Too Many Markets, Not Enough Flowers
So this is my first year doing more than one market, and I guess I picked a heck of a year to do it. It’s still winter when you apply to the markets, so...
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A Year of Simple Pleasures
Well, The Simple Pleasures Project has drawn to a close. Today I posted Simple Pleasure #365, making it an entire of year of simple pleasures. Even though the project is finished, however, I don’t...
Farm Market Opens This Weekend!
The first week of the Canandaigua Farmers’ Market opens tomorrow. It runs every Saturday from 8:30-12:30pm. June-October. I’ll be there hiding behind my flowers (Yes, I’m kind of shy in large crowds). I’ll also...
Lotion Jar Candles
My favorite candles to make are the kind that involve using a recycled container. I’d been collecting these tiny lotion jars all winter and last night got around to make some small soy candles....
My First Crazy Quilt
I’m in the midst of my spring cleaning and one thing I have a lot of is scraps of material. (It happens when you sew a lot and can’t bring yourself to throw out...
I’m In Love with Kat Wise’s Coats
I think I’m in love…with coats. I recently discovered the wonderful, wild, wacky and ever-so colorful world of Kat Wise, a coatmaker. She upcycles old sweaters from thrift shops and turns them into amazing...
Elf Esteem
Well, after writing a bunch of how-to craft articles, someone suggested I try crafting how-to videos, so starting I’m starting a little how-to video series called Elf-esteem. The name comes from the fact that...
Upcoming Shows
I will be at the Canandaigua PTSA Holiday show on November 19th. I’ll have a few new kinds of soap that I didn’t have at the market over the summer, as well as some holiday oriented crafts....
100% Recycled Paper
I’ve been using cardstock that was 30% post consumer waste for several years now, but I’ve always been searching to better that percentage. Well, I’ve finally found what I’ve been questing for, cardstock made...
Biodegradable Bags
I am thrilled to say that I finally get to go all natural with my soapmaking, no more plastic bag packaging. Today my order of 100% biodegradable bags arrived, so from now on, I...
