Category: Creative Life

I’ve been holding out on you. I’ve been waiting for just the right amount of sun (sunny but not too sunny) to take this picture. And well, that day isn’t coming so it’s just going to have to be today. I wanted to share one of the most wonderful presents I’ve ever received, a small quilt from Angry Amy Chicken.  I love it so much I can’t even say. It warms my cockles. It’s so good I want to … More

I’m feeling the stamp vibe too. I love the look of it so much. So raw and simple. I’ve been wanting to try my hand at carving some stamps for forever but I’ve had no idea what to make. I just had the thought – maybe I could try carving the little icons I drew for the sidebar. (well Tim has just informed me these won’t work. something about good negative and postive space. back to the drawing board)

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I know you’re not a robot geek like I am but I just had to share this great site I found while look for inspiration for my wee robot. It’s a French site, Robopolis. The Collection link has so many great tin repro robots. My favorites are…

skiing guy (Robot Explorer B-17)

and Neutron Bleu

oh, and to keep it crafty… how about these crocheted robots.… More

ok Amy, I’m kicking off with one of those "I’ll get to it in my golden years" projects. of course it’s from one of my japanese craft magazines. interestingly, it’s from the first of such magazines I bought a year or so ago, and it remains my favorite project. guess you never forget your first japanese craft love.

a patchwork of crocheted knit, fabric and tweed hexagons. looks so flippin cozy!

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Catching up feels so good! Two outgoing packages that got jammed up at the sewing machine are ready to go out.

Here’s one going to Jen

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