Made By Humans
Today is the first day it’s actually felt like fall might be coming to Arkansas. As I write this it’s a lovely 82 degrees outside and the window right behind me is open. Love it. I’ve been a little reluctant for it to be fall, which is weird, because it’s my favorite. I guess it’s […]
This quote turned up on Julia Cameron’s Facebook feed the other day, and it’s really appropriate for me because I’ve been thinking about the need to remember and acknowledge our creative losses in order to move on from them. One of the most powerful sessions at Blissdom this year was the one led by Bianca […]
This week’s Iron Craft challenge was about glitter and sparkle, which anyone who knows me will tell you is not my thing. The girl is a little bit girlier than I am and has been known to sport some sparkle from time to time. I made her a pink and purple sensory tub in honor […]
We just got a fire pit in our yard this summer, and we love it. It’s a lot of fun to be able to have a fire whenever we want it, particularly since we have a gas log inside, which is not quite the same as real popping logs. Over the holiday we had some […]
It’s funny that the Iron Craft challenge for this week was about finishing something, since I’m finishing up a year of my life this week! I’ve been thinking a lot about the unfinished projects that are all over my life — and there are LOTS of them — and trying to make progress on some […]
One day last week, the Bit was having a rough morning. I don’t even remember what was going on; bad mornings tend to all look the same from a distance even though the details are slightly different from day to day. It’s likely we were rushing around, she didn’t want to get dressed or put […]
I really like my jobs. I love that the vast majority of the work I do can line up with my mission in life, which is to explore, share and promote craft and help women (especially, though I know it’s important for men, too) claim their creativity and realize that it’s vital to make time […]