You may’ve heard us mention Florence of Flossie Teacakes a time or two on crafterhours. She’s a fantastic kick-off to Skirt Week partly because she was the winner of the A-line Skirt Category for 2010 and partly because she has the most enviable style. Her fabric choices, her willingness to talk about her projects and process…
Archives for June 2011
Skirt Week 2011: Here We Go!
There’s more awesome than you can shake a stick at coming this week and next. Sure, we call it Skirt Week, but it’s more appropriately Skirt Weeks. Two weeks this time. Maybe it’ll grow by a week each year? Who knows. Each day this week, beginning Monday, we have a guest blogger sharing skirt inspiration,…
Signing Off…for now
Hello faithful Crafterhours readers. Well, you’ve been hearing mostly from me for the past year while Susan was in the midst of her big move and house buying and renovating, but now it’s my turn to take a break. Today I’m leaving for a trans-atlantic, trans-pacific move. Thankfully we have a long layover in the…
Leather & Olive Oil
Two of my favorite things, and now even better together! I recently bought a pair of custom made sandals from this cool local shop where a guy fits your foot to a sole and then literally builds the sandal of your choice around your foot. He made each strap fit perfectly around my foot, and…
A Dress for Laura
I talked about Laura a few months ago. She’s only the world’s greatest babysitter. Given the amount of time my husband has spent traveling this past year, she’s really gotten to know me and my children. What a relief it is to be able to take a break from mommyhood and know that the person…