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advance copy & sneak peek!

advance copy & sneak peek!

Oh boy oh boy! I've been keeping this to myself (almost) all week. I got an advance copy of my upcoming book, Sewing Green! Words cannot...

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gotcha covered

gotcha covered

I know it's waaaay too early to start talking about the release of my second book (we're talking April!) but I just discovered that Sewing...

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back at it

back at it

How was your weekend? I'm back from my whirlwind trip...still not ready to go into detail about it, sorry. Let's just say it was good...

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balancing summer

balancing summer

I'm spending the mornings with this... ...doing edits on Sewing Green. And if Mom gets her work done... We spend the afternoon doing...

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my refashioned life

my refashioned life

Today I am looking back one year. Today is not a birthday, or even an anniversary...not exactly. Last year at this time I left the boys...

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where do you get the balls?

where do you get the balls?

Yup, a question I get asked all the time. ๐Ÿ™‚ Where do I get those felt balls? My favorite little accent for so many of my projects... Many...

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I’m OK, You’re UK

I’m OK, You’re UK

And now for a public service announcement: The following cover and title is the UK edition of my book, Warm Fuzzies. Same book, same...

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in the wild

in the wild

(warning: poor cell phone photo quality due to lack of real camera on hand) It's so surreal. I can't explain it well, but having a book...

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did ya know?

did ya know?

I'm giddy. The little button on the Amazon listing for my book has changed from "pre-order" to "add to shopping cart"! Big news indeed! (I...

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uh oh

uh oh

There are things I should be doing right now, and this is not one of them... It's not my fault, you know. First there was Anna on Martha...

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a departure and an arrival

a departure and an arrival

Here's a last minute departure for New York. I worked on this little felty birdhouse all weekend for the upcoming show. I'm a little late...

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full circle

full circle

Are you getting tired of this color palette yet? I'm not! It's funny, last week I was just talking about needing a stripe or an appliqued...

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author review

author review

This is what my drawing table looked like today. I'm in the midst of my first "author review" of the book manuscript. Corrections in red,...

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this just in…

this just in…

Is this slick or what? I just recieved this cover image of a new needle felting book I participated in! It's called "Designer Needle...

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Whew!

Whew!

As my new friend Susan B. Anderson would say...Guess who won the battle with the manuscript? That would be me! Whew...Friday was my BIG...

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ttfn :)

ttfn ๐Ÿ™‚

Hi Guys... I'll be gone now for a week to Cincinnati for a photo shoot for the book. We'll be shooting all of the photos for the...

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WIP-itty doo dah…

WIP-itty doo dah…

WIP (Work In Progress) is a nice way to say creative mess... Despite the rubble, I'm happy to say, I'm in the home stretch of book project...

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book projects – WIP

book projects – WIP

I really wish I could show you some compelling WIP from my book! But I can't...It's consuming all of my time, yet I am unable to share the...

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announcement

announcement

I have an announcement to make..I am "with book". Or shall I phrase it, "I have a book in the oven". No, I'm not pregnant. I have a book...

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