I thought I’d take a break from my holiday sewing to pack up the October Scrapapalooza winnings (whoops! A little behind on those!) and thought I’d get the ball rolling on the November giveaway in the spirit of giving thanks to you, my favorite blog readers.
Three lucky winners will receive a Flat-Rate Envelope stuffed with [...]

I’m plugging away on my Christmas gift list still, which is great for my gift pile but not so productive on the blogging front. So look for a slew of Crafty Christmas Countdown posts here in the next few days as I wrap up this year’s blog project in time for you to have all [...]

Remember my string of sewing disasters? This top is actually made with the same dress pattern that went so horribly awry a couple of months ago.
I took a chance that it would work in a woven since it called for a zipper and I’m delighted that I was right. I also sized down, which was [...]

This is part of an occasional series of interviews with interesting artists and craftsmen.
Listening to Melissa Averinos talk about escaping into her art as a teenager, it’s easy to imagine her as the quiet girl with paint on her jeans and a sketchbook perpetually in tow.
“I was always doing art, ever since I was little,” [...]

If you are in the Atlanta area, you won’t want to miss the Indie Craft Experience Holiday Shopping Spectacular. It’s tomorrow (Saturday, Nov. 15) from 11-6 at Ambient+ Photo Studio. There is a $5 admission but the money goes to Handmade Nation and Hagar House. Plus lots of great handmade goods to buy for all [...]