I promised sketches… and here are a few, with pieces I’m trying out. Of course none of these are complete but I think they show where my thought process is heading, at least with the acrylic pieces… I’ll also eventually be posting sketches of sewn items, and maybe some of my thought processes involving glass. [...]

I’ve been super busy in my non-craft related world lately (by “super busy” I mean, spending several hours playing catch-up on episodes of the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders reality show… my kicks used to be that good! Seriously!) and so I’ve been slack on the updates. I promised you sketches and while they’ve been done, they [...]

I’ve been getting so many packages lately that my doormen must think I’m hoarding a giant stash of God knows what up in my apartment. They wouldn’t *exactly* be wrong, although my stash is a lot more legal than they probably think it is. Its all supplies, for stuff that will eventually show up on [...]

There are good reasons to do even the *worst* craft fairs. Though the fair I did today was not technically the worst ever, it rated fairly badly in comparison. There was minimal foot traffic from buyers, it was so windy that my displays kept flying off the table, and so cold that, despite dressing warmly, [...]

So, back at Hearts and Crafts I met a really cool crafter named Michelle Antonisse. She was new to craft fairs (but not to art) and didn’t have an etsy shop or anything, but I quickly fell in love with her stuff. It was all porcelain, covered with these amazing cobwebs of color. I bought [...]

So today I took a ring making class at etsy labs, and I had a blast! The class was taught by Leslie Routh of Studio 72, who is an excellent teacher with a degree in metalsmithing. I brought along some copper because I wanted to combine metals on my rings, and I think it turned [...]

Hi everybody! I’m back from a whirlwind weekend in DC. Crafty Bastards was definitely the best organized and well done show we’ve ever been at! It was so busy I wasn’t able to slip away from the booth, but Rachel was super awesome and brought us lunch, and John took my camera around to capture [...]