I am learning to make jointed teddy bears. Although making teddy bears is not so different from making any other kind of softie, it is intimidating because there is a whole huge community of artist teddy bear makers out there and they are very particular about the way these things are made. There are long,…
Overcoming Your Creative Fears
All of the images in this post are of toys I’ve made years and years ago. Some of them I made many, many times. I want to write a post about fear. Creative fear. In particular, the fear of stopping making the things you make right now. Have you felt that fear? That feeling like…
Creative Fear
All of the images in this post are of toys I've made years and years ago. Some of them I made many, many times. I want to write a post about fear. Creative fear. In particular, the fear of stopping making the things you make right now. Have you felt that fear? That feeling like…
the ornaments are now in the shop!
My winter ornament collection is now up in my shop! There are five handmade birds and five handmade mice. Each one is sewn from felt and treasured bits of vintage fabric. I hope you like them! We were away in Connecticut for Thanksgiving. I brought a huge bag of assorted felt scraps with me and…
Winter Collection
My Winter Collection of handmade ornaments is coming on Monday, November 28. Five mice and five birds, all made from wool felt and bits of vintage fabric, will be up in my Etsy shop that morning. Each ornament will be $25 and shipping is free. If you want to reserve one of these now, email…
Article About Me in Wellesley Weston Magazine
There is a lovely article about my work in the winter 2011 issue of Wellesley Weston magazine. Here is the link if you'd like to take a look.
an article
There is a lovely article about my work in the winter 2011 issue of Wellesley Weston magazine. Here is the link if you'd like to take a look.
Vintage Patterns and My Amazon Affiliate Shop
I have two things to share today. First, I have had the most wonderful time choosing books for my new Amazon affiliate bookshop. The bookshop has several categories, each filled with books I love. When you click through from my links and purchase a book I get a very small percentage of the sale. It’s…
Paper Mache Projects
Simon has been begging to do some paper mache. In fact, last week he was crying on the way to school, saying that he didn’t want to leave me. I got him calmed down with the promise of beginning our paper mache project that afternoon. Crafting is a pretty powerful bribe, huh. He decided to…
birds for the holiday collection
I'm making some little birds with vintage fabric wings for the holiday collection. Coming right after Thanksgiving!
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