I really hate it when you have an idea in your head that you are super psyched about, and before you have time to make it, you see something eerily similar. Bummer. What a disappointing start to my Thursday.

I just found out that I got into the Cain Park Arts Festival in Cleveland Heights, OH. Yay! This will be my third year at Cain Park, and its one of my very favorite shows. (Cain Park was also the first craft show I ever did.)

Hopefully, I’ll see you in NE Ohio in July!

Don’t worry, I didn’t fall off the face of the earth. I’ve just been in major production mode. Lots of orders to go out next week…

I always love the way Anthropologie layers pattern in their catalogs.

I accidentally melted these measuring spoons in the dishwasher, and my first thought was “I should send them to Corey.”

This should explain why.

I gave a little chain-making demo in one of my classes yesterday. It’s one of my favorite demos to give – I just love all the endless possibilities for making chain.

Just listed in my Etsy shop!

It’s amazing how something as simple as printed labels can make you feel instantly more professional.

This before and after on design*sponge today really made me smile. Finally, someone with a house that was worse than ours when we bought it! (That’s a picture of our kitchen when we first bought it. Our house was a bank foreclosure.)

Sadly, we’re not quite to the point of being a stunning after, but this post makes me really motivated to work on the house more.

I’ve been slowly picking my way through The Small-Mart Revolution for the last month now, but it feels really relevant to my post yesterday. I really like the premise that small, locally owned companies can combat globalization and make a positive contribution to the local economy.