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Happy Cinco de Mayo! Have a great time this weekend, but take it from Fifi–don’t overdo it. Hangovers are a beast, even for kitties.
Shout-out to my friend Drew, who gave out these Fifi-sized sombreros at a party a couple of years ago! xoxo
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I’m happy to say our Brooklyn Craft Camp pics are finally up on our Flickr page — so click on over there to check them ALL out (there’s a ton!) and get a peek inside the day. I still have so much I want to tell you about — details about the day, how we made our decorations, tutorials for some of our projects and even the recipe for our signature cocktail, The Crafty Lady — but that is all to come.
For now, I’m headed off to Mexico (!!!!!) for a little R&R with some yarn, a stack of books and one of my favorite people, so I’ll be back in a week for more crafty updates. (Fifi will be holding down the fort here in Brooklyn with one of her favorite people, our friend who stays here with her when I’m away.)
See you in a week! xoxo
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You guys, I don’t even know where to start telling you about Brooklyn Craft Camp.
First of all, it was amazing. Second of all… it was amazing! Really, I’m just still walking around in a dreamy state of not even believing it actually all happened. The day was fantastic, everything was better than I hoped, the attendees were awesome and everybody had a good time, and everything was cute and happy all day long. For reals. I still have to get my head on straight before I can do a proper wrap-up post (or posts), but for now, I wanted to start by sharing our photo booth pics.
How adorable are all these crafty people?! I just love it. Check out the complete set of photo booth pics on the Brooklyn Craft Camp Flickr set here. Special thanks to Jimmy Beans Wool for sponsoring the photo booth, and the amazing Sarah Goldschadt for building the back drop!
Way more updates to come, so stay tuned! xoxo
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Lots of hustle and bustle here getting ready for Brooklyn Craft Camp, which is THIS SATURDAY!!! March 16!!! Where did the time go?! It’s been a complete whirlwind of crafty prep at my place, I tell ya. Here are a few pics… up above are some adorable washi tape packs that will be going into everyone’s swag bag, courtesy of MailChimp.
West Elm donated a pair of these gorgeous vintage-inspired scissors for everyone to take home.
Fifi’s been doing her part by hanging out next to me all the time and looking cute (which is a very important job, you know).
There are two enormous boxes of Red Heart yarn in my living room, which are being transformed into a zillion pom poms for the decor.
Fifi supervises the pom-pom making with great intent. (It’s basically torture for her to sit and watch all that yarn being whipped around! Every now and then she takes a swipe, but mostly she just glares menacingly.)
Did I mention the amazing Jay McCarroll (winner of Project Runway season 1) is our keynote speaker?!
One pom pom done… 999,999 to go!
Prepping for the Painted Wooden Bead Necklace class with my craft pal and neighbor, Christina Batch-Lee!
I’m so, so happy and excited to report that Brooklyn Craft Camp is almost sold out! I’m just blown away and so grateful for the great response we’ve had. It really is going to be a special day, so if you’ve been thinking about coming, grab one of those last few spots! We would love to see you there!!
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Over on the West Elm blog today I’m sharing an easy DIY tutorial for making your own billy ball pillow! It starts with a purchased pillow cover, which is great if you don’t sew or if you’re just looking for a little crafty embellishment to spruce up a pillow you already have around the house.
All you need is a pillow cover (of course you can use any pillow cover, but in this post we’re using the West Elm Cotton Velvet Duo Pillow Cover, which I love because it’s made from a linen fabric that has a great criss-cross weave that’s the perfect texture for embroidery. It’s kind of begging to be cross-stitched, too!), plus a little bit of yarn and embroidery floss, and of course needles and scissors.
The billy ball stems are made from split stitch (sometimes called back stitch), which is my all-time favorite embroidery stitch for making basic lines. I use it all the time. Over in the post I give a very detailed step-by-step for how to make this stitch, so head over there to check it out if it’s new to you!
The billy ball tops are made from cute little yarn pom poms, and I show my favorite method for pom-makin’. (Personally, I find the pom pom tools confusing/cumbersome and I like to make them just by wrapping the yarn around my hands!)
And voila! DIY billy balls! Isn’t this project so springy, and doesn’t it give you so much hope that someday we will see the sun again?! Sigh.
Head on over to the West Elm blog for the full tutorial on this project (there are tons of photos, if embroidery and pom poms are new to you, it’s broken down into really easy steps). Thanks to West Elm for having me! xo
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