Friday, I’m in Love – Wobbly bowls from atelierBB

Oct 09 2010 I am a sucker for pottery… and bright colors. [duh, you say. Of course you like bright colors, Xiane!] That’s why I am in LOVE with these Wobbly Bowls from atelierBB! You get a set of three, graduated-size bowls that are designed to show off the lovely nature of the hand-crafted pottery ...

Why art yarn? Why from you?

Oct 08 2010 Often at craft shows or at the farmers market, I’ll get asked these very smart questions, or a variation on them: Why would I buy art yarn? What can I do with it? Why would I buy it from you, and not from a more well-known company? These are really good, ...

A new series: Friday, I’m In Love!

Oct 01 2010 Hello friends! As I try to blog here more regularly, and since I am working hard to promote buying Handmade for the Holidays [and every day!] – I decided that it would be a good thing to start a weekly post about handmade items that I’m really loving right now, ...

Trying something new [theme-wise]

Sep 30 2010 I am trying to do some updates on my theme on this website, so please be patient if functionality gets a little goobery, or if things look funny. Please do feel free to comment and tell me about anything wackadoo that happened while I was puttering, though! Here’s hoping I don’t ...

It’s a Dead Man’s Party!

Sep 28 2010 [who could ask for more?] leave your body and soul at the door! One of my favourite things to do is participate in a spin-a-long. And my favourite holiday is Halloween. If you put those two things together, and I’m hosting, then you get the Dead Man’s Party SAL! How does a ...

Handmade for the Holidays

Sep 27 2010 As someone who jumped to take The Handmade Pledge, the concept of a crafty holiday is near and dear to my heart. So I found it easy to join in with Angela Flicker and vow to add my voice and dollars to the “A Crafty Holiday” event. What does this mean? ...

The Purl Bee’s Color Change Scarf FTW!

Sep 13 2010 If you talk to me on a regular basis, you might know that I follow the blogs and Facebook posts of a lot of the folks in the yarn/fiber fields. Sometimes it’s to keep up on the industry, but more often than not it’s to glean insight from my amazing ...

Snaily-Maily

Aug 28 2010 So if you’ve known me for a while, you probably know that I both used to write/publish ‘zines, and I was an avid pen-paller/swapper back in the 90s. I started out getting names from the back of other Goth ‘zines, and picking up more friends from “fiendbooks” [friendship books] and ...

Oui, an update from La Maison des Corbeaux!

Aug 22 2010 So we’re in the new house! Things are still a HUGE mess in my studio, but I will definitely have updates coming to the shop by the end of this weekend. Y’all have waited long enough while I moved! In other – quick – news – congrats to Heather Mann and ...

Please help CROQ ‘Zine get issue 12 published!

Jul 22 2010 I love this little ‘zine! It is chock full of neat info about crafting and crafters, and I’ve read and re-read the issues that I own. Not only would you be doing a good thing to help out a small-press publisher & crafter, but you’d be doing something to keep ...

Pickles Farmers Market hiatus & the Big Move

Jul 18 2010 I’ve been having such an amazing time vending and spinning at Pickles Farmers Market in NoDa – but the time has come for me to take a small break from my Saturday gig, at least through the month of August. Why, you ask? Well, for one thing, August heat, wool, ...

New local appearance: Pickles Farmers Market

Jun 12 2010 In Charlotte? Awake in the morning? You should come by Pickles Farmers Market in NoDa and come say hello to me! [also try some of the local wares and have some coffee!] It’s open from 8am to 2pm! I visited last week as a shopper and really enjoyed myself, and ...