Archive for August, 2011

I've deleted this post a half dozen times, because I'm not sure there's a good way to say this thing I'm fairly desperate to say. Maybe this will do it. Dear crafts, For the last few months, I've felt like I've been unfaithful to you. I've been thinking of myself as a maker. I know this comes as...
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I'm really psyched to have had the opportunity to write a bit of a guide to making a Mighty Ugly creature for the CRAFT blog. I mean, it's CRAFT! And I got to sit for an afternoon and make and photograph an ugly creature! Fun times. So if you've been listening to me blather about...
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Beth Casey, owner of Lorna's Laces yarn company, raises some important questions about what makes a business "indie" and another business "corporate" over on her blog. Though it's tempting, given how much grey area there is, to wonder why making such distinctions is worthwhile, I do think it's an important conversation to have in our evolving...
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Dear designers, Thank you for the awesome wooden high chair we bought for Owen. It's slim and lovely and it'll grow with him into his childhood and hopefully beyond. We spent a fortune on it, but its cost-per-meal will approach zero as the years pass. Thank you for clean-lined cribs and outfits sans pastel colours. Thank you,...
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Work-parenting balance is unbalanced! Babysitter's on holiday this week! So today, blogging = short storytelling in pictures. The End
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