Decorative Jewelry Organizer April 10, 2012

Lately I have been looking at a lot of jewelry storage online, getting ideas for a new project. Not only do I have a TON of jewelry that is always getting tangled up together, but I also have a bad habit of taking off my necklaces and rings and leaving them in various places, only [...]

Imagination Emporium April 4, 2012

I am very excited to announce that my aunt Lisa has opened up her own retail store in Grafton, North Dakota called Imagination Emporium. The store will feature all sorts of beautiful home decor, decorating, and apparel items, some purchased and some handmade. Not only does my aunt have great taste, but she’s also got [...]

Portland Zine Symposium 2011 August 13, 2011

The 2011 Portland Zine Symposium was wildly successful! This was the first year in a new location, which was really great! We had a lot more light, and separate rooms for tables, so it felt more split up and not quite so overwhelming to walk into. As usual, every single table was overflowing with great [...]

The Sexy Librarian Fanclub July 9, 2011

click to view larger! Some of my most coveted collected items belong in my vintage glasses frames collection. I started this stash a few years ago, but have always been completely obsessed with vintage frames. I can spend literally hours looking at frames online. After much lamenting and google searching, I bought my first pair [...]

Holiday Bazaar Tabling November 27, 2010

The bazaar went so well! I met a lot of great people, including one lady who recognized me from my work whom I’ve helped before, ha! She also had a table. There was a real diverse selection of products for sale, from cookware, scarves, jewelry, and Christmas items.  While the tabling deposit was a little [...]

WL Holiday Bazaar November 12, 2010

…I have been slaving away the last few weeks in preparation for this saturday’s Holiday Bazaar in West Linn. If by chance you are in the neighborhood, you should stop by! I am debuting my two newest endeavors: bobby pins made out of covered buttons, and headbands with crocheted and beaded flowers on them! I’ll [...]

“The Left-Handed Knitter” Now Available Thru Multnomah County Library November 1, 2010

This week I received my check from the multnomah county library, for the packet of 6 zines I sent off to them about a month ago. You may recall that I was approached to sell them zines for circulation at the library this summer, at the Zine Symposium. I am now delighted to announce that [...]

Cutie Crafts September 11, 2010

I realized I have yet to make a post about the epic visit I had from my nieces a few weeks ago. The girls are extremely crafty, and can spend hours cutting and glueing, so needless to say we all get along very nicely… Our first venture included a round robin story-writing conference, where we [...]

Portland Zine Symposium Summer 2010 September 7, 2010

Well, it seems I am still recovering from the symposium, a week and a half ago. I had a really amazing time, met lots of people, saw many familiar faces, and was completely overwhelmed with the sheer volume of impressive and wonderful things that people brought to trade and sell. I made many sales as [...]

Zine Making Party August 4, 2010

Nichole and I have had a few days of intense zine making sessions in preparation for the Zine Symposium. I am debuting a few new projects this year – one is a zine of a personal piece of writing, one was the Beat Writers notebook series which have been finished for a little while now, [...]