The presents are all wrapped, the cookies are baked: I’ve got one more present to dye, but the weather hasn’t been cooperating, which is fine because we need the rain! I’ve also got to make 2 more presents, so there’s a box that will be going out sometime next week, and that’s just fine! In… Continue Reading
Yahoo! I got 8 Jester Stockings completed in time for my clients to give them as presents! Hooray! What I didn’t have time for was anything but a few quick iPhone snaps: What’s most important is my customers are happy and now it’s time for Christmas Cookie Baking!!!!!!!!!! Continue Reading
I’ve been working hard in the #CandyClausChristmasWorkshop to get 8 Jester Stockings done for 2 lovely customers! By the end of Monday I’d free motion machine sketched all the ornaments on all of the stockings: By the end of Tuesday I had all the parts ready for final assembly: Fingers crossed I get these… Continue Reading
Earlier this month I received orders for 8 of my Jester Stockings that I designed a few years ago (and were on the cover of Quilting Arts Gifts 2013/14): 8!!!! Yep, that’s a lot! Yes, I’m a bit freaked out because they need to be done before Christmas and I’ve got to do more than… Continue Reading
Last week before my open studio I decided to dye some canvas tote blanks I get from Dharma Trading with indigo, I’m quite happy with how they turned out! And so were the open studio visitors, I sold a bunch. I literally was ironing them at 10:30 for the 11:00 start of the open studio.… Continue Reading
I’m a couple days early but I’m a wee bit nervous about getting things done because last week, while doing a private fund-raising show, I received orders for 8 Christmas stockings…hooray and YIKES! That’s a lot to add to my before Christmas to-do list, so I thought I’d write this post to help me sort… Continue Reading
Hooray! The time has finally come for my Holiday Open Studio! I’ve got one more thing to make up my sleeve, hopefully that works out later today when I try it! Then, I’ll switch over to baker Candy mode and make some pumpkin bread and orange-cranberry-walnut bread so we’ve got something yummy to munch on.… Continue Reading
It’s the holiday season, and I love to give handmade gifts: either ones I make myself or buy from a fellow artist – in fact I spent last Friday dyeing gifts for all my nieces and nephews! I also shared some of my favorite folks I like to buy presents from in this post. And… Continue Reading