my first garden.

After tons of thought and talk about taking the homegrown plunge, I finally took direction from the current issue of ReadyMade. Our neighborhood isn’t known for it’s quality of soil, so the above-ground bed seemed like a perfect solution (it’s also Idgie-proof, hence the chicken wire surround).
It took a little over 2 hours (including one [...]

mafia show headbands.

Well, I’m two pieces down for our upcoming June mafia-themed show with the Indy Craft Mafia. I have a couple of finger pincushions left to design and make, as well as a possible fabric-collage-style wall hanging (which, Miss Elissa, I may use the one I’m starting on for you to use as my non-mafia-themed piece, [...]

Hug me.

I’m a big fan of bizarro crafts. Even if it skews a wee bit creepy. But, while I was looking for inspiration for a hug-based logo I’m working on, I came across this:

It might be the creepiest thing I’ve seen in quite some time. And, it kind of makes me feel a little better about [...]

Thinking Spring.

Warm weather is so close I can taste it. I guess you could say, I have Spring on the brain:

One of the designs I’ve finished up this past week for the upcoming Harrison Center May First Friday.