Crafts
I’m an unnatural mother.
I almost wrote the title of this post as, “I’m an unnatural parent,” but then I remembered it’s my sex that’s contributing most to my feeling that I need to write about this. So mother it […]
The Last Person I’d Want to Learn Anything From
Just now on Facebook, I discovered a link because my friend and crafts author Susan Beal commented about it: The Dumbing Down of the Quilting and Sewing Industry « LoveBug Studios. I seriously, passionately, and wholeheartedly […]
World Maker Faire New York, in Photos
So I went to New York for the 2012 World Maker Faire. No big deal. Rather than try to use words to tell the tale, here are some photos. Ok, wait. I’m a words junkie, […]
Land & Sea Baby Blanket Pattern
I posted lots of updates about the Land & Sea blanket as I made it, and now the pattern is ready so you, too, can make one! A simple feather-and-fan pattern is just as easy […]
Vancouver Mini Maker Faire 2012, Visual Recap
I love Maker Faire so much I became a founding member of Vancouver’s Maker Foundation, which was set up this year by Emily Smith, the woman responsible for launching the Vancouver Mini Maker Faire. We […]
My 2011, in Crafts
Just like I didn’t read as much in 2011 as I usually do, I also didn’t make as much stuff as I usually do. But after spending the first half of the year too tired […]
Prying Control from Your Cold, Cramped Hands
Remember this, people. With a couple of important yet not universally applicable exceptions (patents can be used to protect unique manufacturing processes; copyright can be used to protect the distribution of text and drawings), you […]
Vancouver Mini Maker Faire
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 […]
Hank Vest, Finished!
I finally made Owen some clothing. It was killing me not to have made him clothing. So now I won’t keel over! I blogged about the project over at CrochetMe.com, so I’ll just nudge you […]
