
Selling Handmade Online: The Anatomy of a (Handmade) Listing
Here’s a behind-the-scenes look at selling handmade online: this is a screenshot of the many products that I have made and yet to list. Some…

40% off Stitch Markers AKA Knitting Bling Oct 2-8
Weekly Sale October 2 – 8th, 2017 This week I am offering my knitting bling as I call it, for 40% off. Most sets of…

On Sale: Matching Mother Daughter Necklaces
I unexpectedly started my Christmas shopping today. Great deals at a kitchen store I couldn’t resist which reminded me, that I will have weekly sales…
“Imagination is everything. It is the preview of life’s coming attractions.”
– Albert Einstein

Are you on Instagram?
I’m having a huge work block lately – I’m totally unmotivated to do the heavy lifting as far as listing and promoting my handmade items….

Etsy’s First Ever Site Wide Sale
I don’t do a lot of sales because there is very little markup on my work. However once in awhile I love to give a…

50% off Earrings all July – Handmade just for you
I’m celebrating handmade for the month of July with 50% off all my handmade earrings. I’ve been so busy this month in the studio with…
Others have seen what is and asked why. I have seen what could be and asked why not
– Pablo Picasso

Cat Themed Note Cards
I needed a quick gift to give a fellow cat lover and there was no time to order jewelry supplies & design something in such…
Be brave enough to live life creatively. The creative place where no one else has ever been.
– Alan Alda

New Designs for May – Memorial Pet Jewelry
It’s been too painful until now but I finally designed a Memorial piece for our dear Hemingway cat who passed away suddenly from feline g.i….

Hackles – Another Funny Named Fiber Processing tool
In late January I ordered another cool fiber processing tool but it arrived around the time my baby cat passed away, so it took me…

Mother-Daughter Half a Heart Charms & April’s New Items
April is my birthday month – Earth Day – which seems to fit me perfectly (green washing aside!) being someone who pulls all my inspiration…

Making Balled Headpins
Since the New Year I started making balled headpins again. I really like the look of them versus the more common flat head (although…

Loss…Grief…Love
I haven’t been in the best of places lately. Last week, we lost one of our fur babies: suddenly & unexpectedly. I am wracked with…

Is Wool Yarn Ethical? A reason why I started spinning
There is a disturbing video making its rounds on Social Media, of workers brutally beating sheep as they are being sheared of their fleece for…
Don’t be satisfied with stories, how things have gone with others. Unfold your own myth.
– Rumi

My Spinning Philosophy (and how it ties into jewelry making)
The other day I was flipping through my copy of Intertwined: The Art of Handspun Yarn, Modern Patterns, and Creative Spinning by Lexi Boeger and…

Artist Spotlight: On…Me!
I am my own worst enemy when it comes to self-promotion. I like to make things, and would rather spend my time making things, than…
There is something special when creative people get together.
– Joy Mangano