I have been MIA for about 4 months now. Why? Well in early December I bought a new toy…a really old, really heavy toy.
My new toy is an antique printing press – a Golding Pearl No 11 built in 1909. My dad and brother ventured through an ice storm to help me move the 750lb [...]

I was a girl scout roller derby girl for Halloween, so it only seems right that I move on to the boy scouts next. I’m picturing a vintage Norman Rockwell type boy scout, with a big red neckerchief – not the anemic ones they wear now. This was the inspiration for La Neckerchief [...]

I’ve had it in my head that I wanted to design a simple lacy wristwarmer/fingerless glove using some Malabrigo Silky Merino. However I’ve had a hard time coming up with the right lace pattern. Today I finally figured it out and knitted up a sample. I need to write up the pattern so I [...]

Here are the very first prints I did all on my own. On the second day of my class we worked independently on a press. In the morning I used the 5×8 Kelsey but the boxcar base on it was too small for my plate. So I ended up using one Amber had which was [...]

I loves me some letterpress so I was super excited to finally take a letterpress class this weekend. The class was offered by the Center for Book Arts and called Polymer and the Platen Press. Our amazing instructor was Amber McMillan.
I’ve had a Kelsey press for a couple of years but I’ve never had any [...]

I was playing around with wire crochet today. My first attempts were just crocheted wire but I changed it up to crochet around a larger gauge wire form. I thin this is better because it helps the piece retain its shape.

I used 32 gauge cheapo wire from Michaels. I tried it single, doubled and tripled [...]

I’m in love with cowls right now. They are simple and easy to wear. Best of all they knit up quick. Here is the first in a series of quick and easy cowls. You can easily knit these up in a night or two and the patterns are easy to remember!

Pick a luxe super bulky [...]

I realized that Halloween was nearly a week ago. So I better get posting on it before it’s Christmas. Although if you’ve been shopping in the past week you’ll know according to retailers it already IS Christmas.
Anyway for Halloween my sister and I went as Tough Cookies from the movie Whip It or really just [...]

I’ve been getting into sewing a lot these days and the books I’ve been reading have all suggested using French seams. But I’ve never done them! So I was excited to see Sew to Speak’s French Seam How To.
It’s simple and has lots of clear photos. I can’t wait to try to sew some French [...]

It seems like all my posts lately have been cupcake related. This might lead you to believe that all I do is eat cupcakes but I have been crafting too! It’s just a little easier to get photos of cupcakes than knitted items. Particularly now when it’s nearly dark when I get home and [...]