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Archive for February, 2009

Birds do seem to be everywhere in the crafty world. Even though I think of someone that doesn’t like to follow trends (I learned the viola instead of the violin in 5th grade because it seemed unique and unconventional) I really like the birds. Eventually the birds will fall out of hipsterdome, but for now [...]

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Introducing Nelson. He likes to roam the hills, especially down hills, eat grass and sing folk songs.

I have been planning this critter in my head for a long time and it worked almost as planned. I think the next versions will have a different shape so that the axels and wheels fit better into the [...]

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Handspun February

This is the Turkish drop spindle that I have not used…yet. I checked out books from the library, months ago, and read about spinning and thought, “Mmmm, I could do that.” I even got some local fiber at Coastal Yarns in Cannon Beach, they are a really friendly store. I think it’s alpaca from Amelia [...]

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I have been looking for a cute dish to use for this idea and could not resist the owl. Really who could? I think it’s for your soy sauce because I found it at the grocery store and there were matching chop sticks and other sushi dishware items. The little feet don’t completely conceal the [...]

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