Penny is a soft and huggable fish. She’s fun and easy to sew and would make a great summer birthday gift for a child you know, or maybe for yourself (it’s okay to play with stuffed animals even when you’re a grown-up). The finished fish stuffed animal is 10.5″ long. To make Penny you’ll need:…
Archives for June 2014
How Social Media Can Humanize Your Brand: A Case Study of McCall’s
Edited 9/18/15: The social media manager at McCall’s is Meg McDonald. A month ago I saw this tweet in my feed and got a little surge of excitement: Yippee, we’re on Twitter! — McCallPatternCompany (@McCallPatternCo) April 26, 2014 That same day I came across the brand new McCall’s Instagram feed. So why the surge of…
Welcome to the Brand New Home of While She Naps
I did it! I moved my blog from Typepad to WordPress. Hooray and welcome to my new space! May was the 9th birthday of While She Naps and felt like the perfect time to invest the time, energy, and money into creating the right sort of home for it. All 1,300 posts have migrated over,…
Podcast Episode #21: Gale Zucker and Kristin Nicholas
Gale Zucker and Kristin Nicholas. Photo of Kristin Nicholas by Rikki Snyder. In this episode of the While She Naps podcast my guests are Gale Zucker and Kristin Nicholas. Kristin is a knitwear and stitchery designer. She worked as the Creative Director for Classic Elite Yarn in Lowell, Massachusetts for 16 years before venturing out…