craft + activism = craftivism.

Sometimes it’s good to ride in the countryside. The other weekend we came across Shangri-La in Prospect Hill, North Carolina while we were delivering cupcakes to a wedding at a firehouse. It was the best thing to discover on an otherwise slate-free Saturday afternoon. We spent the next 45 minutes wandering around this little tiny [...]

1. Coffee at my new favorite coffee shop Morning Times 2. Knitting with nostalgia 3. Why taking a photo pre-party is a much better idea than post-party This week has been a pretty normal week, good news, bad news, work, play, tea, knitting. After a few nervous days, there has been movement from hospital to [...]

Lately two wonderful videos have been called to my attention both concerning the power that the handmade can have to make us think. 1. “I Wanna Live Here” featuring the amazingly lovely Rayna who emailed me this clip the other day! 2. Don’t Let it All Unravel (via both Extreme Craft and Prick Your Finger)

Here’s a photo of the view from my window as I was leaving the beach on Sunday. It was a sunrise that was quick and fast and steady despite the wind whipping at the trees. We said our goodbyes and headed back north, thick in the rain that was our constant companion for over 400 [...]

The amount of blog posts to read/skim/look through after not checking them for 5 days is out of control. After spending quite some time going through them, I then released that I had about 50 open windows on my computer for various things. The photo above, from Design For Mankind, is my new favorite thing [...]