Yesterday for my birthday Mr. Lear gave me a turntable, much like Steve McQueen's (" Three Weeks in Steve McQueen's World...

One of our favorite things to do in London is go mudlarking on the Thames. It's pretty easy to find these clay pipe stems. They are the ...

We are still in a heavy crafting mode. The Zozo eye pillow from For the Makers is filled with rice and lavender. The beautiful bitty pom pom...

We started these embroidery projects last Summer and now they've come round again. Why do dancing dishes crack me up? My Mom had a book ...

This sweater by The Elder Statesman in Vogue is calling out to me. I'd like to make it in blue out of a cotton blend or a linen like Qui...

I have been making garlands for end of the school year parties. They are mostly paper but then I saw a pom pom garland. And then I...

I like to make small pictures with very fine black sharpies and a little watercolor. I cramp my hand up very tightly, raise my right sho...

Last weekend Heath Ceramics in SF offered a flower arranging class with Studio Choo . I learned so much by actually doing.  I love thei...

I've been mixing bits of the yard and pieces from florists lately. Visiting the homes on the Berkeley House Tour this weekend reminded m...

Our week in New York was really fun. We slept in and stayed out late. The trees in every park and side street were blossoming. Late one n...

To prepare for our week in New York, I've started reading H. Allen Smith's Rhubarb  and E.B. White's Here is New York . Rhub...

This is the Avery Cowl by Melissa Labarre from Quince . I used two skeins of Osprey in Fjord and came in just a row short. The yarn blo...

I've been knitting away at Julie Hoover's " Redford " from the BT Men's collection. I tried on the sample at the t...

This is  Heidi Kirrmaier's  Boardwalk  top from Brooklyn Tweed's Wool People vol. 3 . I knit it with  Habu's Tsumugi Silk held...

This seed stitch scarf is my mindless knitting, four skeins of Malabrigo on #8 needles. I am trying to work out the ingredients to a perf...

This is the Quay scarf from  Brooklyn Tweed  knit in a little over four skeins of "Old World" Shelter worsted weight. I use...

This is an old silk scarf by Vera, a little worn. A little iron-on interfacing has given it the strength to live on as a cushion cover. T...

As the holiday season begins, I am adding old books to my lists. Often the easiest way to find a gift for a reader (that hasn't been ...

My son asked me to knit this for his class overnight at Ft. Ross coming up next week. I started this at the beginning of the playoffs an...

I've been making paper mache lanterns for Halloween. I have a bunch of those led "candles" that flicker to place inside. I...

My first market bag has been coming along with me on small shopping trips. The straps need to be wider. It also needs a leash for keys ...

As September looms into view I am arming myself to attack the new year. The drawers in the kitchen have been brought to order with foam ...

There is 15 inches left on my Evelyn Ackerman rug and I just can't lift it. I am resting with Anne Hanson's Fernfrost and some Fi...

Have you seen the craft project boxes from  For the Makers ? I am working on a drawstring bag from my July box and ...

"Alabama Studio and Style" is my favorite Alabama Chanin book. I page through it all the time trying to decide on an appliqué ...