Hello! Here’s the edited video slide show we played for the elementary students who worked on the woven house project at their school assembly last Friday. Enjoy!

We did it! We took the lovely squares woven by more than 500 students at my daughters’ elementary school and we fashioned them into a woven house measuring 7 1/2 feet tall. Check it out! The students in grades K-5 thought they were simply weaving a large rug, but I decided to surprise them with [...]

If I could afford to keep doing inspring work for free, I would do it. In a heartbeat. I’m wrapping up one of the most rewarding and exhausting weeks of my crafty life and I didn’t make a dime. In fact it cost me money. But the money I spent making a new batch of [...]

Hello! I hope you all had a lovely Easter weekend. I may have eaten a few too many Starburst jelly beans (love those!), but I didn’t completely lose control. Today I’m coming to terms with the fact that spring break is over and looking ahead to spring projects on the horizon. I want to let you [...]

We’ve been hard at work on issue 6 of the magazine and very happy to report that we’ll be picking it up from the printer March 23. You can reserve your copy here. This issue is packed with people and projects that I hope will inspire hours of creative time this spring. We’re covering everything [...]

Usually I’m the one rounding up crafty folks to feature in my weekly art & craft column, but recently I got a chance to but down my notebook and share a bit about my crafty life and business. Yesterday, I was featured on p. 7 in The Detroit News Homestyle section. You can read the [...]

I spent the day drilling, sanding and pounding in pegs – not the most creative part of my gig. But I’m not complaining because making CraftSanity Looms helps me afford to work from home and be available to my kids as well as take on other low-paying gigs that make me exceedingly happy including producing [...]

It’s been a roller coaster week. The sky fell at the newspaper that has been the main source of my family income since 1998. Massive layoffs were announced and many talented people were let go. My husband survived the cut, but we’re still not sure what the future holds for us. Once the company reorganizes [...]

This weekend I’m headed “home” to visit my family in suburban Detroit and participate in Maker Faire Detroit. If you love craft and all things DIY, chances are good that you’ll enjoy this event that is held at The Henry Ford museum, 20900 Oakwood Blvd. in Dearborn, Mich. I attended this event last year and enjoyed meeting the [...]

What I enjoy most about art and craft is all the kindred spirits I’ve met along the way. Here’s a list of my upcoming classes. Check it out and maybe our creative paths will cross someday. A special thanks to the kind folks at Lakeshore Sewing and the David D. Hunting YMCA for these new teaching [...]

The CraftSanity Loom Weaving Gallery Flickr Group is now online. I’ve added some of my project photos and want to invite you to add your photos to the group. I can’t wait to see what you’ve been working on. Happy weaving! 1. Potholders, 2. 13-Peg Looms, 3. Patchwork Rug, 4. Patwork Rug 2, 5. Patwork [...]

Hi folks! I have many projects in the works as usual, but I wanted to take a break from stitching hexagons to give all you locals a head’s up about some classes I’m teaching this summer at Lakeshore Sewing’s Wyoming location (1011 Gezon Parkway SW, Wyoming, MI). Here are the details: T-shirt Refashioning 101 Learn [...]

This rug has been on my CraftSanity Rug Loom for months. Under normal circumstances, I could kick out one of these darlings in an intense weekend of binge weaving, but I took my sweet time on this one because I’ve been using it as my demo sample at art markets. Woven with torn fabric strips, [...]

I just listed some 26-peg CraftSanity looms in my shop. You can weave finished pieces measuring about 12″ square on this loom making it perfect for  bags, patchwork rugs and bed coverings, square table mats, seat covers and more. This loom has been very popular at art markets and I’m excited to finally make it [...]

What a great opening day for the Fulton Street Artisans Market in Grand Rapids! I sold several looms (Thank you, dear customers!) and enjoyed meeting some very supportive column readers. A special thanks to our kind booth neighbors for helping Jeff and I set up the new “EZ Up” tent for the first time. And [...]