I love Dianna’s embroidery. It’s something that absolutely catches my eye when I see it. And she’s got skills that I would love to have! Meet Dianna and check out her products! ~Angie~ Please introduce yourself. I’m Dianna LaFerry, an artist, embroiderer, and stitch teacher based in Oakland, California. I grew up in Bartlesville, Oklahoma […]
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Maker: Adjowah of The Weekend Store
Last year at Patchwork Oakland I picked up a necklace for my mom from The Weekend Store. I was impressed with the range of cities she had highlighted with her necklaces, and was so pleased to even find one with the german city that my mom had been born and raised in. It was a […]
Maker: Kristin of 622 press
When I was a kid, walking out to the mailbox to see if there was any mail for me was probably one of the highlights of my day. To this day, 20+ years later, I still get excited to see a “real” piece of mail hand addressed to me. I’ve passed on this excitement to […]
Maker: Christine from Chocolate and Steel
It’s full on Christmas mode around my home. There’s music playing, and candles in my fireplace, a tree decorated with every ornament that I’ve ever gotten in my entire life…including all the ones my kids have made. My home is filled with scents that have hints of clove, and orange, smells that I have memory […]
Maker: Bobby of Old Redwood Brewing Company
I grew up drinking beer. There is an infamous picture of me as a toddler in a high chair sucking the last few drops of taste from an empty beer can. As a child, when my dad poured his beer at dinner, he would slide the glass over to me and let me have the […]
Maker: Nedda from Enchanted Leaves Jewelry
My kids love to make things. And they love to give me some of the things they make. I am constantly blessed with gifts from the backyard, gifts from the walk, gifts from crafts from school, and gifts from church. As you can imagine, with 4 kids, I’ve gotten many bouquets of garden flowers, colored […]
Maker: Lynn Klopfer from Brown Bag Books
We moved to the apple orchard when I was 6. My parents traded the neighborhood, and the paved streets for rolling hills, dust, and a long dirt driveway. The house we moved into was big, but older. With the older house came a few perks, like taller than normal ceilings, giant windows looking out on […]
Maker: Eilen from ERS Creative
One of my favorite things, that occurs on a daily basis in my home, is being privy to overhearing my kids conversations. My kids are so full of imagination, and it comes out in their conversations as they play. “Pretend I’m the queen, and I made you into an ice statue and you can’t move […]
Maker: Shana from Cookoorikoo
I love embroidered things. My favorite blanket as a child was an embroidered clown blanket done in all the oranges, yellows, browns, and greens that were popular in the late seventies. I used to run my finger over the stitching and it soothed me. When it came time to pick out my wedding dress, I […]
Maker: Lisa of Sweetcream
One of the first packets of papers we were handed after our first daughter was born contained the number for the local fire department, police department and poison control. Being a “relaxed” type mom, I set all those numbers aside – sure that I wouldn’t need them… Fast forward four years, and the poison control […]
