Several years ago, I watched Simply Quilts with Alex Anderson on HGTV and fell in love with a butterfly quilt designed by Beverly Dunivent. As I am a huge fan of 30’s prints, I had a great selection in my stash (still do), and all I needed to get started was some background fabric. I […]
Why do I <3 NYC? One of the (many) reasons: craft fairs and flea markets galore! And this year promises to be an exciting one. The economic down-turn may seem like a real bummer, but, for the world of the hand-made, it’s actually kind of awesome. Not only are more people with talent making things […]
My hairdresser of 10+ years is having her first child, and I am so very happy for her! In fact, hers will be the third baby born this year to stylists at the salon. The sex of the first two babies born was known to their parents, but my hairdresser decided to do it the […]
There are people out there that think there is absolutely no money in crafting. Ha! Laughable! Look at this — I made a picnic blanket, and I donated it to my friend’s ‘new music’ ensemble to auction off at a fundraiser they had, and I get to write it off on my taxes this year […]
I very recently received an “invitation” to join Ravelry, a knit and crochet community. The invitation was not sent randomly….no. I submitted my email address and requested an invite. I checked my “in box” hourly over the next several days, wishing and hoping that it would arrive soon (sort of like waiting for the van […]