i’ve been meaning to post this for awhile but have been so busy, so i’ll take this lazy day off opportunity to catch up. back in august, immediately before the move (like, on the way from la to portland) i shot a wedding. i don’t shoot weddings, but a college friend asked me if iContinue reading “combining my two loves: photography and crafting!”
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quicky knitty podcasty thingy
since i’m on the subject of knitting with my blog here, i’ll mention this promo for vickie howell‘s podcast. i’m a huge podcast fan in general, in the car, walking, in the craft studio… so i’ll definitely be checking this one out. i heard vickie howell being interviewed on a craft podcast (i don’t rememberContinue reading “quicky knitty podcasty thingy”
knitty! and whammy! hooray!
i submitted my first pattern to knitty yesterday! not just my first knitty submission, but the first pattern i’ve ever written! i feel so accomplished; i can now call myself a designer and have something to show for it. it probably won’t actually get into knitty, i’m trying not to be too optimistic about it.Continue reading “knitty! and whammy! hooray!”
random facts + super happy creative day!
i got tagged! by elizabeth of the crafts of destiny. so the thing is: list 7 random things about yourself and then tag 7 more people to do the same… here i go! 1. i grew up thinking tofu was super gross because of clarissa explains it all, and now it’s a staple of myContinue reading “random facts + super happy creative day!”
love this little crafty world!
so i was checking out all those sampler contributor sites i linked to yesterday, and when i noticed how familiar her etsy shop looked i realized that i actually know christine renee of re-conceived. i custom made a camera bag for her a few months ago. so my favorite sample item was made by someoneContinue reading “love this little crafty world!”
samplessss!!!!!
woo, this is a good week! first, on monday, do stuff! got mentioned in an interview with reference librarian Laural Winter about zines in portland libraries on Sister Diane‘s DIY Alert! website. yay!! then yesterday i got home to work to find my sampler package in the mailbox! i hadn’t been expecting it for aContinue reading “samplessss!!!!!”
do stuff to help the earth
i know it’s a bit late for an earth day post, but i just read a quote/monologue by Bill Maher that inspired me to recommend something everyone can do to help. stop using plastic bags! well, stop tossing out plastic bags. just say no to bags whenever possible; when you’re going somewhere where you knowContinue reading “do stuff to help the earth”
pdx and other things
i’m back! and i mean that on multiple levels…. my server was down for over a week (it was horrible!) so i have lots to report, it’s been an eventful week! i spent a long weekend in portland with pete, seeing all that we possibly could, and very quickly confirming our plans to move there.Continue reading “pdx and other things”
fun links!!
if you have issue #1, you can now check the links page to find links to every site mentioned in the zine, and related sites. sorry it took me so long to do that. oh, if anyone wants to exchange links i’ll be happy to add you, i’m always looking for fun new blogs toContinue reading “fun links!!”
oops!
well i broke my first needle while binding zines. now i know where to draw the line for thickness of recycled cardboard covers. in other news, i’m anxiously awaiting a starter kit of dyed roving (from an etsy seller) to try spinning yarn for the first time. exciting! edit on 3/30: just want to postContinue reading “oops!”
Lee Does Stuff 