My oh my. I’m insanely busy and kind of loving it. I’m exhausted and I don’t really know what day it is, but, wow, am I having fun! I’m very excited to report that awesome apron designs have been submitted to the first-ever CraftSanity Apron Show to benefit Safe Haven Ministries. Thank you to those [...]

It’s been a crazy couple of weeks filled with creativity and color, teaching  and talking art and craft. So while I’ve been away from the keyboard creating, this blog as been a bit neglected. So it’s high time for a CraftSanity update. I’ve been training for the 25K I’m running in May and working hard [...]

Online store Nostalgems, which is sponsoring the next episode of CraftSanity (coming out this weekend), is hosting a contest on its Facebook page.  You will want to become a “fan” of Nostalgems this week. Ten lucky fans will receive – one (1) vintage brass keepsake catcher plus a vintage brass fine chain necklace (16.5in)! Here [...]

Okay, folks, now’s your chance to win a copy of “Journal Bliss: Creative Prompts to Unleash Your Inner Eccentric” by Violette. To enter, all you have to do is share your favorite art journaling or writing prompt in the comment section below. If the prompt is not your original idea, please credit your source with [...]

I wrote this post more than a week ago, but it was somehow unpublished. I’m sure it was operator error. My apologies for leaving you folks in suspense. The Granny square madness continues. Here’s today’s square, the second in a blanket series. And now for those giveaway winners…. Kathy of Loveland, Colorado and Janis of [...]

Okay, folks, it’s time to announce the five randomly selected winners of the Jennifer Paganelli “Flower Power” giveaway. To enter, entrants commented about what they would make out of the fabric if they won. Each winner will get two fat quarters. Here are the comments from the lucky random winners: 1) johannaR wrote: “Awesome fabric, [...]

Nostalgems, sponsor of CraftSanity episode 94, is hosting a contest on its Facebook page. Here are the details: Feeling a little low as the worldwide recession gets worse? Well brush up on your Francais and keep your chin up with these uplifting French speaking dome pendants! Nostalgems has got seven (7) of these Dome Pendant [...]

What would you engrave on this heart charm? Post your response in the comments below for a chance to win one of seven valentine locket & heart charm pendant kits from Nostalgems, CraftSanity’s episode 93 sponsor. The most endearing posts will receive a jewelry making kit including all the bits and bobs to make a [...]

What would you do with these charms? Post your response in the comments below and enter to win a similar Nostalgems jewelry-making kit from CraftSanity episode 91 sponsor, Rina Ward. She will send kits to authors of the five most creative posts. The deadline to enter is Jan. 4, 2009. Good luck everyone! I made [...]

Hi everyone. This is the moment nearly 400 of you Anna Maria Horner fans have been waiting for. We have randomly selected two winners! Congrats to Jenny D. who posted this pretty straight forward comment on December 9, 2008 at 11:57 a.m.: I want this book! Well you got it, sister. I will mail you [...]

Aren’t these little guys delightful? My friend Debbie made these happy little cork people for my daughters. I had the girls sit and cover their eyes when I gave them each a bag of four. They were super excited when they saw them. The first thing they did was race them across the floor, then [...]

Most of the leaves have blown off the trees around here, so I’m doing what I can to savor that last bit of fall. Photography helps. :  ) How do the trees look out your window? Like a giant squirrel sporting baggy flannel pants, I’m trying to stockpile holiday craft traditions and handmade gift ideas [...]

Congrats to Ron in Rhode Island! Ron won the draw for a copy of the inspiring “1,000 Artist Journal Pages: Personal Pages and Inspirations” by Dawn DeVries Sokol. If you missed my chat with Dawn, by all means check out CraftSanity episode 83!

Sadly, today is the last day of my vacation from work. I have so much more to do before I head back to the office, but I thought I’d post a picture of the “tubeapron top” I finished last night. The pattern is from “Doublestitch: Designs for the Crochet Fashionista,” by Erika and Monika Simmons. [...]

I love fresh strawberries. LOVE them. So, of course I couldn’t pass up the opportunity to load up on eight quarts of these sweet treats from the local CSA farm. It’s been a few years since I’ve made strawberry jam, so I was due to get out the water canner and an ungodly amount of [...]