Book Feature and Giveaway!
I'm so excited to be included in this book by Uppercase! YARN-THREAD-STRING is the latest book in the Uppercase Encyclopedia of...
Vintage Sweater Inspiration
photo by Frances Valentine Last year I saw a gorgeous sweater on the Frances Valentine website. It was inspired by a vintage sweater owned...
Embroidered Mandala Sampler
I wanted to give you peek at the Stitch Sampler we'll be doing in my new online class, Embroider Your Knits with Flowers. It's like a...
Introducing: Embroider Your Knits with Flowers!
Hooray! My new class, Embroider Your Knits with Flowers, is now open for Early Bird Registration! Ever since I embroidered my first pair...
New Embroidery Class Coming Next Week!
It's coming! Early Bird registration for my new class, Embroider Your Knits with Flowers starts next week! The first lessons will begin...
Sampler Stitches on Knits
I'm working on creating a stitch sampler for my upcoming embroidery on knits class. It's fun practicing stitches on an old sweater that...
Color Palette Favorites
Do you find yourself gravitating to the same colors or color combinations? Apparently I do! I was unpacking past projects in my studio and...
New Class in Works!
It was just about a year ago that I posted on the blog about my embroidered sweater project. One of my new goals for 2021 is to create a...
Make Everyday a Pom-pom Party
Throughout the winter I've been getting a slow but steady stream of Llamallooma Pom-pom maker orders. I'm not surprised! Pom-pom making is...
Weekend Project: Studio Armoire
Back in Maryland, my former studio space had a big vintage armoire that I used to store all kinds of books, materials and supplies. We...
Finding Peace
Recently a magazine reached out to me, requesting a new photo of my Peace Dove ornament to accompany an article. I had to admit that I...
New Year, New View
Well, Hello! Happy 2021 to you! I'm writing this from my new studio window in snowy New York state. We moved from Maryland the very last...
New Classes for Old Favorites
Happy December! This season is a wonderful time for hunkering down, decorating, baking and crafting. And after a year like this, holiday...
Studio Sample Sale!
I've got some exciting news with you! I'm getting a new workspace soon and I need to clear the decks. That means I'm having my first ever...
New! Holiday 2020 Ornament Collection classes
I'm so excited to be bringing you another year of felt ornament projects for the holidays! It's become such a fun annual tradition and I...
Welcome, Winterville!
Every season in 2020 I've opened up enrollment to my Lil' Felt Village Make-along Club for a limited time. In addition, I've been creating...
New! Spookyville Mansion Make-along Class
I feel fall weather in the air! It's time to start planning for Halloween, yay! I've got a brand new class to share with you, the...
Last Call for Eco-knits!
When you're in business for 15 years, there's bound to be starts and stops, trial and error, pivots and redirections. To be honest, that's...
Lil’ Felt Village returns!
Just quick blog post to let you know that I've re-opened enrollment for the Lil' Felt Village Make-Along Club! Yep! The same fun felt...
Handcrafted Keeper Collection
I received such a great response to my Handcrafted Collection last month, I decided to create more! This time, in addition to a few...
Hello Summer! Class Sale
Hello Summer! I'm having a 25% OFF SALE on all of my classes! For one week only you can get all of my classes in my Teachable...
New! Handcrafted Collection
I'm excited to share a new collection of handcrafted items with you! I'm having so much fun using my punch needle to create these adorable...
Love Wins! Free Pattern with Donation
I've got a new embroidered appliqué pattern to share with you this week. It's called, Love Wins! I'm offering the Love Wins pattern to you...
Llamallooma Pom-pom Maker makes cords too!
Surprise! I bet you already knew that you can use the Llamallooma Pom-pom Maker to create pom-poms and tassels. But did you know that you...