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Summer Studio Sneak Peek

I’ve been working on a little something.  It spent a lot of time just living in my head, turning around, being mulled over, re-inventing itself, until I finally took action this week.  It’s not entirely finished yet, but here’s a little sneak peek: I’ve got some research and refining to do, but once I’m ready, […]

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Summer Studio, look two

I finished both of the projects I showed you on my first Summer Studio post a few weeks ago, so how about a peek at what I’m working on now? I had a very specific quilt project in mind when I bought these fabrics recently, but circumstances may have changed since then.  I’m not sure […]

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Yarny things

So this weekend is the Maryland Sheep & Wool Festival, and I’m heading down there with the yarn shop on their annual bus trip. This is the first time I’ve gone (on their bus or otherwise) so it should be interesting! One of the activities planned on the bus is an “outrageous earring contest” and […]

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The Texture Collection, and other stories

You know how you go through your creative life picking up little bits of information from one artist whose work you admire, a few tidbits from another, an interesting idea from yet another?  And all of these inputs take up residence in your brain, waiting for just the right little nudge to make them come […]

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Perfectly Paired + giveaway

I feel so lucky these past few months, to be getting the chance to flip through some very excellent craft books, often before they officially hit the market.  Today I have to thank Karin, who is a blog reader and also the editor of Patricia Kimle‘s new book, Perfectly Paired: Designing Jewelry with Polymer and […]

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Sherri Haab Jewelry Inspirations + giveaway

I have Sherri Haab to blame for all of this.  And by “this” I mean the polymer clay supplies that lurk in many corners of my house, the business I’ve built around clay books + videos, and the piles and piles of polymer jewelry mostly gathering dust in my bedroom.  (You know how that goes […]

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Have a heart

Last summer, I was asked to submit a beginner-friendly polymer clay project for the upcoming Craft Hope book. The book will feature pairs of projects and charities, the idea being that you can make the projects and then donate them to the charities. I was honored to be included, and so I set to work […]

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