I am fortunate enough to have a day off after a long weekend at the wonderful halifax crafters market. It was a pretty fantastic weekend. Getting out to see all of the marvelous creations by my fellow crafters makes it worth it every time. Today I'm just unpacking, organizing and let's be honest, catching up on a world of housework I neglected leading up to the market!



Not the best pic, but here is a little shot of my mountain of pillows and other goodies available at the market.

I stayed overnight in Halifax Saturday and had a chance to spend some quality time with a few friends I don't see often enough these days. Though my birthday was in March they surprised me with a mini birthday celebration. Lots of sugar, a vegan birthday cupcake from Susie Shortbreads and jelly belly beans which hastened my post-market crash. I was asleep on the couch by 10pm.



I also left with this beauty of a gift! It is a waving Queen, powered by a solar panel in her purse! I think she looks pretty spectacular next to my african violet granny plant. This is also the best use of a doily I've found.

clearance sale!

I will be selling all of my printed t-shirts at 50% off this weekend at the Halifax Crafters market. That's just $18 for a lovely hand printed t-shirt! Pretty good deal, n'est-ce pas?

Stop by my table early to find one in your size!




These designs and more available!

on the print table.

I've been going a little crazy working on this piece hoping to have it finished in time to show at the upcoming halifax crafters market. Here's a little sneaky peak.




I've been inspired by the local community suppers that are everywhere in Lunenburg County. I decided that a souvenir tablecloth was the perfect fit.

This piece took around 11 hours to print and is comprised of 16 two-colour prints. The next time I realize that I'm working on a design that needs 8 separate screens I'm either going to have to talk myself out of it or go and buy some seriously bigger screens!

new machine

Over the christmas holidays I packed this heavy duty wonder in my suitcase and brought it back with me from Ontario. It was my Nana's machine and it still runs beautifully. I don't think you can ever go wrong with a husqvarna.

the countdown is ON!

Well, it's that time again. Just under a month til the next halifax crafters show and I'm back in the studio cracking the whip. I'm continually inspired by the lovely community that surrounds me and this means a whole ton of new design ideas are pouring out of me. Fingers crossed I can get them onto fabric in time for the show!


I'm starting with the little things. Happy stacks of happy hearts ready to be sewn.



More stacking; my new studio 'tidying' method. The studio is tidy-ish for now. Hopefully I can keep it that way.

Tis Market Season!

Starting this week you can find me at the Lunenburg Farmers Market, Thursdays 8:30 to noon at the Lunenburg Community Center.



This weekend is the Halifax Crafters Winter Carnival! It's our biggest show yet and will be chock o block full of wonderful crafty items. See the Halifax Crafters website to read interviews with some of the crafters involved with the show.



You can also find my work at Jenny Jib in Lunenburg and at the Seeds Gallery Textiles show and sale opening Monday December 6th at 5:30.

Halifax Crafters Market
Olympic Center
2304 Hunter Street
Halifax, Nova Scotia

Jenny Jib
174 Lincoln St.
Lunenburg, Nova Scotia
(902) 634-1952

Seeds Gallery
1892 Hollis Street
Halifax, Nova Scotia
(902) 494 8301

Lunenburg Collection - Seeds Spotlight

I've been busier than ever putting my Lunenburg collection into production for the winter season. Stop by Seeds Gallery to check out my feature Spotlight running until November 6th.

Seeds Gallery is located at:
1892 Hollis Street
Halifax, Nova Scotia
902 494 8301

Tuesday to Friday 11am - 5pm
Saturday 12noon - 4pm