Calling all knitters, crocheters, and sewists! Craft Hope has launched "Project 16 :: Littlest Warriors" - a charitable project to collect handmade beanies and bags for children fighting cancer. You never know when your life is going to change forever. In one subtle moment you can be stopped in your... Continue reading

I have a little friend named Miss C. She is almost 2 years old and is simply adorable. Miss C is a very lucky girl - she has a grandma who makes her handmade flannel dresses which, when paired with matching leggings and some warm mittens, are perfect for snowy,... Continue reading

via www.behance.net I saw these paper quilled letters featured on the blog for letterpress stationary merchants Hello! Lucky (www.hellolucky.com/wordpress) and just had to share. These paper quilled letters are the work of artist Sabeena Karnik. Gorgeous, aren't they? What a talent! Continue reading

via www.robertkaufman.com Coming soon -> Adventures with Alice by Darlene Zimmerman This collection features Alice in Wonderland characters in 1930's reproduction prints. I especially love the "Lipstick" red print with Alice, the White Rabbit, and the Queen of Hearts. Continue reading

Move over, owls. It looks like the fox is the new "it" animal. You have probably spotted foxes at your fabric shop and all over Etsy. Have we shifted from "put a bird on it" to "put a fox on it" in the craft world? Not that I'm complaining...there are... Continue reading

It's that time of year again...time to sit and stare at a blank piece of paper as you try to create a Christmas gift list. My yearly strategy is to stare at the paper for at least a few weeks and then freak out completely a few days before Christmas... Continue reading

I MUST share the work of a fabric designer I just discovered today: welcome to the whimsical world of designer Laurie Wisbrun! Laurie sells her own fabric designs (custom digitally printed by Spoonflower.com) in her Etsy shop, scarletfig. Meet Olive the Ostrich! How can you resist these Nesting Chairs (shown... Continue reading

via birchfabrics.blogspot.com via birchfabrics.blogspot.com The folks at Birch Fabrics have launched a collection of organic baby bedding in some of my favorite prints, including the adorable Avalon bicycle print. While the baby quilts are something I could make, their crib bumpers look fabulous if you're in the market for something... Continue reading

I'm donating four handmade Christmas stockings to this "Stockings for Kids" charity drive. You can learn more about the program here: Continue reading

This Thanksgiving was hard. I have experienced a lot of losses this year, including the unexpected loss of my older sister just 1 week ago. My mom and I made the usual over-abundance of food, over-cleaned the house, and put on brave faces for our guests...but it wasn't easy. It's... Continue reading

I have already professed my love for the Ed Emberley fabrics from Cloud 9 Fabrics that will be available in early 2012. It looks like 2012 will be a great year for new fabric lines. Here are a few that caught my eye. Again, the Ed Emberley "Happy Drawings" line.... Continue reading

The Christmas stocking project continues. So far we have 3 completed and several more started. The rate limiting step is definitely assembling and attaching the cuff at the top of each stocking. Luckily, Mom is great with patterns (I just kind of wing it...) and has done the heavy lifting... Continue reading

So, my mom and I have been hunkered down in the basement, each of us at a sewing machine and working on a heap of Christmas stockings. We decided a while ago to make several for the charity stocking drive I mentioned in an earlier post. How many will we... Continue reading

Based on some of the iconic images from Ed Emberley's first how-to-draw book, Ed Emberley's Drawing Book of Animals, originally published in 1970 and still in print today. This delightful book in which he teaches us that by using letters, numbers, shapes and things, anyone can draw has captured the... Continue reading