I can’t believe how fast this holiday season flew by! It felt like I barely had time to prepare for Christmas before it was over, and now we’re only hours away from starting another new year… the last twelve months have felt like a nonstop whirlwind, to say the least. To celebrate making it through … More December 2022 Art Dump
It’s only been a few months since my last update, but I’ve already added a bunch of new designs to my Spoonflower shop since the summer started! Let’s go through all the latest additions together: NEW Dancing Dragons Pattern The newest and most exciting design I’ve been working on are these little dragons, and I … More New on Spoonflower: November 2022 Edition
Excuse the pun, but I’m just so excited about the newest addition to my Etsy store! A few years ago, I stitched these really cute little cross stitch designs of border collies and sheep, and I ended up liking them so much that I kept them instead of putting them up for sale on Etsy. … More Have You Herd? New Patterns on Etsy!
I’ve been overhauling my Etsy store lately, and I’m excited to share some new changes I’ve just implemented! Previously, the only way to get ahold my designs was to buy pieces I’d personally stitched by hand, but I’ve opened up my Etsy shop to include downloadable PDF patterns of seven of my most popular designs … More New Etsy Products and Spring Sale!
One of the many projects I’ve been spending time on recently is painting tabletop miniatures… something I’ve been looking forward to since the first time I saw an unpainted mini! Even as someone who’s had lots of experience painting things that aren’t tiny monster sculptures, painting minis has been an ongoing learning experience, with each new figure presenting its own unique challenges. … More Introduction to Miniature Painting: A Guide for the Aspiring Painter
Apologies for the lack of activity here on Katy Blogs Things – I’ve spent most of the month so far either too busy or feeling too under the weather to write blog posts. In spite of that, I’ve been working hard on a lot of new things, and I’m excited to share that one of … More Etsy Spring Sales Event
I’d always meant to share instructions for making these super-easy dice bags, but never got around to it… until now! This turned out to be a perfect project for using up some of my old Spoonflower swatches, too. … More Quick and Easy Dice Bags
This post contains affiliate links – please click here to read my full disclosure policy. For the past couple of years, I’ve been using this awesome pattern I found for “Christmas Socks” to crochet cute, miniature stockings to give out as Christmas gifts, and this season was no exception! These tiny stockings have become … More Crocheting Mini Stockings with Bulky Yarn
All of my traveling last fall meant that I’d been unable to make revisions to my newest batch of designs, but after the chaos of the holidays died down, I finally had the time to edit, upload, and reorder some new swatches! I’m still perfecting my doggy-themed designs, all of which printed with minor contrast … More New Designs on Spoonflower
After lots of late nights and secret projects, I’m excited to finally start showing off some of the things I’ve been working on… like these custom Funko Pops! … More Making Custom Funko Pets
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