Make a Book With Scraps

Transforming scraps and waste into something beautiful, useful, or delicious, is a chance to discover the satisfaction of making things by hand and finding abundance from what might seem like waste. This necessary and beautiful practice is essential to connecting with, caring about, and investing […]

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Join me for a class!

For years, I’ve been dreaming of a way to offer people a break from daily life, a way to connect with their creativity, to learn new skills, and to gather with others. I know that not everyone has the ability, time, or means to travel […]

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Amos’s Quilt

As soon as we started dyeing fabric last fall, Amos asked if we could use the fabric to make him a quilt. The last quilt I made him was crib sized, the wonky stars quilt that I stitched together when I was pregnant, over five […]

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Indigo

I didn’t know if it would work. I messed up the recipe, told myself it would be okay, and then doubted. Most of my projects these days, from the garden to baking are done in the midst of helping Amos and Eowyn find rocks or […]

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A Treasure Hunt For Color

I am writing this from my kitchen table, the house is quiet for now and mourning doves and sparrows are taking advantage of the empty and mostly silent yard to forage for bugs or seeds in our grass. I’m thinking about the big pot outside […]

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