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I’m very, very excited about this. The ebook is formatted as a PDF, so it should be readable on any device. And it happens to be the perfect start-crocheting-for-the-holidays time of year. Just saying. And also, for the time being at least, it’s on sale. (Read more about my thoughts on ebooks.) I'm very,...
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I’ve needed one, that’s for sure. August was killer. But more about that another time. Or not. Regardless, perhaps you, too, will feel your spirits bolstered after half a minute listening to my kid laugh. (My apologies for having plunked my phone down to record this and failing to notice that toy thing blocking...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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There’s so much I want to say about Vancouver’s first Maker Faire that I’ve put off writing this post for nearly three weeks. In the interest of getting over this block, I’ve decided to write a series of posts about it. To sum up, Maker Faire blew my mind. It was the most fun...
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Last week Canadian television journalist Kai Nagata quit his job and blogged about why. It’s a long read, and worth it. I enjoyed his post a lot, both as someone prone to quitting jobs, and as someone keen to see principled people speak up about how their chosen industry could do better. This morning,...
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Happy Canada Day! And happy almost-Fourth of July! (Perhaps more importantly, from my perspective at least, happy My-Birthday-Is-the-9th!) While we collectively enjoy our barbecues this weekend, let’s think about our own independence, shall we? Two years ago Tara Swiger left her day job to go all-in on her creative business, and I’ve loved watching...
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I’ve been going to the Friday-night stitch ‘n bitch at Urban Yarns fairly regularly, which has resulted in my first fully peer-pressure-fueled knitting adventure. Someone decided we should have a knit-along for any Jared Flood pattern. I’ll skip the details and sum up by saying the madness of the crowd led me to agree...
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