As you’ve probably noticed, sniffing around my blog for even a few seconds, I’m all about making things by hand, and supporting my friends and fellow crafters/artisans/designers/artists to make beautiful things and keep pumping the DIY spirit into the marketplace. read more »
Adventures in Etsy Banner Design: Sapphire Rose Designs
The A-Z of Me
Hello, kids! I thought, in light of the upcoming weekend (and one of my favorite people coming to SF to visit, pictured above!) I’d do a fun blog post… reminiscent of my Livejournalin’ days. Remember those days? Yeah you do! So here we go! Taken from Miss Liz’s blog, here is the A-Z of Me. read more »
Lake Tahoe, Summer 2011
Lake Tahoe Postcard c. 1940 (Source)
Living in a city where it’s not only cold in the summer, but also packed with buildings and people can really make a girl want to escape to the wilderness, and that’s exactly what we did this weekend. Four gals, one rental car, and one decades-old family cabin. read more »
Gabby Young and Other Animals at Amoeba SF, or: Finally, a Show I’d Like to See
I still feel pretty new to San Francisco and sometimes long for the days back in SoCal when my friends and I would hop in the car and shimmy up the 405 from Orange County to Los Angeles to see a show… it felt like this was on a bi-weekly basis. And I’m not complaining, but since I’ve moved here, I feel like fun live music is more difficult to find, but I have only myself to blame for this. read more »
The Graduation Blanket
Two months ago, around the time I temporarily fell off of the blogosphere, my baby sister graduated from high school! Gah, I feel old. Anyway, it’s an important milestone, so I decided that a thoughtless gift like a Betsey Johnson handbag would not do the trick (although I’m sure she’d have no qualms about receiving that), so I decided to make her a special afghan. read more »
