Thoughts

What Happened To Me In 2019

Last I left you, I had a super secret project in the works. I finished that project (full story details to come later), we decided to move, I added a Renaissance Faire section to the shop and my amazing and awesome customers lost their collective minds and sold me out month after month. December was… Continue reading What Happened To Me In 2019

bookbinding · Handmade Books

Grey Dreams and Luscious Lavenders

Welcome 2019! 2018 was a doozy, and the Christmas season completely wiped me out. Thank you to everyone who shopped small and handmade: you allow us small creators to pursue our dreams. When I finally wandered back into the studio after collapsing over the Christmas break I was drawn to my grey and lavender leathers… Continue reading Grey Dreams and Luscious Lavenders

Business & Marketing

All the New Shinies

I got out my new watercolor set and let the muse flow. You can buy the print or a postcard! Remember to laugh! You can buy the print or a postcard and gift to yourself or your favorite yogi:) The family that games together stays together ... I've been having so much fun making leather and… Continue reading All the New Shinies

Art · leatherworking

The Leatherworking Tools That Have Revolutionized My Shop

Happy New Year! I'm happy to report that Christmas 2017 was a rousing success and that I was wiped out, both in terms of inventory and physically. But all that work meant I got to buy some new toys and some of them have radically improved my leatherworking technique and products.  Leatherworking is not a… Continue reading The Leatherworking Tools That Have Revolutionized My Shop

Art

Wordsremember’s Christmas Gift Guide

I know, I know: the "I can't believe Christmas décor is out" and "What about Thanksgiving" memes are circulating, Christmas should wait ... but no. My tree is up (I almost was too busy last year to put it up), music is playing, and even amidst the chaos (I have over a month til Christmas… Continue reading Wordsremember’s Christmas Gift Guide