Tag: sammyk

  • Contests & Me: A Brief History

    The other night I spied this AWESOME drawing contest Google is hosting for youngsters, and I thought, “Oh boy, I would have been A-L-L  O-V-E-R that back in the day.” If only I could Peter Pan myself and I’d be able to meet the age requirement. Because if you didn’t know by now, I’m one step short…

  • Must. Make. More.

    I know I told you about a fairly recent obsession with making pants for my boys after I finally dove in and tackled making my first pair (following a paper pattern) a few months ago.  Once that first pair was done, I was on a roll. I had tackled the elastic waisted front and thought…

  • In Print: Threads Magazine

    I was interviewed a little while back by Threads Magazine and totally forgot about it until my friend Sarah told me the other day that she had seen me mentioned in her mom’s latest issue. I quickly got my hands on a copy, thanks to reader Rachel who popped one in the mail to me,…

  • We Gotcha Rip Right Heyah!

    Dear Disney/Pixar/Mattel Marketing People, You really do want to make things more difficult for me, don’t you? Yes, yes, you know your marketing. *golf clap* I know marketing too, having been on the other side of that curtain for years and knowing many of your crafty little tricks for releasing, packaging and jazzifying your products to…

  • Love Fiesta Baby Tank = Adorable!

    Did you see this SUPER CUTE tutorial by Dana Willard over at MADE? I absolutely love Dana’s blog and clean aesthetic, so it was an absolute thrill to see my Love Fiesta fabric included and turned into this adorable baby tank top. And hello, look at those cute baby legs!!!  Love, love, love it. Thanks, Dana!

  • Be My Hero

    Hey, hey, hey!!!!!* Guess what?!?!? Something very exciting is going on. *Warning: there are a lot of exclamation points in this post!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I am t.h.r.i.l.l.e.d to announce my participation as a Special Guest Judge (!!!!!!) in a brand new fabric competition hosted by the wonderful folks at Spoonflower and Timeless Treasures!! WOOOHOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!! Do you have…

  • Timeless Treasures: Fresh New Designs | Part Three!

    To round out the week, here’s the final reveal in a three-part installment of my latest designs, now out with Timeless Treasures. Voila!  Representing some of Mother Nature’s best examples of, you guessed it, Black & White Wildlife!   And really, can you go wrong with a black and white print? I think not! So hop…

  • Timeless Treasures: Fresh New Designs | Part Two!

    Another fresh new design of mine is out exclusively with Timeless Treasures! Pssst, hey, can you see the creature it features? Over there, over there! See?!  It’s my Secret Ladybugs polka dot print in a juicy n’ jazzy red and black combo. You can’t go wrong with ladybugs and polka dots, can you? I d-i-d…

  • Timeless Treasures: Fresh New Designs | Part One!

    As we’ve officially hosted the closing ceremony of “Summer 2012 As We Know It”  this last Friday here in the Northern Hemisphere (by calendric standards at least) and are now passing on the torch of beach bliss and sun-kissed complexions to everyone on the other side of the planet, I wanted to share an exciting new design…

  • Fresh New Designs!

    I’ve got a lot of designs in the hopper and was very happy to receive a set of proofs of a few of them in yesterday’s mail. Always scrumptious to see a new batch of designs, especially on my favorite fabric option of cotton linen. I could eat it, it’s so yummy. Remember this post?…