May newsletter
The May newsletter is here, with a list of events in May and June. YES, I realize I haven’t posted anything in a month. It has been quite the month! … Continue reading
Category Archives: crochet
Custom order
This just shipped! A customer liked this design in the oranges and reds, but wanted different colors, so she commissioned a pair of earrings. So pretty, if I say so myself! … Continue reading
Trunk show at the Cowgirl Museum
I’m very pleased to be participating in an Accessories Trunk Show at the National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame this weekend in Fort Worth! It’s the final weekend of the Stock Show, and there’s plenty, plenty, plenty to see … Continue reading
Leaf lace
A friend of mine pointed me to this artist, Susanna Bauer. I’m really amazed by the edging and alterations done on the leaves! … Continue reading
Fancy!
I’m using the last of this particular variegated silk thread, with red and orange silk thread. The earrings look like fireworks, maybe? … Continue reading
Nanny and me
The one on the left is the one my great-grandmother (Nanny) made. This is my mother’s father’s mother. I have several of her pieces, including a tablecloth that’s still in pretty decent shape. The one on the right is the … Continue reading
I’m in a national magazine!
The September/October 2012 edition of Crochet Today features a pair of my earrings on their “We love it!” Products and News spread! This is so exciting, to get publicity in a national magazine like this! And it’s such a sweet … Continue reading
New items posted for sale
I just listed a number of new items in the Etsy shop, including a pair of long, dangly, rainbow chakra earrings. It’s possible this will be the only pair ever. Certainly the only pair for a long time, until I … Continue reading
Big little doilies
I’ve been taking it easy the last couple of weeks by making some doilies with the relatively huge size 11 hook. They range in size from about 3.5″ to 4.5″ in diameter. Expect to see these in some pretty frames … Continue reading
Too busy making stuff to talk about it
Here are this year’s ornaments. I used to make snowflakes — lots of different patterns, but the same cotton thread/iridescent thread combination. Now I’m making fewer patterns, but more color combinations. And a couple of shapes that aren’t snowflakes! I’m … Continue reading