Holidays, Y’all!

December 24, 2009

It’s Christmas Eve and a nice, puttery day around here. I hope you’re having a fun and relaxing celebration, too.

Thank you so much for reading this blog in 2009. It is always a joy and a privilege to share crafty goodness with such a talented, excellent-brained group of kindred spirits.

Here’s to a 2010 filled with [...]

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Dispatch from The Pumpkin Patch

October 10, 2009

Here’s where I’m spending my October weekends – at The Pumpkin Patch on Sauvie Island. I’m helping my parents with their Fall photo booth.

Here’s the stage, all set for photo-subjects.

My job is to pull the images from the camera and make photo prints.

The Patch is a hub of activity all month – hayrides, animals to [...]

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Review: The Enthusiast

July 14, 2009

Something a little different today – a review of a fiction novel!
The Enthusiast isn’t exactly a crafty novel, although crochet does figure prominently in the plot. Actually, the back-cover summary had me at hello:
“Henry Bay has his own America going. If there’s an offbeat interest or extreme sport that’s poised to sweep the nation, chances [...]

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Made stuff, Mom stuff

May 8, 2009

Happy Friday! A couple cool things happened around the webby-neighborhood today:

This week’s tutorial went up at CraftStylish. Since it’s Weddings & Celebrations month over there, I made these cute party favor baskets from stiffened fabric. They’re super easy to make (just need lots of drying time) and are fun table decorations.

And then, I was honored [...]

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I’m now the steward of my family’s button stash!

April 14, 2009

In the OMG, OMG, OMG Department, my grandmother recently sent me a box of buttons. Some are from her stash, and some are from my great great grandmother’s stash. Yes, I pretty much was freaking out.

I still have a lot of sorting and photographing to do, but here are a few early highlights! I love [...]

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Rinse and Repeat

March 14, 2009

Taking a break from the repetitive process of preparing my taxes to share a couple of repetitive crafty things I’ve been working on lately.

I’m making a large number of Kanzashi flower magnets for my publisher to use in marketing my upcoming book. Many more of these in my future….

And then, here’s a magazine reed project [...]

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Recent Doin’s

February 18, 2009

Busy busy over here this week! Here are some recent events:

I scored these beautiful handmade buttons over at Lisa’s shop. She’s amazing with polymer clay. Writes a dang fine blog, too.

It’s also Nephew Birthday Season, so K. and I are hard at work on the construction of a puppet theater. More on this later!

And . [...]

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