The first Sunday of spring it rained a light spring rain. The kind that illuminates the white-pink blossoms against water-stained bark and gunmetal sky. It sends shoots and tendrils up from the soake...
On the eve of the 14th this year, I was sitting under the halo of my brass desk lamp assembling these little cards. Nothing seems to beat pink scraps of paper come mid-February, except maybe boxes fu...
Last fall I worked with art director Suzanne Shade to style and shoot this print ad featuring Minted wedding stationery (designs by Annie Clark and Cadence Paige). It ran in the winter 2012 issues of...
A quiet January came and went. Filled with wintery things like ice skating after work (quite awkwardly), practicing crochet stitches and delivering a few straggling Christmas presents (shown above). ...
I made these ribbons last winter as part of a freelance assignment for Making Memories. Their Bravissimo line launched last spring, and allowed crafters to make customizable, award-style ribbons. I j...
This year Ive been doing some photography work for the stationery company Minted. At the start of the holiday season, we collaborated with West Elm to come up with creative card displays. I styled th...
Im back from a relaxing weekend with friends and family; definitely a much-needed break at the end of a busy month. I finally had some time to work on a just-for-fun project, so I made these Pilgrim ...
When I was invited to review the recently released book, Martha Stewarts Handmade Holiday Crafts, I couldnt resist. I remember reading library copies of Martha Stewart Living when I was 9 or 10, and ...
Late in the summer, my brother and I rode out across the old Bonsall bridge. There the abandoned roadway floats above the California oaks that rise from the dry riverbed. On the far side, foxtail and...
We reached the island well after sunset, swathed in a haze of salt air and fading light. The place was Two Harbors, a small outpost on the Catalina isthmus. We spent three days there, camping in canv...
Last autumn I had the opportunity to contribute to the Kids Crafternoon series of books, a collaboration between Kathreen Ricketson of Whip Up and and the Australian publisher Hardie Grant. The Paper...
Click the photo above for a larger view. It was just before the light reaches the time of tall shadows. The sun, low in the sky, caught the dust that hangs above the road. A thousand flecks of ...
It occurred to me that I should start sharing some of the projects from my Victoria columns that went un-posted last year. I thought Id revisit these cocktail napkins (from the July/August 2010 issue...
Last summer I made and photographed a doily cocktail umbrella craft for the paper goods shop, Papermash . (If you missed that post, you can see it here). This year I was asked to recreate the project...
A few weeks ago we drove out to the point, where grey skies broke to windswept clouds over the ocean. I hadnt been to the lighthouse since I was a girl, too young to remember anything but the bright ...
Hello again! Im back with the second project I promised you last week. I usually enjoy coming up with my own crafting ideas — its often my favorite part of the process, but every now and then I...
Hello dear friends! I did some crafting over Easter weekend, and wanted to share the results with you this week and next. First up are these miniature silk and satin bonnets (4.5" across widest p...
Road trips that start in the early morning are sublime. Filled with the promise of open highway and burgeoning daylight. Punctuated by quiet breakfasts, beachfront diners and old tunes on the radio. ...
Black Watch is my most favorite of Scottish tartans. Navy and emerald interwoven, deep and dark like India ink. Last winter I had a simple skirt in mind, made from this plaid - one with a high, pleat...
Hello everyone! February is just flying by, and so far it has been full of exciting changes. I turned twenty-three, relocated to a new city and started my first post-college job. Earlier this month I...
A few weeks ago we took a day trip to a nearby mountaintop. To muted skies and snowfall, and violent winds that whip in and out of an evergreen wood. All of us girls had cameras along for the journey...
I hope you had a wonderful time ringing in the new year! For New Years Eve I made three simple projects that can easily be adapted for other celebrations. Glittered Banner: For the banner I printed t...
Cold air, early night and a stark landscape elevate the beauty of the simplest things in winter - a candles flame, a ring of evergreens, the tarnished trinkets that reflect the delicate light. Such t...
This year, Green Valley Christmas Trees kindly treated me to a mail-order tree to decorate and share with you here. I chose a 4 ft Fraser Fir and its just stunning, even at this small size. I love th...
Once I was one of many children writing to Santa, coloring holly leaves around the edges of the page and asking how to spell every other word. For this years Christmas card, I designed my own station...
These candy gift tags were an assignment I did for HobbyCraft, a UK publication. The story was unfortunately cut at the last minute, but I wanted to post some of the photos now that its Christmastime...
My year as the Artist in Residence at Victoria magazine has come to a close and I wanted to share my last project (the snowy scenes above) from the November/December issue. I also wanted to take a mo...
Hello again! Im so excited to share this batch of projects I made and photographed for Adore Home, a beautiful new online magazine created by Australian designer, Loni Parker. I loved working with th...
Well it seems the holiday season is in full swing! Ive been busy with deadlines over the last month, but in the coming weeks Im going to set aside some time for personal Christmas projects. Meanwhile...
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