Good show
So the CHH Annual Sale at HCCC was a lot of fun, and it went well. (Though I had a hard time keeping the abbreviations straight; for my own reference, I called the whole thing HCHCH.) These people are really … Continue reading →
Category Archives: crochet
The jewelry dude
The CHH Annual Sale is coming up, and I wanted a super cool display for my jewelry. Most of what’s going to be for sale there is going to be large and flat, and I don’t want my tiny little … Continue reading →
Doily scans in Flickr
I just uploaded scans of all the doilies I’ve made into a Flickr set. Almost all of these are mounted in shadowboxes, but photography of shadowboxes has lagged behind. The scans are just so stark and beautiful, though.
Continue reading →White Linen Night
Things went beautifully at White Linen Night on Saturday at Oolala. I sold a few items, including the doily shadowbox on the left in the photo. I spoke to some lovely folks about crochet and related crafts. I really need … Continue reading →
Public display of collection
I’ve got a couple of events coming up. On Saturday, August 2, I’ll be at Oolala for White Linen Night in the Heights. The event runs from 4 pm to 10 pm, and Oolala will have a trolley stop. Come … Continue reading →
Press and promotion
How cool is this? Houston’s Weekly Chic just did a post on me. She contacted me over the weekend and we interviewed by email. I love the spiderweb references. Usually the references are to snowflakes, and then I have to … Continue reading →
How unique are the colors?
I posted 3 pairs of earrings to my Etsy shop this morning, and I’ll do the other 3 tomorrow morning. I’m giving a lot of thought as to how to describe the coloring. For the first batch of jewelry, the … Continue reading →
Hand-dyed earrings
I haven’t quite got these up on Etsy yet, because I’m waiting to photograph them on my model, but here’s a sneak preview. This is from my first dyeing session, with Laura Viada at HCCC.
Continue reading →Incomplete accomplishment
This morning and this evening, I turned a bunch of tiny colorful doilies into jewelry. Five pairs of earrings, and one earring/pendant set. The pieces made from dyed thread look great! But nothing actually exists until I photograph it. That’s … Continue reading →
Almost 6 yards
There’s almost 6 yards of thread in this earring. The final diameter is just over 1.5 inches. Huh.
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