Happy Friday! We're 9 days deep into the Advent Calendar and as always, I went with the handmade option. I was tempted to simply use the faux leather fortune cookie version I made for Sewing Happiness: And though they're super cute and would have made this year's start of the holidays a snap, for reasons beyond rationality, I felt compelled to create something new. I don't know, using the already made fortune cookies seemed like cheating somehow. Maybe I'll be singing a different ... Read more
Happy Friday + Making Magazine
Happy Friday! This image was shot by the amazingly talented Carrie Hoge of Madder Made and Making Magazine. Don't you just love the neutral calmness of it all? Carrie and I are completely on the same page aesthetically, and when she asked if I would contribute to FAUNA, the second issue of Making... well, the answer was obvious. Just look at this stunning cover: I just received my copy of the magazine and it's beautiful and charming and full of inspiring and accessible projects. Love it. ... Read more
Launch Party Crafts Recap
When the hacking debacle happened, most of my Sewing Happiness pre-launch blog plans had to be scrapped. I was hoping to build excitement with some behind-the-scenes posts culminating in a grand giveaway and I guess I could still do that, but it feels anticlimactic now that the book's been out for almost a month. One of the things I really enjoyed about the pre-launch process was preparing for the party that was held at Drygoods Design on April 19th, the actual day of the book release. I ... Read more
2015 Advent Calendar
Sometimes I think to myself, "Good God, woman. Don't you have other, more pressing and practical things to do??" And the answer is yes, I do. However, I've never claimed to be practical and when my child is waiting with bated breath for this now annual tradition, I rise up and deliver. Admittedly, I did scale back quite a bit from my original "vision". I wanted to add garlands and branches and berries -- basically, a massive wonderland-on-a-wall. It started with curiosity: what would ... Read more
Party Success!
Good morning! [Insert wildly uncoordinated victory dancing here] The hotel-themed 9th birthday party was a major success!! As predicted, I wasn't on the ball with photo-taking, but I did grab a snap here and there as the festivities progressed. We started with a little "check-in center" (a vintage typewriter table covered with white burlap I found in my stash). K cleverly set up my ipad with a sketching app so the girls could sign their names. Alas, the homemade cookies a la Comfort Inn was a ... Read more