All Tiered, Spinny Skirts are on sale for $22!

All Tiered, Spinny Skirts are on sale for $22!



Olivia's already picked out one for herself! Get them before they're gone. . .I'm taking them to Dallas this weekend.

Recent Flickr Favorites

A fresh color palette. Because it goes without saying, I love photography, color, and I gain inspiration from others. . .



1. Looking down Divisadero, 2. Untitled, 3. sunshine, 4. My very first crochet flower, 5. Tacos Mexico, 6. No Ball Playing Allowed, 7. moving along, 8. Detail; Sam Wo Restaurant, San Francisco, 9. P2070034

Getting about town

In the upcoming week, Chloe starts her climbing camp - right on! I have to finish preparing for the Indie Shop Soiree in Dallas.

What else?



We've been getting about town on the bus, for fun, these past few days.

It's really hot outside, but we live close enough to the bus stop to make it worth our while, I mean, assuming the buses are running pretty close together.

Yeah! We have taken the kids downtown and we've had the opportunity to go out without them. That's pretty huge. One night last week, we had dinner on 2nd Street, a beer, and then later we had coffee at Spider House, near the University. We didn't have to struggle to find a parking space. And the bus was just $1.50 round trip (or the same price all day, for the day-pass).


Half the time, we end up not sitting together, and that's kind of fun, too.

Long weekend?

The kids are spending the night at their grandma's house tonight. Nothing planned for us tonight, just spontaneity. Did you know I'm a big planner and sometimes I get perplexed by too many choices and end up doing nothing? Ohmygoodness. So we're thinking we'll take the bus downtown and get off whenever we feel like it. I'll have my camera, which is an even better excuse to be spontaneous. If we go, I'll take pictures.

Tomorrow, on a Friday, we'll all be here together. We still have things to do moving-wise. I have to prepare for next weekend's show. All that, all weekend.

For sure, I've made extra birdy pouches.

Oh, I almost forgot to tell you. . . the Crafty Work Aprons are on sale for $20 in honor of this being a new month, me having forgotten to say "Happy Canada Day," and our own big American Independence Day on Saturday. You can be SO independent in one of these aprons, let me tell ya!

Happening Things

I mentioned in my last post that we've moved. Chloe made paper chains for my new studio space.

It's fantastic! The chains really tie everything together.

I've signed Chloe up for camp at the Austin Rock Gym. She's getting three weeks of camp. Oh my goodness. This is one of her passions when it comes to activities. While Chloe has gotten very good with her unicycle (her other mad skill), it's been a while since she's gotten to play on the rock wall. She's been tree-climbing plenty! I know I'm doing a good thing by signing her up for this camp, but it's costing me a pretty penny!

When she starts her camp, I'll have a few quiet mornings on which to focus on my work. I already mentioned that I have two shows coming up this month. One is in Dallas (see the sidebar) and the other is the Handmade Market here in Austin. Beyond that, it looks like my next show is on a Sunday in September. I'll be at the Peace Festival in Oak Cliff. Please stop by and say hello if you are in the area, for any of these shows.

Speaking of shows, and other happening things, I had a publication ask me for high-resolution product images and I submitted several, including this one,

Now, the funny thing is that I'm quite superstitious. I feel like that's something I should just let go. So often, I get these requests, so that my products might be featured, and it simply doesn't happen. All sorts of editorial decisions are made between the time of the request and the release of any publication. And from what I understand, this is a local (Kentucky) magazine. I hope I'm included. That would rock. But will I know if I am? The request came at the time that I was actively moving house and so there was a delay in my response. It was a 3-day delay, probably. I was without internet at the time.