knick knacks & ric rac

since i recently reworked the schwarzwalder, dutch treat and fairytale forest prints for tee shirts, it just occurred to me that they’re the perfect size to print as fat quarters. it might be fun because then i can print them in a bunch of different colorways and on different fabrics. is that something you would […]

anybody who likes to make things undoubtedly has unfinished projects. i’m haunted by one in particular that i don’t know if i will ever finish. i’m embarrassed to tell you i started it in 1998, a year after i moved to california. i had big plans for a glorious sparkling backyard fountain. i started the […]

i was going through some linens and stuff last weekend and pulled out this patchwork quilt my mother made for me when i was around 5 years old.  here are a few of my favorite sections… i love those maidens with their braids walking around in the deep dark woods! that headless one on the left is […]

trivets from the thrift store on the kitchen counter they would make some kind of a cute print! my security door kinda looks like a big ol’ trivet too…

i wanted to show you this great pretzel tin i found at the thrift store the other day. it’s pretty big and just perfect for holding my stash of alpine trims! now i feel like i’m really getting organized!

i made a few more limited edition skirts… i also made a few designs into tee shirts. i’m printing them on ladies and unisex size tees fairytale forest tee schwarzwalder tee   dutch treat tee i’m thinking of making a few more skirt prints into tees, which other designs would you like see on tee […]

i spent sunday cleaning out my workroom. i thought it would only take a few hours, and i ended up working on it for over 12. it needed it! there’s still one stubborn pile of odds and ends i can’t seem to find a place for. i’m tempted to just dump it in the trash! well, you know what […]

i’ve just added a few new goodies to my website! a couple of  ‘limited edition’ skirts… americana skirt, featuring vintage bicentennial print barkcloth. colorful & fun print mix flowering vine skirt. and some hex sign sweater clips… to wear with your hex sign skirt!

i end up with alot of fabric odds and ends from making skirts. i’ve just listed 10 bundles of assorted swatches in my etsy shop. the bundles feature sample prints, test ink colors, test dye colors, test fabrics, leftover pieces from print runs and dye lots, prints that i smudged but still have salvagable sections (don’t […]

jen just posted a link in her blog to this most amazing artist studio. you have to look at it!