Yes. Another book. This one feels extra auspicious because it's my 13th book in my 13th year since I started this book-making adventure. If you can't tell, 13 is my lucky number (I was born on a day with that much maligned number). I can't even begin to express how extraordinary it is to see the physical, actuality of this book that almost never came to be. But that story is for another day. Let me start by saying that I have been feeling the impacts of the passage of time -- psychically, ... Read more
GOOD NIGHT, NINJAS + GIVEAWAY! {CLOSED}
[Update: the winners are Maki and Jennifer! Congrats!] Today is the day!! GOOD NIGHT, NINJAS is all about shinobi-style bedtime (shinobi is another word for ninja)! This marks my 12th book, which boggles my mind. To be quite frank, I’m a little hazy about the details of working on this book. There was a lot of fun, to be sure. Excitement about commemorating Little Kunoichi’s 10-year anniversary, without a doubt. As always, I included a lot of Easter eggs and references to Japanese culture in ... Read more
Zip-up Hoodies + Summer Tiered Dress
Hello! Summer is in full swing around here, and I'm getting back into sewing mode. I know that this hooded jacket (windbreaker? hoodie?) doesn't look too summery but it's perfect for the cool mornings. I had just enough olive/khaki twill for this, and I love it. I started off with this PatternCouture zip-up hoodie pattern from etsy, and cut out the large. Then I futzed with it and made quite a few modifications. First, I sewed a wearable muslin out of knit scraps I had on hand: That ... Read more
SLOOOOOOW
Hello. We’re heading into May, and I am on the brink of finalizing some projects. But I am so slow, my friends. So, so slow. I snapped this photo of my kindred spirit, and I watched it take its sweet old time for several minutes. “What’s the rush, love?” It seemed to telepathically mind meld with me. What’s the rush, indeed? One of the benefits of getting older is realizing that so few things are urgent and important. There’s that quote I see on mugs and tea towels and cafe walls: nature does ... Read more
Antidotes to Chronic Content Fatigue Syndrome
For a while now, I've mostly been promoting things here. Books. Classes. Products. I'm a lackluster marketer, I know, but needs must when creating has become a job. Or at least that's what I told myself. I don't know about you, but I've been feeling the effects of what I'm calling Chronic Content Fatigue Syndrome (CCFS). The weariness isn't just from my own consumption of too much internet-ness, but also from constantly producing for others to consume. Or not even producing content but thinking ... Read more