The temperatures are starting to drop along with the leaves. We find ourselves reaching for warm mugs of Latte and Macchiato to warm our hands rather than a brisk lemonade to cool down. We’re all recovering from a chocolate induced Halloween hangover, and all of a sudden. IT’S. SO. DARK. SO. EARLY. It can only… Read More
Can someone tell me when Halloween got so over the top? And when did it get so, so scary? I know this is going to really date me, but I just cannot get used to having zombies be a part of my every day life. We used to be really scared of them, and now… Read More
As this post updates, I’m in the Creative Live Studios in San Fransisco, CA. It’s still really hard for me to believe. I’m making my last preparations for the trip, and today I will start the physical packing. It’s about to get real. I don’t think it’s really sunk in yet. Even though I’ve been… Read More
Seven days from today I’m going to be sipping my morning coffee in the Creative Live studios in San Fransisco. The time is almost here. Since I fly on Saturday, I only have 5 remaining days to finish up what I’m working on, get packed, and be ready to leave. Oh good grief. How am… Read More
A week from now I’ll be stuffing the suitcase with the last little bits of home. For on the morning of the 26th I board a plane where my ultimate destination is San Fransisco, CA. To be honest, I can’t believe I’m doing this. I’m excited and terrified all in the same breath. I’m going… Read More
In crafting circles we have a commonly used term called WIP. This means Work In Progress. We routinely talk about what WIPs we have in the crafting basket. The biggest, and certainly most public, WIP I have right now is my website! I am working on a complete redesign and rebrand as part of the… Read More
September. It’s already September. How did that happen? What does this time of year mean to you? Back to school 4th Quarter Fall Time to get serious about work It can mean a lot of different things to a lot of different people. For me, it’s all of the above. I work in the crafts… Read More
I believe the best part of summer is the gardening. I know people just love going to the beach and doing all sorts of out door focused things in the summer season. Me? Notsomuch. I’m just not into all the hot weather anymore. My time spent outdoors is pretty limited in the summers now. I… Read More
It’s my birthday this week, so I want to share a gift with you. Here’s a very special printable. Simply download this image file, and it can be printed up to a 5×7 picture. This can be displayed anywhere you need a reminder of how awesome you are. And if you need that little nudge… Read More
There’s a raging debate in photography circles about whether film or digital is superior when it comes to creating images. People argue for and against both every day. So I decided I would throw my hat in the ring and do a comparison for myself. I put together a knitwear photography session for my fall… Read More