Back when I was at LB, I enjoyed working with publishers, designers, and fans of yarncrafting on a daily basis. One of the most fun projects of each year was a public design contest, and in 2012, the design contest winner a sharp lady named Nancy Nielsen whose smart hat designs delighted everyone on our staff–as […]
Last year, I had the pleasure of meeting Harrison Richards, the founder and creative mind behind Furls Crochet. His beautiful hand-crafted hooks are works of art that combine ergonomic comfort with beautiful craftsmanship. I received a lovely sample hook from Harrison*, but alas, didn’t have much time to put it into action with all the […]
Last year, I had the pleasure of meeting Harrison Richards, the founder and creative mind behind Furls Crochet. His beautiful hand-crafted hooks are works of art that combine ergonomic comfort with beautiful craftsmanship. I received a lovely sample hook from Harrison*, but alas, didn’t have much time to put it into action with all the […]
I feel like I’ve been on a non-stop whirlwind of activity for the last two months. I finished this semester of grad school (relieved), went on vacation in Atlanta (lovely), and a business trip to Denver (productive). I’ve finally had time to read some books now that homework is done–I read Lean In by Sheryl Sandberg (which […]
In case you haven’t already noticed, this week is all about last-minute up-to-the-wire ideas for holiday gifting. Today’s ToT features a craft that can help you add that finishing touch to your gift and/or wrapping. When I was a kid, my mom had beautiful books of different kinds of arts and crafts, and I remember […]
Two Mondays ago, I was on The Martha Stewart Show, co-hosting a fashion show with Martha featuring products from her new line with my company. The staff and crew of the show were super-nice, treating me like a VIP with my own dressing room, breakfast, and the whole hair & makeup shebang. I only got […]
By now, most of us have seen photo canvases either online or on TV that you can order from a service that will print your high res image on canvas and then wrap it on a frame and send it to you. The advantage of this service is that it is generally less expensive than […]