Farm Girl Studio

I had meant to post this earlier but like I said I am a bit behind :). We also had a very strong storm move through early yesterday morning that knocked the power out for 12 hours. It is amazing what you can get done when you don't have tv or the internet to distract you. Here is how I spend my Crafty $ in June, needle felted hat "kit" I have wanted to do this for a while now. I am shifting my focus to fall and winter items at the end of this month. I can't wait to give this a try. I purchased this from Living Felt , Marie has a wonder selection of roving and forms. I haven't even look through the whole site yet lol. If needle felting is on your list check out Living Felt and give it a try. My package came the very next day, and wonderful personal follow up e-mails. Have a great day, and create something wonderful.

After a very quick visit to Chicago, we did visit the zoo and get to Whole Foods and the Italian store so it was a successful visit. Another great thing that happened was my visit to Team Blonde they are located in Forest Park at 7442 W. Madison Ave. They are carrying a line of my one of a kind jewelry!! If you are looking for a gift or a way to just treat yourself, they also have a spa, check them out. Heidi and Jayne are so friendly, you will have a fantastic time.

Janell is a fellow lampworker along with working in a number of other artistic medias. Her latest creations are vintage t-shirt purses. Here is a link to a picture of one of her purses at the Second Sunday on Main event. I love these and can't wait to get one for myself. Janell sells her one of a kind creations at farmers markets and art shows in the Cincinnati area. The reason that I am doing the farmers markets is because of her, she is very motivating. You can also find her items at her Etsy store and Art fire store. Look for her vintage embroidery patterns that she is adding to her sewn stuff. She is also a fantastic baker, Cake balls, cookies and wonderful jams can be purchased at her booth. Janell has a cute blog , check out what she is up to next.

Miss Scarlet's School of Patternless Sewing I found out about this book on the podcast CraftSanity , did I mention that I obsessed with podcasts lately :P I have a really long list of books that I want to read or listen too. Some books are great listening ones and some you just need to hold. I believe this is a holding one as it comes with 3 project ideas in the back. This book is written by Kathy Cano-Murillo and her web site is Crafty Chica . Expect to spend a lot of time here. I have not gotten through it yet. This is not her first novel Waking Up in the Land of Glitter: A Crafty Chica is her first book, I can't believe I have never heard of these before. Check out her site, blog and her books.