This past year Diane of the CraftyPod and I decided to collaborate on a short and sweet little ebook on what to do with those leftovers related to giving gifts… 5 months later this amazing ebook has turned in to a 63 page resource on paper making, collaging with fabric, and combining that annoying curling [...]

When I showed my friend Linda the new embroidery set, she started laughing and said “It’s Jack the Ripper”. So I painted this one up just for her. I Wasn’t originally intending to do painted illustrations of all the Crafty Buddies, but now I think I will. You can get the first embroidery set in [...]

I had a lot of fun putting together a set of embroidery designs this week! I started out with this illustration and decided it would be really fun to do a set of embroidery patterns. They are now available in the Kro Studio shop! I’m looking for printer that will make some high quality prints of [...]

I finally gave making my own charcoal a shot and it worked out great! I used some doll rod scraps from another project to make some charcoal for myself. I haven’t drawn with it yet though, but my test marks seem very nice. I also used a reject whittled crochet hook too – the funnest [...]

Two great things today! First, was the first class of a three part class on making a sun hat out of raffia – working with raffia being the primary focus of the class. It’s a challenge, but it’s fun and I love the way it looks crocheted up. Second is that for the very first [...]

I was just hired on at the local yarn shop – The Rose Tree Fiber Shop – to teach crochet classes! Hooray I love crochet! I’m going to teach beginning crochet, crochet+knitting, and crochet market bag. I added them to the Classes page. You can call or go into the Rose Tree to Sign up. [...]

I have to admit I’m proud as a pear (I’ve heard they are a pretty proud lot) that my pattern is in this issue of Knit Scene. This is my pattern right here on page 21 (I misspoke earlier when I said page 20); it’s the blue knit/crochet hat. I’m so proud in fact, that [...]

First off I want to say thanks again for all the wonderful support you all have given me. At first I was kind of annoyed with classes being suspended a week, but now, I see the wisdom in it. I wasn’t even directly affected, but I was still affected. Just a lack lusterness that is [...]

I’m honestly not sure why it’s a rumble, but I think it is. Maybe it’s because I’m watching the debates in New Hampshire right now that a Saturday Night Rumble is on the brain. First off, I wanted to let you know that I decided to go with Etsy for my shop. It’s sooo easy. [...]