This easy project is made from materials that youve probably already got laying around! Since I recently finished making a new batch of mini-comics, the leftover paper scraps were more than enou...
Ive had this spring outfit in mind for awhile now! I wanted to use a sheer blouse as a way to both play up and down the saturation of a brightly printed fabric (by creating a bandeau top to wear...
A year or so ago my friend Chris gave me this tiny vintage suitcase. Originally, it had belonged to his older sister when they were children. It was so pretty, I had to take it! Unfortunately, the zi...
I am BEYOND nerding out to have been able to share this most recent project with the super, fabulous How-Tuesday! Youre probably already familiar with this weekly staple on the Etsy &n...
I had so much fun re-doing these shoes! They werent in the worst shape to begin with, the soles and upper had held up pretty well, but the heels were totally tore up. I blame my bike. I was defi...
Hello, friends! Im so happy to announce that Ill be hosting the next Make It Thursday event at the American Folk Art Museum, on Thursday March 1st! Well be starting at 6:00, and cover every...
Depending on the thrift stores youre used to frequenting, Ive noticed that a lot of them often have a nook somewhere that is spilling over with unfinished or never started craft projects (the older a...
Receiving cards and notes from friends and family around the holidays is something that always makes me really happy. Theyre warm, charming, and great for catching up, but then comes the question: Er...
Yes, its color blocking again! Seeing as Im still far from over it, I thought Id do a variation on the color block scarf project from a few weeks ago. Like the scarf, this project is a quickie with b...
Im always eager to find good uses for my material scraps, especially the leather. The primary inspiration for this project came about from discovering the excellent Lark book, The Art of Jewelry: Pap...
Im obsessed with this project for a number of reasons. One is that it involves scarves, my favorite accessory. I have a gazillion of them (Grandma is a chronic knitter), some of which see the light o...
My daughter being officially over cute things in sherbert colors was perfectly timed to my realizing that Im way into them. As a result, this small, cute rug got kicked out of her room and was fast t...
Im a little surprised to have found myself so inspired by flip flops lately. My relationship with flip flops came to a brisk end soon after I moved to the city (the streets can do some nasty things t...
Jessica Taft Langdon is back with another quick and pretty project, this time taking on denim!One Pair of Jeans = Two New Additions to My Summer WardrobeI recently bought a pair of second hand jeans ...
Im not one to shy away from crafts with a lot of time consuming steps, but I LOVE projects like this that serve to remind me that some of my favorite things are the simplest and quickest to make.As e...
This project was 100% inspired by discovering that I owned a handheld mirror. I know theyre incredibly useful for hairstyling and such, but anyone who knows me can attest to the fact that my most com...
I was so thrilled to have Amy, of the great blog The Things We Make, include me in an artist feature today. Amys blog focuses on inspiration in its many forms from art, fashion and crafting to lots a...
Its just a personal preference, but Im typically really, REALLY not into carrying around or wearing things with a companys logo on it. The one thing I do like about logod items is that thrift stores ...
Sometimes making clothes scares me. I do ok at it, but I’m WAY more comfortable when in charge of shoes, bags or jewelry. But in the grand tradition of my never meeting a pattern that I didnt like, I...
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