Recently I got an email from the folks at X-ACTO asking if I would test out a knife and give a few away. I use a craft knife fairly often in my work and I know you all probably do, too. I thought we all might like a few fresh knives to work with so…
Looking to Interview a Toy Designer
I have a burning question and I thought perhaps one of you may have a lead for me. I want to be in touch with a product designer at GUND or another similar company that manufactures and sells stuffed animals. I feel like I could learn so much from hearing about their process, how they…
apple picking
We went apple picking on Sunday. Last year we tried to pick apples at our favorite spot, Dowse Orchard in Sherborn, only to get there and have the orchards closed for the season. Going early this year meant trees laden with Macs and the promise of going again in early October for some other varieties….
first day of school
Today is Stella's first day of Kindergarten and Roxanne's first day of second grade. The first day of Kindergarten gets me every time. It's the first day of what will hopefully be nearly two decades of formal education. Twenty years of being in classrooms with peers, looking around at them and what they are doing,…
vacation was awesome
We were away last week, staying at my friend Jessica's house in Wareham. This is our third summer staying at her house and it is always amazing. Right on the water with a huge porch ideal for spending long hours gazing at the boats and the birds and napping with a sea breeze. With our…
you didn’t think i’d stop at just one
I had to make some more. In lots of colors. So much fun, and a little addictive. These will be at Art Star in Philadelphia beginning in October as part of their yearly collection and sale of handmade ornaments by indie crafters. If you'd like to make a bird, too, my tutorial and pattern are…
shop update is complete!
Lots more new things have landed in the shop. Have a wonderful weekend eveyone!
hello and a shop update
I've had several visitors in my studio recently and let me tell you it is getting harder and harder to make it look neat and tidy in there. Charlie went to open the blinds yesterday morning when we woke up and six toys fell on the floor. (Keep in mind that when I say studio…
36
This is me, the summer of 1979, just before my 4th birthday. Today is my 36th birthday. Roxanne and Stella marched down the stairs this morning holding a homemade banner atop two wooden skewers (They originally taped the skewers on upside down and I was called in yesterday to fix it without looking, which I…
a hairclip and a pincushion
Josephine's hair is starting to grow in and it's strawberry blond. So pretty. Last night I made her a hair clip from this tutorial on the Purl Bee. I got to dig out the yo-yo maker for this, plus some pink Kona and wool felt scraps. She hasn't figured out that she's wearing yet it…
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