I recently took a little road trip to Kalamazoo, Mich. where I visited Letty Klein at Pine Lane Farm. We sat out on her deck and chatted about how her love of animals led her into the sheep and braided wool rug business. You can read her story today in my GR Press art & [...]

Last weekend I had the pleasure of meeting Elizabeth Clark, the fascinating Grand Haven, Mich. quilter I profiled in today’s art and column. When she told me the story of the quilt she’s holding in the photo above, I knew I was going to love it long before she led me upstairs to see it. [...]

Okay, so I’m not really surprised that my crocheted Yarn Bombing submission didn’t make the final cut, but it sure would have been cool. On the bright side, I can finally post this picture of the wacky design I created with serious artistic influence from Abby, CraftSanity’s 4-year-old V.P. of Fun. My plan was to [...]

I just finished stitching the binding of a tiny art quilt for an exciting new collaborative project I’m working on with a new pal. You’ll be hearing plenty about this soon, but I wanted to share an image of the last thing I stitched on the quilt (besides the binding, of course). Now that this [...]

I dig words. I talk a lot. I write a lot. I like magnetic poetry and those great removable decals that allow you to decorate your walls with an inspiring quote or excerpt from your favorite book. I love the alphabet and assembling words one letter at a time. So text is something I’m frequently [...]

This is my first attempt at making a fabric postcard, a project inspired by the very talented, mix media artist I interviewed today for an upcoming craft column. I plan to reveal her identity and post instructions to make a postcard of your own soon, so check back here often. I try out all the [...]

I thought pigs would fly before I ever would land a gig writing a weekly craft column for my newspaper. Thankfully, things worked out beautifully and I wrote this week’s column about Geniene Hourigan a talented artist and crafter who happens to make felted flying pigs. How great is that?! I invite you to read [...]