I’m not one to sport a lot of bling, but I love jewelry. And lately I’ve been stealing glances at the lovely projects in Melinda Barta’s new book, “Custom Cool Jewelry: Create 200+ Personalized Pendants, Charms and Claps” (Interweave Press, September 2008, paper bound, 144 pages, $22.95). The book is packed with ideas for creating [...]

In my not-so-spare time, I write book reviews for The Grand Rapids Press where I work as a staff reporter. Here’s my review of “Knit 2 Together” that appeared Sunday, Nov. 12, 2006.By Jennifer Ackerman-HaywoodThe Grand Rapids Press I know what you’re thinking: “What does Tracey Ullman — the famous comedian and actress — know [...]

Now that I have my CraftSanity podcast up and running, it’s time to join the creative bloggers of the world and contribute what I can to the to the creative landscape. Above is a picture of the “Knitted Babe” I made during my maternity leave. If you look closely, you’ll notice that one of her [...]

This is where I test out crafty books, products and services and tell you what I like. This is a new feature and CraftSanity podcast suppliment. NOTE: I’m not being paid to mention this stuff. I’m just test driving some cool products and telling you what I think. Have a product you’d like me to [...]

This is where I test out crafty books, products and services and tell you what I like. This is a new feature and CraftSanity podcast suppliment. NOTE: I’m not being paid to mention this stuff. I’m just test driving some cool products and telling you what I think. Have a product you’d like me to [...]