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a little vintage inspiration
When I purchase vintage craft supplies from places like Ebay or Etsy I sometimes get a few "extras" in the package. Many sellers will also throw in some of the craft projects that the original owners...
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watch me teach martha how to make a flower
I was a guest on the Martha Stewart show last year. I had a lot of fun. And to answer any questions that must be running through your mind: Martha was super nice to me and I have absolutly no "dirt"...
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string, yarn and some wire
You can use lots of different materials on a flower loom. Yarn is probably the most popular. Here are a few of my experiments - I'm liking the string.
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(almost) everything you ever wanted to know about raffia
The question I am most asked is where I purchase the raffia that I use to make the flowers. Here are a few tips and recomendations: ~Raffia is available is natural, rayon (synthetic) and paper. The...
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flower loom tutorial - here's how to make a basic flower
For this how-to I’m using a vintage Studio Twelve “Multi-Fleur” loom. It’s about 3 ½” across and has 2 rows of pegs. The pegs are numbered 1-12 going counter clockwise. When you are first learning...
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new package design
The kits are back and I have redesigned the packaging. I got to thinking that the previous packaging was wasteful since it was a plastic bag. I think the best part of this new design is that...
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marc jacobs raffia flowers
look how cute these raffia flowers look on the accessories from marc jacobs resort 2011 collection. (images via style.com and marie claire)
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Some beautiful photographs taken by Lauren at a workshop I did at The Curiosity Shoppe in San Francisco last year. The flowers in the first photo were made with linen bookbinding thread and the...
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