• blogging,  crafts

    Blogger’s Summer Camp

    I am starting to realize how many cool things I discover via Seattleite Megan Reardon of the blog Not Martha. Through posts on Not Martha, I have discovered the Colette Sewing Handbook, Go Mighty (I really want to go to Camp Mighty now) and most recently, Blogger’s Summer Camp. I may sound like a bit of a super fan of Megan, but I have to give credit, where credit is due. I subscribe to Not Martha on Bloglovin’, so I was intrigued when I saw that she was going to be a panelist at an event called Blogger’s Summer Camp. What sold it for me, was that it was going to be here in Seattle,…

  • crafts

    Makers Market

    We interrupt your regularly scheduled blog post for a special announcement! This Saturday, June 15th from 4-8 pm, Flower and I are going to be vendors at Makers Market at Center Studio! Between the two of us, we are going to have some pretty awesome handmade goods for sale. Flower will be selling her silkscreened dish towels, handmade pillows, up-cycled outdoor hanging lanterns, terrariums with mythical creatures and embroidered art. I will be selling my handmade napkin sets, oven mitt and potholder sets, aprons and dog beds. I’m really excited to be a part of this event as Center Studio is such a great space and their classes are awesome too. So come support Flower…

  • gardening

    Watering: Drip Irrigation

    June is off to a great start here in Seattle, with sunny, high 70s weather this week. It hasn’t rained all week! What that also means though, is that it is time to start thinking about making sure my plants are getting enough water. There are a few routes one can go when watering their plants; hand watering, soaker hoses, upside down bottles filled with water (good for containers), etc.. I considered all of these when I first started gardening and even tried a few. I now know that I suck at hand-watering, because I always forget to do it. With a large garden like I have now, it’s not…