i was exploring mara hoffman's website after reading this post on fly. i'm so in love with this dress. i can wear it pregnant, right??

i hadn't intended to keep this a secret (and it is certainly obvious to anyone who has seen me lately!) but i am 8 months pregnant. we are getting pretty excited and nervous about the baby to come. we took advantage of the beautiful spring weather last weekend to take a few pictures of my giant belly.

maple sugaring season just ended here in massachusetts. i probably shouldn't have eaten all of those pancakes (and the butter!) at gould's sugar house, but i did.

craft night

i got the final word from julie - there were 140 people at the craft night i hosted last week at etsy! it was great to see everyone's creativity flowing, and there were some excellent results with our freezer paper stencil project. i hope i'll be able to host another craft night in the future.

etsy

i had such a great time visiting the etsy headquarters in brooklyn this week! craft night was a big success (i'll post photos soon), and getting to see the offices of such a creative company was an inspiration. there is a photo booth in the craft lab space (of course!) and i had to take some pictures with julie, who organized my whole visit. thanks, julie and etsy!

craft night at etsy labs

i am headed down to nyc for a weekend of visiting with friends, then on monday april 4th, i'll be hosting craft night at etsy labs! we'll make freezer paper stencils and use them on fabric - this is a great, simple technique for decorating tees and other things. come by and craft with me from 4-8pm at etsy in brooklyn. bring a light colored tee shirt or other fabric to work with - everything else is free! see you there.

How-Tuesday

check out this free tutorial of this raw-edged applique project from my book. it is today's featured how-tuesday's project on etsy's blog!