New thingsFriday, October 23rd, 2009I guess I should tell you I have a ton of things in the shop currently. Lots of pouches, as well as handspun yarn, earrings and tea towels! Yes, that’s right, towels… here’s a peek.
New yarns…
and lots of pouches!
YarnCon this Saturday!!Thursday, October 15th, 2009If you love yarn, come out to YarnCon this Saturday the 17th! Check out all the yarny vendors here, and blog here. I’ll be selling handspun yarn, a few batts and some other of my regular goodies. Here’s the deets: YarnCon Also, Cast Onto Your Dreams, a “program that aims to foster confidence and personal empowerment in Chicago teens and tweens by teaching them to knit and crochet,” will be on hand to collect your donated yarn, knitting needles and crochet hooks. YarnCon is coming…Monday, September 28th, 2009Got these postcards and buttons in the mail last week… Get ready for YarnCon!
Art-Craftic on Broadway in Green Bay, WIThursday, September 24th, 2009Tomorrow I will be traveling to lovely Green Bay, WI to participate in a new show called Art-Craftic on Broadway. If you live in or near GB or will be visiting this Saturday, stop on by and check out a variety of vendors selling everything from ceramics to jewelry to textiles to paintings. Art-Craftic on Broadway Renegade Craft Fair Chicago!!Thursday, September 10th, 2009It’s this weekend folks! Are you totally excited?!? Swing on by Renegade Craft Fair this Saturday and Sunday from 11am – 7pm and visit a ton of artists/crafters selling amazing goods.
Biggie will be setup in booth #267 … hope to see you there! Sally the SingerSunday, March 22nd, 2009Back in January, I added a new (to me) sewing machine to my collection. Ok, well, not much of a collection… I only had a Kenmore sewing machine and a White serger… but this baby is by far the coolest. It’s a Singer 15-91 and was made in the 50’s.
I finally found a place for it in the studio… but I have actually moved it from this spot since I took the picture. It was in good shape when I got it, but it needed a good cleaning, oiling and greasing. The lady I got it from seemed surprised that I was actually going to sew with it. I mean, that’s what you do with a sewing machine, isn’t it? The RailsplitterWednesday, March 18th, 2009The beermaking adventure is complete (for now)! I gave Chris a homebrew kit for Christmas and when enough bottles were collected, we got started brewing. This past weekend they were ready for drinking, so we cracked open our wheat beers we dubbed The Railsplitter.
We started making the beer on Lincoln’s birthday, hence the name The Railsplitter. The text below the image states: ‘Please Enjoy This Tall Sucker – Brewed and Bottled at C+B Ranch.’ Back in the Lincoln days, a person from Illinois was referred to as a sucker… not really what it means today!
The very first step in the process was to boil the malt extract (and hops). I gotta say, it stunk up the whole house! About a week later, we bottled and capped the suckers, then they sat for a month.
Now it’s beer! DIY WeekendMonday, February 16th, 2009This past weekend was chocked full of making…..baking, cooking and the next steps of our beermaking project (will post about that later). Since Saturday was Valentines Day, I decided to make dinner and some sweets. Let’s just say, I was in the kitchen all day and my feet were hurtin’!
I made a batch of red velvet cupcakes with cream cheese frosting. Yeah, I know cream cheese is not the traditional frosting for red velvet, but I just had to break the rules.
My cupcake army…
I also made heart shaped sugar cookies….most were iced, but left some to be topped with the cream cheese frosting.
Some homemade pizza followed…and I was exhausted. I think it will be quiet in the kitchen next weekend…but I make no guarantees. No Coast!Monday, December 1st, 2008
If you live in the Minneapolis/St. Paul area or will be visiting this weekend, then you HAVE to stop by No Coast Craft-o-Rama! I’ll be selling along with a ton of awesome vendors…check out the website… No Coast Craft-o-Rama See yas! Art vs. Craft tomorrow!Friday, November 28th, 2008
Join us tomorrow for Art vs. Craft! Get all your holiday shopping done at the Scottish Rite Masonic Center in Milwaukee, WI. Check out super fabulous vendors from Milwaukee, Chicago and beyond! Art vs. Craft See you there… |
