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More Winter Hats

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I’ve been so industrious lately! I had some extra fabric leftover after making my mom this sweater, so I decided to make some more winter hats and a pair of arm warmers.I just love this fabric so much; it feels so good against the skin, it’s hard not to make… Read More »More Winter Hats

Updated Resume

Ah! I’ve refreshed my resume for the new year. Feels so nice and new, even though it’s all the same information, hopefully in a more easy-to-understand quickly format because there is a lot on there. I am a person rich in skills and diverse working experiences. I’ve removed my contact… Read More »Updated Resume

Fleece Hats for Everyone!

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Hats! Hats! Hats for all the children! This Christmas is all homemade hats courtesy of my new sewing machine, and my need to learn how to use it. Jake has a LOT of nieces and nephews, and they’re all getting hats. Fun fleece hats made with anti-pill blizzard fleece from… Read More »Fleece Hats for Everyone!

Yule Tidings

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Happy Yule, everyone! I’m feeling a little sick this Solstice, but I wanted to wish everyone else well on the shortest day of the year. I have some Holiday posts coming up in just a few days; commissions and crafts that should be seen in person on the 25th before… Read More »Yule Tidings

Men’s Viking Kaftan WIP

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A post two days in a row? Whoa! Today I have for your some vague progress photos of the Viking kaftan that I’m working on for Jake. What’s a kaftan? It’s a long coat. Above is a sketch of the design as it sits now, after many revisions. We originally… Read More »Men’s Viking Kaftan WIP

King Richards Faire 

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Last weekend me and my crew attended the King Richard’s Faire. What a beautiful October day to travel through time, wear flowers on my head, and shop for weaponry. We saw some big cats to whatever they wanted on stage, ate stew from a bowl made of bread, and Kelley… Read More »King Richards Faire 

Formal Infinity Dress

After seeing them all over Pinterest, I decided to make myself a trendy, convertible “infinity dress” to wear to a friend’s wedding. This style of dress is appealing to me because it can supposedly be worn an “infinite” number of ways, hence the name. Well, I’ll tell you right now that… Read More »Formal Infinity Dress

Dried Herbs

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While I am working on very large sewing project, I haven’t had a lot of finished projects to show you. However, I did manage to find some time to harvest an early bounty from my garden and porch planter. This is just the beginning of the growing season and I am hoping… Read More »Dried Herbs

Crown of Flowers

This weekend my friends and I attended the New Hampshire Renaissance Faire. It was a gorgeous 82 degrees in May, and I needed a crown of flowers for the occasion. With the forecast calling for a such a warm day, my garb needed to be kept simple; no layers of skirts… Read More »Crown of Flowers

Palazzo pants

My latest little sewing project is this pair of flowing palazzo pants! They took me an afternoon to make and are sooo comfortable and breezy. I am in love with this fabric, which I got at Joann Fabrics during their black Friday sale. It is lightweight, soft, and drapes beautifully.… Read More »Palazzo pants

Medieval Belt

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It’s Spring! Happy Ostara, everyone! The Vernal equinox. Winter is over. Spring is the season of creation, and to kick things off, I have made a quick and easy medieval loop belt. I sewed a long tube of hunter green poplin left over from the dress the belt is featured on,… Read More »Medieval Belt

Custom Shelves

Apparently March is National Craft Month. My boyfriend Jake and I got a head start this past weekend by building our own custom plant shelves on a whim. With spring right around the corner it’s time to start some of our seeds indoors. This year we hope to grow sweet… Read More »Custom Shelves

Iron age tunic dress

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I have finished sewing an iron-age-inspired tunic dress, a new staple of my costuming closet. The desire to sew this gown came to me after looking at all of the warm costuming options that the Vikings wore.   After attending an unseasonably cold Connecticut Renaissance fair in October in my… Read More »Iron age tunic dress

Pattern Haul

Want to see all the sweet patterns I scored at Joann’s annual $1 Simplicity pattern sale? I know you do. What am I going to do with all these patterns? I am going to sew so many things! At $1 per pattern, when they normally retail for $15-$20, how could… Read More »Pattern Haul

Painting Zombicide Figurines

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How was your Valentine’s weekend? Mine was amazing. It was freezing cold here in the northeast, with wind-chill temperatures reaching as low as -30 degrees Fahrenheit. Not a weekend for putting on a dress and going to dinner after dark. Instead of going out, my boyfriend Jake and I opted… Read More »Painting Zombicide Figurines

What This Fresh Start Means To Me

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Happy Valentine’s Day, everyone! Let me fail to access my emotions for a minute here, and talk about what this fresh internet start means to me, or at least, what my intentions for it are. I’ve always been kind an over-publisher when it comes to designing websites. There’s a battle and… Read More »What This Fresh Start Means To Me

Homemade Anti-aging Beauty Potion

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The skin absorbs 60-80% of what’s applied to it. In an effort to be more picky about what I put on my skin, and after much research and experimentation, I started making my own anti-aging beauty potion. This custom blend is a 100% Pure, therapeutic, food grade quality essential oil beauty blend… Read More »Homemade Anti-aging Beauty Potion

Harem Pants for Dance

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Another small sewing project complete! In about two hours time I whipped up these funky harem pants for dance using Simplicity sewing pattern 5359, and this wild cotton print I got at Joann’s Black Friday Sale. This pattern was ridiculously easy. It consists of 1 pant leg cut twice, and a… Read More »Harem Pants for Dance

Shiny New Website

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Hello again, internet. Life has been busy. I’m almost four years out of college and I’ve been pretty consumed with living. Many years ago I build a portfolio website to exhibit all of my creating–I make a lot of stuff. I paint, I sew, I build, I craft, I concoct… Read More »Shiny New Website

Provincetown On The Water

Finally I’ve finished another painting! This winter has been brutal in every way imaginable. Because of this I’ve taken to painting dreamy summer scenes all season to console my shivering skins. Last summer I took a trip to P-Town Mass, early in the season before the crowds arrived.  The town was just… Read More »Provincetown On The Water

Libraries of the World, Here I Come! (How to Draw Manga Workshop)

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I am now registered with the Mass Board of Library Commissioner’s Performers List! Some of you may know that I teach “How to Draw Manga” Workshops at Libraries and Community centers across the state of Massachusetts. I started teaching these workshops back in 2003 (yikes) and began by cold-calling libraries… Read More »Libraries of the World, Here I Come! (How to Draw Manga Workshop)

Post-Granite State Comicon

This past weekend Kelley and I attended Granite State Comicon as vending artists in their Artist’s Alley and Dealer’s room. I had a wonderful time and met some really cool people! With Halloween coming up, many of you asked if I had a store online or made custom masks. Yes,… Read More »Post-Granite State Comicon

Granite State Comic Con

This weekend (Saturday and Sunday), Kelley and I will be exhibiting and selling our wares at Granite State Comicon! You can find us in the Artist’s Alley, booth number 907. I’ve included a map below with our table circled.  Granite Con will be held at the Radisson Center of New Hampshire,… Read More »Granite State Comic Con

Connecticon 2013

This weekend I will once again be exhibiting with Faire Trimmings in the Artist’s Colony of Connecticon 2013. Held at the Connecticon Convention Center in Hartford, CT, Connecticon is already in its 10th year! The artist’s colony is located on the first floor, in the same giant exhibition hall as… Read More »Connecticon 2013

Spring Leather

Remember all of those fairs I have been vending at? Well, I have accumulated a bit of new work that I haven’t had a chance to photograph and share with everyone due to the chaos of fair preparation. I still have lots on my plate, but now that two back-to-back… Read More »Spring Leather

Paint-Your-Own-Masks on Etsy

For those of you who like to do things yourself, I’ve got some new paint-you-own-leather-mask listings up on Etsy. Leather masks are surprisingly simple to make from vegetable tanned leather. However, if you only need one mask, its hardly worth the large investment of your time and money to track down a… Read More »Paint-Your-Own-Masks on Etsy

Photographing the West

Hey everyone, Yesterday I uploaded some new photos to my photography gallery at Shaunart.net from my trip out west. Don’ worry, these photos aren’t tourist shots of me on the beach. Only beautiful  moments in nature here. I will be the first person to admit that I do not know… Read More »Photographing the West