A Crunchy Life

That sounds nice, doesn’t it?  Balance, like I was finding peace and tranquility, right? In actuality, my balance was one between little bouts of freak-out and finding my breath and being present.  There may have been more middle ground, but to be honest, the week is a bit of a blur. Why, you ask? It [...]

I recently got news that I was accepted as a vendor in the Mayday Underground 2013 Spring show! So, amidst day job, getting back from a wonderful visit with my BFF, her spouse, and adorable new baby, I added gearing up for this show to my practice plate.  It feels so good to make in this [...]

Coming to A Crunchy Life on Etsy in June 2012 . . . First up will be this one, by the end of the week: All outer fabrics are organic cotton, lining fabrics are traditional cotton. If you see one that you’d like, send me an email or convo me on Etsy and I’ll save [...]

Mayday! Underground was this past Saturday.  In a word, it was fantastic.  I went into the show very nervous because the last time it was held here was my first show and I didn’t do that well.  I did my best to let go of expectations ahead of time and just went with it.  Best [...]

That’s what I wanted to share with you this morning.  Our green here has been given a little white accessory, though: Truly, I shouldn’t be surprised as this is typical for where I live, 80+ degrees on Friday, snow on Monday. This sort of weather happens here every year, it seems. I remember one Mother’s [...]

Nothing like an upcoming craft show to kick start me into a mode to make again after simply sketching & daydreaming about making for what seems like forever. I started this design several weeks ago: I’m calling it the “Inside Out Seams Skirt” made in organic jersey knit, it’s a new take on my A-line [...]

I love this skirt and I love the photos L1 took of it.  Sadly I am limited to five photos per listing on Etsy, and one of those always goes to show fabric options.  (Find the listing here!) I had to cut some this time around and these were it.  But oh how hard it [...]

Lately I have this sense that I don’t know what I’ve been doing with  my time.  I certainly haven’t been in this space, as evidenced by my lack of posting.  I’ve had a hard time letting myself be okay with not knowing where my time has gone.  I worry that much of it has been [...]

Today I finished up an order for someone who saw this knitting case that I made for a friend a couple of years ago: She requested a tool case made in the same style. After some talk back and forth about fabrics I made a sketch for her: It was fun to make the sketch [...]

A collection of Mug Rugs, many with hand-decorated fabrics and all with some sort of quilting. These were such fun for me to bring together each stage of their creation. They’ll be perfect for someone’s tea or coffee and snack. I’m looking forward to making one for myself one of these days. Every day that [...]