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Category: Create.
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the mural mafia of el cerrito.
I helped paint a mural! Rachel of @thelittlehill has done it again, gathering El Cerritans in a community building activity along the Ohlone Greenway! For the first time ever I got to experience the art of murals while also meeting some very cool members of my community. One Saturday morning…
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closing the blue door.
Appreciation post for my crafty biz friend Sarah who recently closed her bead shop Blue Door Beads. I have so many fond memories of this shop, including debuting my short-run experimental jewelry line Elmwood and teaching workshops. Over the years I’ve made countless visits and jewelry pieces. I got to…
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group gift.
A crafty coworker retired so for a group gift we teamed up to create a handmade beaded statement necklace where each of us decorated a bead! Here’s the materials list: Before the party, I shaped and baked the beads, using a skewer to poke a ~3mm hole in the beads…
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birthdays at sticky.
After a hiatus, I’ve managed to find my way back onto the Sticky Art Lab team! Way back when I first started my handmade business Feed the Fish co, I popped up at a winter market (in 2011!). Since then I’ve been on and off a part of Sticky –…
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forage sf.
I signed up for a lesson in natural dye with Forage SF, a wild foods community! Our instructor Maria Finn welcomed us into her home and creative sanctuary…on a house boat! What I thought would be a morning of foraging items for dye baths, ended up also being an arts…
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clay nights.
Life update: You haven’t seen me around these parts much because I spend all my free time with my toddler (he’s the best), but lately I’ve been carving out some time for myself (also the best!). My crafty lady friend and I started attending the recently relaunched Clay Night at…
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curtain tie backs.
I’ve been using a macrame-ish curtain tieback for a few years now (pictured on left below) and it was time for an upgrade. Modern Macrame rope and idea to the rescue! You know the drill – Cut two strands 10 feet long and one strand 12 feet long. Fold the…
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stop and smell.
Have you visited the Berkeley Rose Garden? May is a lovely time to wander the garden. I especially appreciate a sunset visit. Sometimes Hubby tricks me by saying something adventurous and romantic like ‘let’s go to the rose garden,’ but what he really wants to do is check out the…
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dye party.
It had been a minute since my crafty lady crew gathered for a crafternoon. We’d been dye-ing to create together, and we’d each been hoarding loads of fabric for the occasion! Here’s how it all went down. We prepped our materials. One day prior, we washed our fabric in natural…
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market bag.
I’ve had this 500-foot spool of gorgeous mustard rope hiding in my craft closet. I thought maybe I would get 3 or 4 projects out of the rope, but I ended up choosing a 400+ foot market bag project. Look at this beaut! This project was from Modern Macrame by…