About a year ago I saw a sign in my area advertising a big consignment sale, being held in a local private school.  Andrew was only about six months old at the time and I was looking to buy a used jumperoo for him.  I went to the sale, apparently too late, because as I pulled up I saw a ...

  We got this great book, The Little Book of Whittling- passing time on the trail, on the porch, and under the stars.  To our amazement, we conquered the whistle project, and they actually worked!  We need to learn how to pick wood better because there was some sp...

on the subject of conspicuous consumption and conspicuous thrift: -flaunting expense or thrift, some ponderings on same by the very smart barry over at 3stylelife -the case against thrift (from salon) and conspicuous thrift (from the la times) (both via nubby twiglet) myself? well, i’ve always...

I have a rubber stamp collection that is bordering on the obscene . . . and of all them only one is a stamp that I made myself. (It is a Catalpa leaf and I am proud of it and use it every now and again.) So this spring I am planning on going through the boxes of stamps (yes, plural) and keeping the ...

  The weather has been glorious--breezy and warm with more than enough sun--and even I can't complain. So we've moved our workspace outside for as much of the day as possible.     Crafty cherubs are usually nearby begging to participate as crafty cherubs do. Like yesterday ...

Have I mentioned that I adore Ravelry?  Seriously, if you're into knitting and you haven't perused through, you're missing out.  You can search patterns by yarn, needles, availability (read, "free"), and about a million other things.  I can't count t...

Welcome back!  I've shoveled a path to and around the car -- and retrieved some things to play with.  Including - a little house!  This is a Sweet Chips Little Folding House by Crafty Secrets.   It's in move-in condition.  It just needs 'landscaping' and...

Good morning!  Today marks the beginning of the Tattered Angels / Crafty Secrets March Mix Blog Hop.  I have the pleasure of being part of the kick off group of ladies whose blogs you can visit today and throughout the week: Heidi Blankenship (CS) Pam Hooten (CS) Sally Lynn M...

"Santa Martita", photo illustration by Kathy Cano-Murillo. In the New York Times article that came out yesterday, there is a quote by me about Martha: “Martha has always been an inspiration to me, in a weird way, because I cannot do her type of crafts, no matter how hard I try,� Cano-Murillo say...

Thursday night I had my signing at Changing Hands in Tempe. It was going to be a tricky night because Patrick had a gig at the Sail Inn in Tempe. We decided he would go with me to my event and then we'd go together to his. My book signing turned out great. An energetic, diverse crowd. Thank you to t...