One of my kitchen cupboards does not stay closed. I spent a year closing the cabinet, leaving the kitchen and sitting down in the dining room only to hear it squeak open before I finally did something about it and…
A few days ago someone asked me, “what’s the thing you do that when you do it you loose track of time and your mind feels relaxed but focused?” I know this question pretty well since I’ve read my fair…
“Where’s the rest of your line?” The woman asked as she pulled my shirts out of a Trader Joe’s paper sack. “My line?” I had no idea what a line was and at that point I didn’t know enough to…
In the spring and fall I spend 70+ hours alone in a car driving back and forth between southern and northern california for our events. I’m used to alone time. I grew up as an only child and have been…
The first time I ever tasted something that didn’t end up in my mouth via the grocery store, I was seven. My mom and I lived in a small condo in an area of Orange County that was still in…
Wood is one of my all-time favorite materials to use in my diy craft projects. My love affair with wood started with the little side table my dad made in wood shop when he was in high school. This obsession…
Remember the whole story about my heartbreak and how it led to me leaving my house in Los Angeles and moving in with Delilah in Orange County and how that led to us founding Patchwork Show? If not, check out…
At one point in my life I went nearly five years with getting on an airplane. This may not seem like a huge deal to some people, but, at the time I was dating a comedian who traveled almost every week…
You all know Delilah and I are busy gals. We each run our own businesses as well as three businesses together – Craftcation Conference, Patchwork Show and Dear Handmade Life. This past year we’ve gotten a lot more efficient by…
Just so you know: Dear Handmade Life received products from Scotch that we mentioned in this post. However, we only write about and recommend products that we use personally and believe are awesome! When I was 24 I lived in…
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