craft + activism = craftivism.

I have this poster by Nikki McClure above on my front door. I love its simplicity mixed with its directness. How the hands are together but separate as they are held up to be counted. Today’s my Dad’s 60th birthday. (Happy Birthday, Dad!) He was the one that took me to the library to register [...]

If you’re reading this, you came from here. I’m gobsmacked to have finally found it. I didn’t know where it came from, but tonight discovered it’s from the beginning of James Kavanaugh’s 1970 book There Are Men Too Gentle To Live Among Wolves. It’s amazing how something can just hit you to the core, even so [...]

It’s beginning to get cold in my little part of the world. There are so many exciting things to get excited about this time of year! Frost signals things like big boots, fluffy duvets, cups of tea just to warm your hands, snuggling, warm toasty fireplaces, holidays, crazily darned old wool sweaters, scarves, lip gloss, [...]

Tiny stars on big bricks up close. Tiny stars from farther away. Wilmington, NC Tile floor, purple shoes, sparkly socks. Bathroom graffiti I still don’t understand.** Jacksonville, NC What I’ve been loving lately: *The work of Ruth Laskey *Trying to unclutter with Unclutterer *Sort: Just how much stuff do you really own? *How to make [...]

The pretty little candies above were waiting to be eaten at a hotel I was checking into the other day. Even though they were almost too gorgeous too eat, I found a butterscotch one soon after I took this photo. Yum. In talking to the desk clerk, apparently the hotel manager saw the candies at [...]