I am loving my new peg board! I finally got a drywall screw mount and have finished rehanging all my tools. Ah, it makes me so happy! All that lovely tape, scissors, rulers, and other little tools. Ahhh… and  a few momentoes: the Editor’s Choice ribbon from the Maker Faire this past summer, a sewn [...]

Shortly after returning from San Francisco, I posted about my realization I am not a fiber artist. Being tossed back into real life and real deadlines didn’t allow for much restructuring and prioritizing. It wasn’t until this past month that I felt like I was “caught up” and back into a good routine. I made a [...]

I get hit with writer’s block on a pretty regular basis, especially when I have multiple projects that I know I need to do. I’m not lazy, I’m not a bad writer, I’ve fully researched my topics. Shouldn’t it be just a matter of “ready, set, go”? Well, anxiety has a big play in it. [...]

I have to admit something here that I hate to, but in my past, I was an idiot, as most college students are, with my credit card, and each month I am weighted down with a pile of student loans + a huge credit card bill…  It’s a huge burden and really restricts me in [...]

Once again I realize that I’ve fallen into the abyss of etsy shop neglect. I feel really bad about this for several reasons. 1)I don’t get orders as often when I don’t update my shops on a regular basis 2)I feel guilty for promising updates that don’t come 3)Getting orders is a big moral booster [...]