I’m having a holiday open studio on Saturday & Sunday, December 14 & 15, from 11 am – 4 pm each day. If you live in Southern California, please stop by for some holiday goodies; I love getting a chance to say thanks to my awesome customers with some mulled cider and yummy baked goods. You’ll get a… Continue Reading
Well, it’s been awhile since I’ve done a goals post! Now that Thanksgiving is over, I’ve got to focus on getting ready for my Holiday Open Studio! I did stop to snap some pictures of some “Faux Snow Dyed” fabric in front of the newly snow-covered mountains I can see from my dyeing studio! October… Continue Reading
Well, it’s been a couple of weeks, but the big show I do each Fall is in the bag! This year, being all alone at home, I had to count on some friends to help me get set up, and boy were they awesome! Now that I only have my own car, a Toyota RAV-4,… Continue Reading
The last things I’ve had time to make for this show are a bunch of “Shibori Shade” votive candle sleeves for some LED votive candles from indigo dyed scraps: Time to pack up the car! And make lists of what not to forget! Art, for Heaven’s Sake is 3 day event, with about 70 artists,… Continue Reading
Tadah! I’ve got 8 new bags ready for the show this weekend, in a new design I worked up the past couple weeks. They are 7.5″ wide by 9″ tall, all of them are made from indigo dyed cotton sateen, which patterns nicely with a wee bit of sheen. 4 of them have glue resist… Continue Reading
Art, for Heaven’s Sake is fast approaching! Lets see how I’m doing on my goals! October Goals Increase scarf stock October 17 100% Indigo Dyed Dishtowels October 17 0% Indigo Votives October 17 50% New Mudcloth Zip Bag October 17 100% New Shibori Zip Bag October… Continue Reading
I’ve got some organic cotton tape zippers that I’ve been meaning to try to dye for a while now, I finally dipped one into an indigo bath a couple weeks ago and was happy to see that it dyes quite well! So I set about designing a small, cross body bag that would feature a… Continue Reading
Well, blogging has fallen off the map for me, I’ve just got so much to do and only so much time every day. A lot has been happening in my new house and I’ll get all the big changes up here at some point, but I’ve got a show two weeks from now and must… Continue Reading