If I can't be a dragon-whisperer, can I at least befriend a talking dog?
As I explained last week, I’m doing a project-of-the-month (POM) challenge for 2026. I’ve picked twelve projects I want to start or finish and numbered them. I tried for a range of sizes and types of projects, with mixed success. There’s lots of sewing here, because that’s what I’ve accumulated the most of over the... Continue Reading →
Finishing The Gift of Sensitivity was much harder than I expected. When I decided last February to focus on it in 2025, I didn’t realized it would actually reduce my productivity. Giving myself a deadline usually helps me to finish things, but in this instance it also caused some problems. As I’ve mentioned before, my... Continue Reading →
Back in February, I decided to make the Princess and the Pea diorama my big project for 2025. However, since finishing the nightgown in April, I have done absolutely nothing on this project. While I have done plenty of other things (from spinning yarn to attending conferences), the only step I’ve taken towards finishing this... Continue Reading →
One way to justify making “useless” things is to recycle. Plenty of crafters choose to buy new materials for their projects, and there’s certainly nothing wrong with that. But you can do a lot with trash. Ara of Bentley House Minis did an entire project using cardboard and common household materials. She made a fairy... Continue Reading →
I am a maker, with lots of projects underway. While I make useful things like quilts and socks, I also make sweaters for dinosaurs. It can be easy to question this practice. The practical part of our society often declares art and crafts as unnecessary, wasting time and materials to make frivolous and even useless... Continue Reading →
