[Update 2018: My review of the 35 new DMC floss colors released in 2017 is now live!] For the first time in nearly 15 years, there are new DMC floss colors! The company has released other products in recent years – variegated flosses, metallic solids and medleys, fluorescents, and a glow in the dark floss …
Welcome to today’s ACrafty Interview with Arlee Barr, textile artist. Arlee’s responses are so thorough and engaging that the interview has been split into two parts! Here’s Part 1 to start your fascinating look at her art and process: When did you start making art? AB: I’ve always considered myself an artist, whether it was my …
I’d like to share the followup of my interview with Betty Busby… Recently, I had the pleasure of meeting Betty Busby in person at her home and studio in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Betty was featured in my fifth ACrafty Interview in June 2013. As you can read in the interview, I am a fervent admirer …
For me, movies and crafts go hand in hand. Not only do I get inspirations for craft projects from movies, I can craft while watching movies. I also learn and try to improve myself from movies – see how to act in some situations and how NOT to act in some situations. Update 2020: This post …
Until I was about 12, I lived in Anchorage, Alaska. After every long gray winter we would always be on the lookout for pussy willows as that was THE sign that Spring had finally sprung. So to celebrate the fact that it’s Spring (in spite of the snow in the Rockies yesterday) let’s take a …