New Surface Design Collections: Summer Strawberries & Daisies, Happy Flowers & Stripes
A couple of months ago, I released two new surface pattern design collections in my Spoonflower shop, but I never shared them here! My designs are primarily hand-drawn in Procreate then edited and finalized in Photoshop. Summer Strawberries & Daisies: Warm, retro, summer
How Shoes Can Change Up an Outfit: Shift Dress Footwear Styling OOTD Inspiration
I love how easy it is to change up a simple shift dress look just by pairing a different type of shoe, so I thought I'd have fun trying out a few different pairs with this tank-style shift dress my
Mock Logo Design Illustration Project – Honey Jar Fibers
Just a quick post today, sharing a mock branding logo project I did back in 2019, that I don't think I ever shared here? The brief: A small indie yarn dyer who's also a beekeeper, and finds yarn color inspiration in
Songwriting and Surgery Recovery
Songwriting and singing have been things that I love but have put aside. They have been sitting in the back of my head, gently, persistently calling year after year. I spent a lot of my writing time as a child creating
Free Pattern: Vintage-Inspired Lace Crochet Collar
Crochet collars are having a(nother) moment right now, and I am all for it. Today I would like to share a free pattern for this lovely vintage-inspired lace-y crochet collar with a leather (or fabric) embellishment. When I decided I wanted
Sewing Project Notes: Jazz Romper Pattern by Ready To Sew
I'm so excited to share my latest finished project! And this time it's not crochet or embroidery, but sewing! I've seen so many people in the handmade/sewing community share their own Jazz rompers the past few years, and I've wanted to
Project Notes: Embroidered Crochet Muscle Tee Original Design
I recently reblocked this crocheted, embroidered muscle tee I designed and crocheted a couple summers ago. Check out this post on styling knit and crochet tank tops to see how the muscle tee fit pre-reblocking. The main issue is how
A Spring Paperbag Shorts OOTD for a Doughnut Outing
I wore this simple spring-y outfit, featuring paperbag waisted shorts and this cropped mustard yellow tee, out to grab doughnuts from a local shop with my husband and son. My husband promised my son the treat of a doughnut with
Easter OOTD: Floral Wide Leg Pants and Tennis Shoes
I wound up with two outfit options featuring these floral wide leg pants for Easter this year. Which is your favorite? The yellow tee in the second outfit is the same cropped one from the spring Lillian outfit featured last week.
A Little Poem: “Calico cat sunbathes in the window…”
Calico cat sunbathes in the window. She uses her little nose to push the blinds away from the frame and squeezes her body between them and the glass Turning like liquid impossibly in the narrow space, she lays down and stretches out, white paws reaching to the window’s frame Calico