first of all, after getting all pumped up about spinning after black sheep, i did a spinning roundup on threadbanger to help people get started; i was so happy to see it mentioned on the craft blog! hopefully it’ll inspire many to at least try out a spindle… i hope to have lots of handspunContinue reading “yarn and fiber and weaving and knitting, whoa!”
Category Archives: music
mix it up!
i have all kinds of fun stuff to post about, but i wanted to put it all on hold for now because valentines day has inspired me to post about my love of mixes! i haven’t made one in awhile (my last one was a year and a half ago) because i haven’t been listeningContinue reading “mix it up!”
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!”
blocks, banjos, and metal!
for pete’s birthday i carved these two music recording gear lino blocks and printed a bunch of shirts – 7 to be exact. 4 with those and 3 banjo shirts, including this one which is actually embroidered, not printed, that i posted about on threadbanger a few days ago. wanna see them all? ok! blockContinue reading “blocks, banjos, and metal!”
presenting “She’s A Baller” by Avant-Garde Ice Cream!
so ever since pete and i first started dating (which was exactly 3 years ago yesterday, by the way) we’ve talked about making songs together under the name Avant-Garde Ice Cream. don’t ask where the name came from, pete doesn’t even like ice cream, it’s just one of those things… anyway, the years went byContinue reading “presenting “She’s A Baller” by Avant-Garde Ice Cream!”
anyone else but you
whoa i’m back! sorry i kind of disappeared from blog world – i got a horrible cold that lasted 2 weeks because i couldn’t rest to get better due to long hours at the day job… blah… but now i’m just about healthy, have 3 days in a row off (!) and plan to getContinue reading “anyone else but you”
oh holiday season, never enough time for everything
ok so i keep wanting to post and i keep not having time and i need to be sleeping so i’ll make this semi-quick for now. first, the reason i’ve been keeping so busy, i’ll be a vendor at the SCRAP bazaar on saturday, which should be a super fun event. everything for sale willContinue reading “oh holiday season, never enough time for everything”
fare thee well
i finished my moving mix! it’s very specific. it’s about living in califonia my whole life, deciding i want to try someplace new, making plans to move away with pete, choosing portland, finding a new home with him, a bit about adjusting to the new weather, and optimism about the future, with tints of sadnessContinue reading “fare thee well”
correatown contribution
angela correa, of correatown, the low standards, and les shelleys, was rad to contribute a recipe + drawing to the zine. a black and white photocopied version is in the zine, of course, so i am posting the full-color version for all to see here.