I just cleared out most of the designs in my design graveyard sitting on top of my light table here in the office. At first, I thought displaying everything here would help me try to make one of these designs come to fruition. But after having them stare me in the face for so long, [...]
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July 21 2012
And the Winner of the Felted Crochet Handbag is….
Lisa Garrett! Congrats Lisa! I have your email address. I’ll be sending you an email shortly to get your contact information so I can send the handbag along to you sometime next week. If I don’t hear from you by Tuesday, July 24th, I’ll be forced to pick another winner (the rest of you’d like [...]
July 19 2012
Three Sheets Brewing Logo Design for “An Old Salt” of the Sea
It’s been three days of 2am showers and late night kitty feedings. I’ve been working fast and hard on a logo design for the husband of a fellow knitwear designer, Jennifer of Magpie Knitwear Designs. This was truly a labor of love. Jennifer contacted me last week on Ravelry with a request for a logo [...]
November 13 2011
Slapin-Solomon Viola Duo Logo Design
My husband runs a recording studio out of our basement (he also does graphic design for his day gig). One of his long-time clients is a very talented viola player named, Scott Slapin. Both he and his wife, Tanya Solomon, have built their careers around a common love: the viola. So when Scott and Tanya wanted [...]
October 20 2011
REVIEW: Crochet Stitches Visual Encyclopedia by Robyn Chachula (& Book Giveaway!)
ENTRIES FOR THE GIVEAWAY ARE NOW CLOSED. Thanks to everyone who participated! I enjoyed reading all your responses. A winner will be selected at random tomorrow. Good luck everyone! REVIEW Stitch dictionaries are the most used books in all of my book collection (and that’s saying a lot because my library spans crochet, cookbooks, photography, [...]
June 22 2011
So Many W.I.P.S., So Much Time
I waited forever to have two months off so I can focus on crochet and now that the time has come, I’m dazed and confused as to what to attempt first. Start something new or tackle to huge pile of WIPS I have hanging around Chez NexStitch. I’m currently staring down at this shawl that [...]
June 20 2011
Aesthetics. They Matter Greatly.
With the impending office/craft room remodel coming up, I can’t help take into consideration the last remodeled portion of my home which was my bedroom. The same aesthetic value I was going for there, I intend to shoot for here. I wanted a serene room with a calming color palette that reminded me of the [...]
January 5 2011
Just Checking In…
I’m trying to make a concerted effort to post more often here. It must seem like I’m doing much of nothing when I’m not posting. Not true! A lot of the time I’m busy with graphics work for clients. I do layout design for other knit and crochet designers, all of which takes up a [...]
December 31 2010
A Personal Manifesto for 2011
Goals: I’m used to setting them. I do it often. I make myself “to do” lists which are just short-term goals. And sometimes I spend a day or more ticking off those goals from the list. With having this week off, the goals were vast and all over the place but included things like making [...]
August 30 2010
Another Busy Week on the Staycation (Graphics Galore!)
I have a habit of disappearing. I’m no Houdini, I promise you that. I might exist on a social media blitz high – posting on my Facebook group, Ravelry, Twitter, yada – for a couple weeks and then disappear for awhile. That’s the nature of my existence, for now anyways, due by in large to [...]
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