I’ve been doing some sewing lately! I will confess that I’ve been on a bit of a sewing hiatus for a while. When I became the full owner of Craft Industry Alliance in May of last year I needed to shift my focus to that business almost entirely. There was just so much to learn…
4 Craft Books I’ve Been Enjoying Lately
It’s winter vacation here which means I have three kids hanging around the house for two weeks. In our family, this means major crafting is taking place. A trip to the library yielded some great books to guide us and I wanted to share our favorites with you. My daughters are 9, 13, and 15…
The Perfect Sleepover Party Craft: Fleece Tied Pillows DIY
My daughter, Josephine, turned 9 this week and had a Harry Potter-themed sleepunder party. For those of you not familiar with a sleepunder, it’s a party where everyone comes in their pajamas with a favorite stuffed animal, has dinner and watches a movie together, and then goes home before bedtime. So all the fun parts…
8 DIY Ornament Kits to Make or Give This Holiday Season
The holidays are a perfect time to get crafty. Spending time with family and friends making decorations together can be a great excuse to try a new technique. Maybe needle felting is something you’ve always wanted to experiment with? Or cross-stitch? When I’m yearning to venture into new crafty territory I like to start with…
Settling In
These past few weeks have been a bit of a transition as I settle into shifting the bulk of my content creation over to Craft Industry Alliance. The podcast and newsletter have now officially been moved and it feels great. There were so many technical and design details that went into making all of that…
An Important Announcement About Some Big Changes
I have some big changes to share today about both my podcast and my newsletter. The changes are related and they’re rolling out on the same day which makes it nice to be able to do a single post explaining everything at once. I’m excited and a little nervous to tell you about them. If…
Doing Some Visible Mending on Jeans
I’m short. Actually, at 5′ 2″ I’m taller than my mom and my grandmother (my younger sister is taller than me by an inch), but in the grand scheme of things I’m still pretty short. This was rubbed in recently when my middle daughter, Stella, who is now 13-years-old and in 8th grade, grew taller…
Vinyl Stickers for Your Laptop that Will Let Everyone Know You’re a Crafter
It’s back-to-school time, my favorite time of year. I loved being a student and I spent many years as a teacher so when the weather turns cooler and all the back-to-school catalogs begin arriving at my house I can’t help but get excited. School supply shopping is always so exciting. Fortunately, I have three kids…
Checking out TikTok
I joined TikTok. It’s been an interesting experience in every way, not least of which is simply telling people this. My older daughters are now 13 and 15 and they are horrified, to say the least. “There’s no way you can understand TikTok, mom. It’s memes you don’t get.” Okay, I’ll accept that. There’s definitely…
5 Books I’m Enjoying Right Now
Summer is the perfect time to sink into a good book and thankfully a whole bunch of really interesting books have piled up over here in the past few weeks. Some of these came to me because the authors will soon be guests on the podcast. Others were sent to me to review. And still…
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