Ideas in Wood

11/07/2020

Today I am taking a breath and feeling celebratory.

I finished my Sunflower Dreams test knit for . It was lovely to knit! And as an added bonus I used my AND managed to snag one of her two extra large advent boxes.

Oh, also Biden and Harris are the projected winners of the United States presidential race in case you hadn’t heard 😉🥳. Big congrats to everyone who worked hard to get a good turnout for the vote. Let’s all take a moment to relax and enjoy this win, and then let’s get back to work! Yay Philly!

06/13/2020

The Virtu-Wool Fiber Festival for June is starting any minute now! UP North Yarns is first. Visit the Virtu-Wool Fiber Festival page to see the live video when it starts.

This is the page for the Virtu-Wool Fiber Festival, a series of online livestream events to help support fiber vendors who have lost shows due to the pandemic. Follow us and the vendors then tune back in on the show days for all the excitment.

05/13/2020

Finished my Guernsey Triangle Shawl just in time for Mother’s Day (and then blocked it the day after and then gave it back to my mom). A lovely pattern that focuses on the texture of the stitches. It has charts for the different sections. Though I’ve been knitting all but 5 years of my life, I don’t have a lot of experience with charts. It was simple to follow and helped me get a bit more comfortable with charted patterns. Highly recommend! I used Loft, purchased as part of their program.

04/28/2020

Ideas in buttons. This is the manifestation of an idea that’s been floating around my head as I grouchily wear a mask while walking my dog. These merit buttons are supposed to be lighthearted, and commemorate a very odd time we’re all living through. Available in my Etsy store (ideasinwood.etsy.com). What would your Pandemic Isolation Merit Badge say?

Hope you’re all staying well!

04/13/2020

Super excited to receive my copy of the Body in the Garden by ! So amazing to see a friend from my swing dancing days published! Also pictured is a birthday present for my mom: a Guernsey Triangle shawl that isn’t done yet. I am knitting it out of Brooklyn Tweed Loft yarn and it is delightful. A very pleasant way to spend a rainy (and quarantined) Monday.

03/25/2020

I’m still here! And still able to ship! And I haven’t knit every skein in my stash yet.....yet. How are you holding up out there?

03/20/2020

This is something new that I have been working on. It’s has been slowed by current events over the last couple weeks. I live and work in Pennsylvania where we are supposed to be practicing social distancing. Since I work out of my house, and by myself, I’m going to keep creating as much as I can, though production of new things is going to be slow. If you are interested in one of these new picture stands, please let me know! I imagine them holding photos, notes by your desk, recipes or knitting patterns. It uses magnets to hold your paper in place.⠀
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The card in this picture was created by and given to me as a gift. I love hedgehogs and this is one of my favorite hedgehog illustrations!⠀
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03/16/2020

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03/12/2020

Just heard that the American Craft Council show in Atlanta has been cancelled. Though I was not exhibiting there this year, I have in the past.

If you were going to attend this show (or any show/festival/market) that has been cancelled I hope you take the time to look at some of the websites of the artists who were going to be at the show and possibly order something from them online 🙂.

Exhibiting at events like these are crucial for many small businesses, and a lot of money is invested in booth fees, travel arrangements, inventory, and advertising.

Attached is a list of artists who were going to be exhibiting in Atlanta this weekend:

The American Craft Council is the leading arts nonprofit cultivating a culture of making. Come join us!

01/17/2020

Sometimes the beauty in simplicity gets overlooked. Most of my work comes in a variety of designs, and I still include “natural” which has no extra embellishment. The casual observer might see it as plain, but I like to think that it highlights the unique wood grain of each individual piece.⠀⠀