January 31st, 2012 at 05:44 am
While gearing up for the craft fair season before the holidays, I knew I wanted to make a large ring holder as a display for my felt flower rings. I created this wine cork tutorial last July. I knew I...
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January 19th, 2012 at 01:53 pm
Buying Jump Rings can get expensive really quickly if you use a lot of them in your work. Making them yourself is fast and easy. It does require some equipment, but the small investment you pay in tools will save...
January 17th, 2012 at 06:19 am
I love living in the Brooklyn Neighborhood. It's one of the oldest neighborhoods in Portland and it was the downtown city center until the Ross Island Bridge was built. The additions of the Powell Blvd and McLaughlin Blvd caused our...
January 12th, 2012 at 06:19 am
Last Saturday, I saw the stage production of West Side Story. This was a pretty big deal for me. West Side Story is tied with A Chorus Line (I saw this last year!) as my favorite musical. I discovered the...
January 6th, 2012 at 03:17 pm
I decided that in 2012 I'm going to focus more on my walking blog. I started That Jolie Girl Walks last January as a project to get me walking more. It worked. I love the combination of photography and walking....
January 3rd, 2012 at 02:51 pm
Almost exactly a year ago, my husband promoted me in the household. He made me the VP of Localization and Simplification. He thought that since I was working part time I could devote a few of my new found hours...
January 2nd, 2012 at 08:37 am
2011 blog banner I've had my tagline Crafty, Yet Shy since I started my blog back in April 2005. It fit me perfectly and I found courage using it. It became a shield to protect myself as I entered the...
January 1st, 2012 at 01:25 pm
I've been percolating my thoughts for the last couple months on what direction I want to take in 2012. That's the wonderful thing about a new year - a fresh start is possible and it's a great time to make...
December 30th, 2011 at 01:05 pm
During the first part of December, I attended 3 circuses in 2 weeks. I hadn't planned for this to happen, but it was so wonderful to experience three completely different circuses in such a sort period of time. The first...
December 15th, 2011 at 08:13 am
This Friday and Saturday, my sis and I will be sharing a booth at the Capitol Hill Holiday Market. This is the first year that Capitol Hill school has held a craft fair and my sis is one of the...
December 9th, 2011 at 09:47 am
Tomorrow is the big show and I think I'm ready! I got up first thing this morning and made a list of the last minute things I still need to do. Luckily, it's not a very long list. One of...
December 6th, 2011 at 06:36 am
My craft bucket list is a mile long, but this weekend I get to check a huge item off of this list. I will be selling my felt flower rings, barrettes, and earrings this weekend at Crafty Wonderland! Ever since...
November 16th, 2011 at 05:41 am
It's been a little quiet on my blog for the past month or so. It's that time of year when my focus is completely on the holiday season. I'm blessed to be in 3 craft fairs in December and I've...
November 14th, 2011 at 05:34 pm
I have such exciting news! My felt flower rings are now for sale at Knack! I couldn't be happier. This is the first brick and mortar store to carry my rings. What a great store to start in. If you...
October 21st, 2011 at 09:47 am
Last Saturday, I got to see two friends get married. You can read more about my adventures in Montana on my walking blog. I was thrilled that I got to be part of their celebration. It's obvious that these two...
October 17th, 2011 at 05:51 am
Yay! I finally made it to the end of my summer long book project! I actually did finish reading the 10 books by Labor Day, but it's taken me awhile to blog about them all. I didn't really have an...
October 14th, 2011 at 06:34 am
I had mistakenly thought that Atlas Shrugged was the 9th book in my summer book project, only to realize that it was actually my 8th book. I should have taken that as an omen then. I also didn't realize that...
October 12th, 2011 at 03:00 pm
I've always had a strong love for the National Book Award. Being an English major, I try to read award winning literature as much as I can. While I've had some luck with the Pulitzer, Man Booker, etc winners I...
October 12th, 2011 at 06:41 am
Once again, I found myself downtown for the Portland Marathon. My mom-in-law decided, after completing the Eugene half marathon last May, that she'd like to run/walk the Portland Marathon. She convinced my husband to join her and she diligently trained...
October 10th, 2011 at 08:28 pm
My sis turned 40 at the end of September. Her best friend and I threw my sis a party last Saturday to celebrate the beginning of this new decade. My sis requested a special cocktail that she had tried on...
September 27th, 2011 at 06:28 am
Atlas Shrugged was the 8th book in my summer book project. Wow! Wow! This book completely blew my mind. I hadn't expected that at all. When I picked up this brick of a book with 1084 pages, my first thought...
September 26th, 2011 at 06:08 am
My friend's bike had an unfortunate accident a few months ago. Her bike is her main mode of transportation. When I heard that she was bikeless for the next little while, my very first thought was that she should borrow...
September 23rd, 2011 at 02:17 pm
The Awakening by Kate Chopin is the 7th book in my summer book project. This is the only book in my group of 10 that I had started to read previously and never finished. I must have been in my...
September 19th, 2011 at 04:52 pm
Saturday was the Hello Etsy: Portland conference focused on small business and sustainability. I was so glad for this day to finally be here! As you know, I put all of the program journals kits together for this event. I...
September 16th, 2011 at 08:35 am
Hello Etsy: Portland is tomorrow! I've been so excited to attend this sold out conference geared towards the small business owner - not just crafters. The schedule of speakers is top notch and I know I'm going to learn so...
September 15th, 2011 at 06:11 am
Saturday, we found ourselves again at the Crystal Ballroom. We first had sushi in the Pearl and then walked over to stand in line to get in. The line was around the block, but when the doors were about to...
September 14th, 2011 at 06:08 am
We used mass transit on day 3 of MFNW. I felt bad for not busing to the Crystal or Doug Fir, but quite frankly it's a very super quick drive to both of those for me. Busing would have required...
September 13th, 2011 at 07:55 am
We headed to Doug Fir for day two. We arrived early to eat dinner first. This allowed us to keep an eye on the door to gauge how long the line for the concert would get. We knew that this...
September 12th, 2011 at 06:17 pm
Another year of Musicfest Northwest has come and gone. I spent last Wednesday through Saturday attending concerts at different venues across town. I was planning on a one post re-cap, but I'm going to break it out into days because...
September 9th, 2011 at 04:53 pm
Art in the Pearl is one of my very favorite events. It is held during Labor Day weekend in the North Park Blocks. I've been out of town the past couple of Labor Days, so it was such a treat...