wow, the last week was so overwhelmingly awesome, i don’t even know where to start. so i’m going to break it up a bit, to avoid a massive post that you can’t get through… so here’s part 1: fun times with amazing people! friday morning the weekend of crazamazingly crafty fun times (all because ofContinue reading “oops this is still a massive post…”
Category Archives: general crafts
if you’re in portland, crafty good times for you!
hey portlanders, aren’t you glad you live here?! so many exciting crafty events coming up!! first of all, susan is doing 2 events for button it up – first one tomorrow (or today, depending on when you’re reading this) and another next week… i went to susan’s bead simple event at powell’s last year andContinue reading “if you’re in portland, crafty good times for you!”
yay button month!
i had been excited about susan beal‘s new book, button it up, since she was writing it, and now it’s out and my review over on the threadbanger blog just went up! to celebrate the buttony goodness of the book, craftstylish has been having button month all march! so many fun projects! i was alreadyContinue reading “yay button month!”
i’m on cut out + keep!
well i still can’t believe they asked me to do this, but i’m the latest crafty superstar over on cut out + keep (along with crafters like jennifer perkins and natalie zee drieu)! all my projects over there are originally from either here on do stuff! or craftstylish; an assortment of five different types ofContinue reading “i’m on cut out + keep!”
catching up… 2 things now
well this post was supposed to happen on monday, but i woke up monday morning with a horrible cold – i’ve been sick more in the last few months than any other winter, no good! i was couch-ridden through wednesday, then thursday and yesterday were spent slowly catching up on work that should have beenContinue reading “catching up… 2 things now”
Craft: 10!
check it out!! for manymany years i’ve dreamt of someday being on the contributors page of one of my favorite magazines… i still can’t believe i’m there! and to be on that page in a magazine with amy sedaris on the cover! truly unbelievable! in college i thought my career would be photography, and iContinue reading “Craft: 10!”
belated 2008 recap!
2008 was a huge year for me! i quit my day job, lucked out with several dream-come-true crafty jobs, got engaged, got a kitten, made some amazing friends, really settled into my new portland home. so i put together a massive flickr mosaic (divided into 3 images) of my favorite things i made throughout theContinue reading “belated 2008 recap!”
craftstylish tutorials and other updatey stuff
once again, i’ve fallen a bit behind in letting you know about my craftstylish tutorials… yesterday was my semi-photorealistic 3-shade freezer paper stencil how-to! this is a pretty crazy project – the result of having an idea pop into my head one day and then going for it. the tutorial uses the christopher walken stencil,Continue reading “craftstylish tutorials and other updatey stuff”
a fun project for fall!
i actually made something for myself!! i felt this major urge to craft something not for sale, not for a deadline, not for a tutorial, so i made this cardigan. but now i want to give you a brief how-to anyway, since i really love how it turned out. so there are no progress photos,Continue reading “a fun project for fall!”
my other blogging – tutorials and more!
hey i’ve fallen behind on showing you my craftstylish tutorial posts! so i’ll go back and tell you about the last 3 that i haven’t mentioned here… a few weeks ago i explained how to make my short-rows wavy hat with multiple yarns striping, both with 2 row wide stripes and 1 wedge wide sections.Continue reading “my other blogging – tutorials and more!”
Lee Does Stuff 