My Etsy shop release of new products this week focused on sea and sail clam shell shaped oven mitts. I intend to have these available at my next in person craft event that will be held at the Community Center

As I had mentioned some time ago, the Descansos series was compelling for me.

Now that the gallery exhibit is over, I could get back to some other summer activities.

In reviewing my Etsy stats, the most viewed item(s) in my shop right now are the eReader covers. But, there are very few sales from the views. I know part of the challenge is that there are different sizes of

Over the past few months, I have been exploring “snappy bags” In part this has been part of my trying to find the “just right” eyeglasses/sunglasses case. For the wrap around sunglasses, I have been happy with a variation of

I know there are people who have completely abandoned paper. I am not one of them. Paper is still the choice for writing down the grocery list, just in case the partner goes to the store before I do. Or

Two years ago, I think, I started making zippered pouches. With my own internal quality standard, I wanted a pouch that did not have raw edges. Erin Gilbey’s Neat ‘n’ Tidy Zipper Pouch tutorial fit my standard. Many independent pattern

I love to make dumpling bags. Probably through Pinterest, I found a free tutorial about making dumpling bags (see http://keyka.typepad.com/my_weblog/2011/08/lets-make-dumplings-free-zip-pouch-tutorial.html). These little zipper pouches open WIDE. They are great for earbuds, match cars, crayons, medicine, whatever. I do not recommend it

Over the past few years, I’ve been doing less quilts and more usable fiber art items. Maybe this is because I do not have more wall space. Maybe it is because being a parent leaves less time for detailed work