they're the BEST!

we had a blast shooting this photo, and it was featured in the storque today! go BEST!

give your dog a bone

when i have so much to do that i feel like i just might just start running in circles on my front lawn, what do i do? i add more. this week has seen a slew of bean projects, including a late -night (ok, 8pm, but for her that is late-night) batch of chocolate chip cookies and the creation of a little felt dog bone for one best friend named puppa.

puppa is our first and best friend, purchased on a whim by me because he was so cute and soft... i say was because this is how he used to look. our gender-confused (more on that later), recently re-stuffed friend has always gone everywhere and done everything with us. in the last few weeks, though, he must not only go and do, he must also have. (momma, puppa needs a lollipop, momma, puppa wants a cookie, too, momma, puppa needs his own new rubber stamp.)

well, this week, puppa needed a bone. and momma said yes. because, who needs sleep anyway? the bean was over the moon, more than any other gift she's ever gotten, and the bone must now go everywhere too. i have to say, it was well worth the time.

trunk show this sunday!

Double Dutch will play host to BEST this coming Sunday, July 13th for our first ever trunk show! There will be yummy eats and delicious drinks, as well as new work from BEST crafters.

Stop by between 11am and 5pm, meet BEST members, have a snack, and do some shopping. Also, enter to win a $50 gift certificate to Double Dutch for a future shopping spree! (Winner will be notified via email on July 14th, 2008.)

See you there!

Participating crafters:
DandelionBlu
JenMenkhaus
ElisaShereJewelry
TheBrokenPlate
SpaTherapy
JennyJen42
JillPopowichDesigns
TigerLillyShop
BethPohlman

BEST Trunk Show
Sunday, July 13th, from 11am - 5pm
Double Dutch Boutique
3616 Falls Road
Baltimore, MD 21211
410.554.0055
[ Map / Directions ]

a work in progress

i used to wear jewelry all the time, and now, it seems hard to remember to put any jewelry on. but when i received this lovely turquoise octagon from annie, i knew i was going to wear it somehow.

i've spent a lot of time experimenting, and can't decide how i feel about the crochet on the right. the octagon only has one drilled hole for connecting, and while the easy thing to do would have been to use it as a pendant, i had in mind from the beginning to have 2 connections. i tried several different crochet thicknesses, ranging from silk cord to embroidery thread, and while this is the best so far, not sure if it's right. to see the complete necklace, go here.

new work

i really like how this turned out, so i'll be making more! my poor, poor, little bean-model...

2000 hearts!!!

thank you, everyone!!!

happy 4th!!

computer day

with helper cat satchmo. it's amazing that i get anything at all done around here.