Lately I’ve been getting back into sewing and embroidery. I still get hung up on crochet, thinking I need to write a pattern if I want to start something, since I did that for so long, so I’m keeping my projects simple for now.

Last weekend I made a rope/clothesline basket for our bathroom. You can [...]

Two weeks ago, Paul and I got married (finally)! It was a wonderful, small ceremony & it was the day full of love that everyone said it would be. To keep it manageable and meaningful,  we limited our guest list to about 50 people and did a lot of DIYing with the help of our [...]

It’s true. I was attempting to  unearth my sewing machine this weekend and I could reach almost all of these pairs from one spot. And yet, I am always looking for a pair of scissors.

My favorites are as follows:
For Fabric: Clover Ultimate Shears EX-200 (green handles). These scissors are awesome–they are light, sharp, and accurate–the [...]

I’m excited to announce a new crafty e-book: Crafty Tree Trimmings!

The book has six different ornaments made by six awesome bloggers, and each will tickle your different areas of interest. For example, my ornament is crocheted, Kayte and Betz’s ornaments are sewn, Susan’s is made with jewelry/wire techniques, Patricia’s is paper crafty, and Diane’s is [...]

If you pop over to Craftstylish regularly, you might have noticed this post about Restyling Craftstylish. In short, it means that they didn’t renew any blogger contracts at the end of May (including mine). Which for me means a money crunch– so you all better buy my book when it comes out in August! I’m [...]

Here’s my 2008 craft mosaic:

1. i’m a deep sea diver, 2. all in a row, 3. ceramics class, 4. my new purse, 5. my new shirt (Simplicity 4589), 6. simplicity 2962, 7. my first crocheted socks!, 8. sewn bowl, 9. Sweater for Tegue, 10. Fuschia and Blues Jacket, 11. my apple picking skirt for fall, [...]

#2! That’s Debra Cooper. Debra, I’m sending you an email to get your address so the Sukie Iron Ons can be sent your way. And for those of you who didn’t win, the Chronicle Books sale has been extended through Wednesday (enter code: FRIENDS at checkout for 35 percent off and free shipping!), so you [...]

What kind of ornaments are you making this year? I always like to do at least one set per year, and I usually participate in a swap.

I’ve participated in various ornament swaps over the years, with varying results. I wanted to dig in and really take the time to make some nice ornaments this year. [...]

I opened up my mailbox last week to find this really cool new product from Chronicle Books– it’s a pad of iron on transfers designed by Sukie. The pad contains all sorts of fun designs (some of which I will show you below)– animals, letters, buildings, trees, flowers, butterflies, and more. Of course I had [...]

Thank you thank you thank you to everyone who purchased something from the Hope For Jasenn Shop. I am well on my way to my fundraising goal and everyone has been so lovely! Thanks also to those of you who have contacted me about donating things for the shop-I think I’ve responded to all of [...]