Turns out packing is a ton of work! Hah, every time I move I forget how long it takes… so I don’t have any time to do any real blog posts for this week and next, sorry! My brother is coming up from LA tomorrow (yay!) to go to Bridgetown Comedy Festival this weekend, whichContinue reading “Something is better than nothing…”
Category Archives: portland stuff
My studio (and my cat) are famous!
Check out today’s Oregonian Homes & Gardens section cover: That’s my studio, and my foofy kittenhead! You may remember a couple weeks ago, in a photo-of-the-day post, I mentioned having had a photographer visit – well, it was for this article! My studio landed the cover and a whole spread! So exciting! You can readContinue reading “My studio (and my cat) are famous!”
Giveaway x2! Plus some last minute gift ideas…
Oh my how quickly this month is flying by! Crafty Wonderland on Sunday went super well – it was great to meet a bunch of you, thanks for saying hi!! The new stitch sets were well received, I got some neato gifts from other crafters, met some new people, good day! I’m making some holidayContinue reading “Giveaway x2! Plus some last minute gift ideas…”
Assorted stuff all related to the holiday season…
Busy busy week! Thankfully, I’m pretty much healthy (though this cough won’t leave me!) but I’m frantically trying to get all this stuff ready for Crafty Wonderland on Sunday, so no time for blogging. Except to share a few things with you real quick now! I had this idea way back when we first heardContinue reading “Assorted stuff all related to the holiday season…”
Say What?! Some news for Portlanders…
Hey locals! My guy Pete, who has been hosting trivia nights every few weeks for the last year and a half-ish at Zach’s Shack, has gotten a gig doing his own exciting new trivia night regularly at the Radio Room on NE Alberta!! Every 2nd and last Tuesday night, starting next Tuesday, with that awesomeContinue reading “Say What?! Some news for Portlanders…”
Portland sale and project, and yarrrrn!
Portlanders! Now that Halloween is over, we’re into that season, and this Saturday is the Trillium Artisans Holiday Sale!! Sale not as in craft fair type sale, but as in everything is 20% off all day sale! That’s a big deal since everything at Trillium is handmade by local artists/crafters, using at least half (usuallyContinue reading “Portland sale and project, and yarrrrn!”
My Knittn’ Kitten Project! Plus a couple of other things…
It’s time for my Kitten project! Lined Zippered Knit Coin Pouches! Closed: And opened: They use a variety of different crafty materials and tools, all available at Knittn’ Kitten! The specific materials I used for each of my 2 examples (not showing: zippers, sewing+knitting needles): I had fun combining knitting and hand sewing together inContinue reading “My Knittn’ Kitten Project! Plus a couple of other things…”
Halloween ’09!
Find me?! How about there? Here’s a harder one… What a fun costume!! The only problem with it was that I felt bad for the other members of my group, since I got all the silly comments and stuff! Such as “I found you!” and the more clever “Hey I’ve been looking for you allContinue reading “Halloween ’09!”
Pincushions, cheap+easy scarflet, and Halloween fun!
Thing #1: It’s Susan Beal’s week for a Knittn’ Kitten project! From Susan’s blog post: This is an ultra-simple, very customizable little pincushion project — very easy and quick to make. If you buy a half-yard of a cotton print and a half-yard of corduroy at the Kitten you can make 44 of them, believeContinue reading “Pincushions, cheap+easy scarflet, and Halloween fun!”
This week at the Kitten
Just want to let locals know about this week’s Knittn’ Kitten project – by Christine Blystone, of Flapper Girl Creations – super cute cupcake patches! Christine says: This tutorial features easy-to-follow instructions and full scale pattern (no resizing is necessary!) to make your own iron-on cupcake patches from felt! The finished patch measures 3.5″ highContinue reading “This week at the Kitten”
Lee Does Stuff 