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Livingston Mall one last time

One Friday in January I took my Canon EOS Rebel 2000 and a roll of Fuji 200 to the Livingston Mall to see if it had gotten any worse than the last time I was there. It looked pretty much the same, though there were no festive holiday decorations this time, and many of the few […]

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Fancy pants pens in progress

My work table with finished pens and pencils in progress

I had my head down last week, making some new products: fountain pens, cross-style twist pens, and mechanical pencils! They’re not quite ready for the shop, but I’d love for you to take a look at this sneak peek and tell me what you think. Should they be a regular offering? Should I take custom orders? What color metal looks best? I’d love your feedback.

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What to wear…

I sat down today to write about all of the creative projects that are occupying my mind and my time, and I realized I was filling up screen after screen of content, and honestly, who has the time these days to read all of that at once? Attention spans being what they are, and all. So, I split it all up. Today, I wrote about what I’m knitting. And then I went on a long tangent–longer, in fact, than the knitting conversation–about what I plan to wear the next time I see The Innocence Mission in concert. Good times. Classic, rambling, Lisa Clarke content. If you miss the blogging me from 2009, you won’t want to skip this post.

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The Claycation of Tiny Flowers

I know I am two months late, but I wanted to share a bit about last year’s Polymer Claycation.

Most times when I have several dedicated days of claymaking ahead of me, I have a bit of a theme in mind to guide my work. This year was the year of the tiny flowers. In other words, I had decided that I was going to make my Calico Cane design in as many of my popular color schemes as possible. In all, I finished eighteen canes, nine of which were brand new. The other nine were replacements for designs I had run out of.

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Ocean City Once Again

We visited Ocean City, NJ in May and I brought three cameras with me. I am eager to show you some of what I captured on 35mm film, because I’m really happy with these. I am usually a 50mm-focal-length kind of girl. I like it for everyday life pictures, but this particular weekend I was drawn to exploring the “compression” effect of long lenses. If you don’t know what I mean by that, click through to see two images that should illustrate my point.

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Treating myself to pockets, part two

After my last sewing session I thought I was done. But it was a hot day. And I was wearing shorts. And I was starting to feel like maybe having my legs out all summer would be a nice thing. I used to wear skirts constantly (remember that?). And then somewhere along the line, I started feeling like shaving my legs was too much work, and none of my t-shirts looked good with my skirts, and blah blah blah. I’ve spent the last several summers pretty much living in jeans, except on the really, really hot days where I just can’t take it anymore. I still think shaving my legs is a royal pain in the neck, but I can probably be convinced to go above the knee maybe once a week, and put on something nice 😁

Anyway, I dug through my vintage sheet stash and found two things that grabbed me right away: a set of pillowcases that were in excellent shape and had a bold mod floral design, and a green 60s/70s era sheet that was still in the package.

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