march
jenny g. was born a midwestern girl but now lives in brooklyn with her husband and two cats. she loves nothing more than cooking a complicated meal with her husband (but only if she can be the head chef), riling up her hyper kitties, getting comfortable with a good book for hours, selling the clothes she sews, knitting socks and sweaters during dvd marathons, and taking early evening walks alone.
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lisa is an artist and sometimes professor or graphic designer who lives in oakland, ca (san francisco's brooklyn!). she wishes she was better at photography, had more time to read, and could at some point in the near future clean up her office. she is a self-described pack rat who loves her crazy collections (including a very large assortment of jackets and coats, a plethora of polaroid cameras, a bevy of sewing machines, you get the picture). she has spent much of the last year sleep deprived, but is realizing this state of mind has forced her to s l o w down a bit and pay attention in the moment - things she has always wanted to do, but could never seem to practice consistently. lisa shares a home with her husband, her one year old daughter, a one-eyed pitbull, a deaf french bulldog, and a cross-eyed kitty. she has a lovely garden and a kick-ass studio in her backyard that she marvels daily is hers.
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eren lives near the beach in virginia with her husband, three sons (ian, zane, and wyatt), and a german shorthaired pointer named scout. she has been making things since she was a little girl...cross stitch, decoupage, crochet, sewing...she has done it all. eren is a collector of things including, but not limited to: silver napkin rings, vintage dishes, mccoy pottery, children's books with great illustrations, antique linens, shells with holes in them, and sea glass. eren spends way too much time thinking about how to bring new life to old items. eren fights the lack of pink in her life by focusing on the beautiful moments in her life by blogging at vintage chica.
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februarystephanie cb is an artist who spends her days sewing tiny things out of wool and linen, making messes in the kitchen, exploring the woods with her family, and capturing it all with her camera. she lives with her husband, two children, and a three-legged cat in portland, oregon. she spent a few years taking photos of her daily life, so this is a bit like putting on an old hat. the having something to say is a brand new hat, though.
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leslie g. is a gal who is getting used to living in canada again. and is happy her japanese fella has finally joined her. she loves a lot of things. being creative. exploring new places. sewing bags. taking photos. earning new crafts. making lists. eating nanaimo bars. having blonde hair. being random. and being able to call japan home.leslie g.'s flickr . . . . . . . .betsy is an artist, mother, gardener and beachcomber. she lives with her professor husband and their two daughters in portland, maine. she spends her days homeschooling her girls and creating in the studio but also dreams of faraway adventures and illustrating a children's book. her favorite things include seaside picnics, sunny rainstorms, starry nights and roasted rosemary potatoes. she feels lucky most of the time.
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january
andrea j is sort of a nerd when it comes to things like photography and modern dance. but this nerdiness, it comes from a profound place of love. she lives with her husband and two children in portland, oregon in a cottage filled with too many collections. she's fairly certain her kids hung the moon but is not really the kind of mother that likes to brag. also, she's pretty sure life would stink without the following: photobooths, old bicycles, polaroid cameras, paper lanterns, underground hip hop and lemon sugar anything.
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jen j-m is an artist, nature lover and mother of two. she lives along the coast of maine. she's hoping 2010 might be the year she finds a dusty old letterpress under a table at someone's barn sale. she loves taking pictures, collaborating, reading, cherishing her children's artwork, making soup and sitting by her woodstove.
jen j-m's blog
jen j-m's flickr
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shanna believes in the limitless opportunity we all have to positively affect one another's lives. her favorite moments are the small ones; the right song playing on the radio, a perfect cup of tea, walks along the creek with her dog, small kindnesses from strangers, and slow sunday mornings.
shanna lives in western ny with a dry stone waller (who also happens to be the love of her life) and their little dog ollie. her days are filled with a menagerie of creative pursuits which taken all together somehow manage to pay the bills - for this she is especially grateful.
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november
molly w. lives in seattle, where she is a writer, photographer, and co-owner of a brand-new restaurant called delancey. she is married to a man named brandon, and they have a dog named jack. currently, her favorite things are cake, cider, white rooms with wood floors, soup, and singing along.
. . . . . . . . kim: an art and design obsessive who loves to nest and dig in the dirt. mama to e., who loves to travel and prefers his toes in the sand. squanders far too much time making decisions, and often thinks accomplishing something happens just by talking about it. stays up far too late. likes to make beautiful things. craves light (and pie). currently searching for: missing socks and a little bit of balance . . . . . . . . alyson is a firm advocate of incorporating more hours into every day. she is a blogger, an artist, a letterpress printer, photographer, an aspiring chef, a soon-to-be wife, mom to two bad cats and a full time dreamer. she enjoys the finer things in life like perfectly buttery pie crust, yoga in the afternoon, and napping with the windows open listening to the rain. she lives in portland, oregon and hopes to one day live in a pretty house with a garden of goodies to tend over. and maybe, just maybe get some more hours in the day.. . . . . . . .
october
jen a. is a mother, daughter, sister, wife, friend and adoptive mother to a 4-year old schnoodle named king ludwig. she is a photographer, writer and editor. and she loves italy, chocolate gelato, the south, pretty much anything that has been deep fried, french pop, old school heavy metal and thinks science is almost as fascinating as art.
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meg is a mother of three and wife to one who lives in the lovely city of madison, wisconsin. she spends her days in a whirlwind of flour and sugar and glue and diapers, trying to keep it together. a long time ago she studied philosophy and so has interesting thoughts while doing the dishes, but mostly daydreams about what she is going to make next.
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stephanie is a gypsy with too many hobbies living in Seoul, South Korea. She is especially talented at daydreaming, concocting, plotting and planning elaborate adventures, both near and far. But she also enjoys taking photographs, making music, hosting parties, baking cakes, reading on the beach, eating cucumbers, squeezing lemons and late night drives with the windows rolled down. She has an above-average preoccupation with paper products and if left alone in a stationery store, will likely not resurface. When she finds the time, she is employed as a writer and project manager for a PR agency, where she spends a good deal of time daydreaming and concocting those elaborate adventures.
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september
sally loves...her clever husband, two silly sons, traveling with her family, white walls, taco trucks, berry picking, crafting, the color grey, camping, working in her small design studio and taking photographs of her boys.
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amisha grew up in louisiana, but currently divides her time and her heart between brooklyn and north florida. she loves eating mangoes with her grandmother, the light on the amstel river at daybreak, rachel maddow, and falling asleep with a cat purring near her head. she tends to snort when she laughs, which is often. when she is not sewing, knitting, or taking photos, she is studying to be a public interest lawyer.
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Grace is a mama, musician, and maker of things. She lives in the sunny western United States with her husband, their three small children, and a cute but slightly crotchety beagle. In the seven years since Grace's oldest daughter was born, motherhood and the creative process (however it manifests itself) have gradually revealed themselves as being interconnected, and actually reliant upon one another. Each informs the other: motivating and inspiring Grace's home, life, work, and spirit.
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august
Jen C. lives in a small apartment in Brooklyn where she enjoys daily breakfasts and frequent coffee breaks. She loves cooking and exploring creative and culinary delights in NYC. She sometimes wonders how she manages to live with so much noise outside her window and thinks about the possibilities of living in the country.
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courtney is a graphic designer and craft stylist living in Michigan with her husband scott and their two children. she loves to sew, bake & garden, but on an average day is more likely to be found making things like toast and water balloons for elliot and lucie. she also keeps busy renovating an old house on a big hill, or at least daydreaming about it.
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sheri is a writer and an amateur photographer and birdophile, and she loves finding big meaning in small moments. she lives in a small house in sacramento, california with her husband and two wild and wonderful boys and co-curates the inspiration journal this joy+ride.
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july
Geninne lives high above a mountain forest at 9842 feet above sea level close to Mexico City with Manolo, their two very creative boys & a cute border collie puppy named Turbo. She was born in New York, but shortly after her parents began traveling aroundSouth America, where she lived in seven different countries and went to several English speaking schools. She loves to paint and sells prints of her watercolors online. She loves birds, flowers, drinking green tea with soy milk and has been taking photos since she was 15 years old. Her two boys are being home schooled and Manolo works from home so they get to spend lots of time together. Her husband Manolo designed and built their lovely home and they both try to make it as cosy as it can possibly be.
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claire never really knows what to say about herself, but she loves lists, so here goes
:: she was born & raised in sunny brisbane, australia, and lives, for the moment, in vancouver, bc while her beau studies electro-acoustic music composition and other things she will never really understand but is suitably awed by.
:: she would very much like to one day live in australia again. probably melbourne.
:: she loves to sew, but gets more excited by film and cameras.
:: thinks it’s wonderful that her friends like to stop by with gifts of homemade jam & chutney’s or banana bread.
:: is right now listening to pet sounds and will tell you, at this moment, it is the greatest album ever made.
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Alicia is an artist living with her little family in Kansas City. She is a muralist, a photographer and dabbles in fabric. With a degree in printmaking, she vows to print again someday too. While surrounded by the chaos of family life, Alicia tries hard to do each of these daily: live simply, respect nature and create something- even if it’s just a loaf of bread or a homemade pizza.
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june
hannah is.... well, the truth is hannah isn't really sure what she is. she knows some basic facts to be true, for instance she is the mother of three children who stupefy her (or drive her crazy) every day. she is married to an amazing man who works so very hard to accomplish big dreams. apart from that, hannah lives in a blue house with a yellow door in kansas city. by day, hannah works as an archaeologist, and by night she photographs anything and everything. someday hannah would like to earn a living more creatively, but until then hannah is just hannah. she probably always will be, come to think of it.
hannah's blog
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Katurah lives in Blantyre, Malawi with a very tall husband whom she loves very much, and three children, whom she also loves very much. These days, Katurah tends to be the consummate mother/wife/homemaker, with her fingers in many pots (of paint or glue or split pea soup). Katurah blogs to remind herself of life's daily beauty and joy. She is always surprised and somewhat giddy when people come visit her little corner of the internet, and she is exceptionally grateful for the community it has provided in times and places where it is so very easy to feel alone. Katurah is also very jealous of anyone who knows how to knit their own socks.
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leya loves working with children. three year-olds are her favorite, although, five year-olds are pretty nifty too. her days are made up of bike rides across the city of brotherly love, trying new recipes in what feels like the world’s smallest kitchen, snapping photos of whatever catches her eye, and scheming about new art projects. leya lives in philadelphia with her husband, dustin, and two extremely photogenic cats, mortimer and motown.
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may
gwen doesn't like punctuation. or times new roman. but she is forced to use it as a grad student in the washington dc area. she studies caterpillars and wasps and spends many hours high up in trees collecting them. she also teaches students how to ID insects. she lives surrounded by piles of things. armed with a labeler, she tries to keep her life {and everyone around her} organized. she often wishes that she pursued a career in art. she lives with her architect partner (grub) and 2 cats (spot & bear) in a tiny apartment in dc.
gwen's sibling photography blog
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rachel is a photographer currently living in kansas city with her husband and two daughters. most of the time you can find her lugging a minimum of three cameras around town trying to capture the small details of life. she believes that a good dance session can cure most ailments, music should be listened to constantly, laughs be heard loudly, hugs be given freely, and "i love you" be said as often as possible.
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leslie lives with her husband and three children in pennsylvania. although leslie grew up and still lives in pittsburgh her life has been shaped by her travels throughout the world. in spite of that, leslie now believes that the best place to be is home. the knitting needles are never far from her grasp. however, she has been known to put them down during pilates, kisses for scraped knees, chat sessions over coffee, hunting for vintage kitchenware, baking cookies or the simple act of noticing beauty in the everyday.
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april
heather is an artist living in lawrence, ks with her designer/builder/woodworker husband and their three cats. her favorite days are spent drawing quietly in her sunlit studio with a cup of coffee and handful of almonds nearby. she also enjoys making bread, taking long walks outdoors, wondering at the sky, writing the occasional haiku, and helping tend their vegetable garden. heather believes in the redeeming qualities of prayer, a tight hug, laughter, and a warm chocolate chip cookie.
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martha loves light and texture, making things and talking about design process. She makes her life with 5 boys (two of the feline variety) in minneapolis, MN and is completely happy when all of these things intertwine.
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Melissa F. grew up in British Columbia, went to college in Chicago and then moved to Portland, OR, where she lives in a house that threatens to take her over. As a child, her parents traveled the world doing street mime and puppet shows in which she took an active part. In college, everyone called her Benny or Mel as there were seven other Melissas on her floor of 50 -- outnumbering even the shower stalls. She now finds great solace sitting in front of the sewing machine, at her local garden nursery, or watching her three young boys love each other. She is loved by a very good man.
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march
erin is a midwestern girl with a can-do attitude. she started crafting at a young age and really thinks that 7th grade home ec was the best class she ever took. she sews, knits, embroiders, takes photos, cooks or procrastinates each day. erin likes bicycles with baskets, vintage pottery, fresh flowers, piles of fabric and green shoes. she lives with her husband, fatty, and their two daughters, jane and kate, in a house on hill road.
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abby lives in a tiny apartment with hundreds of magazines, several quilts, too many cookbooks and her husband, james. she loves the beauty of the everyday and tries to capture it on film. when she's not taking photos or on the internet, she lives and works in the alberta arts district in portland.
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sarah h. makes her home in northeastern minnesota with her partner and young daughter. she draws inspiration from the natural world, especially the freshwater sea at her door and the ever changing sky above. she's sparked by the act of transforming one thing into another - berry to jam, string to cloth, seed to sprout, ink to image. she likes eating warm bread with butter, playing scrabble and listening to the wind.
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february
melissa w. comes from new zealand but is currently living in norway with her partner and two children (5 + 3 years). when she's not braving the icy conditions, she likes to sew, knit, embroider and design things for small children and grown-ups. she also likes to play the cello, write letters, drink black plunger coffee, walk amongst the birch trees, and go to the library.
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andrea is a children's bookseller living in portland, oregon. she shares a diminutive blue cottage with her chef husband, aaron, their small scruffy dog, bradley, and hundreds of books. she enjoys making things, sleeping in, things that are plaid, fog, pancakes, and brightly colored tights.
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Ella lives on Canada's West Coast with her partner and sweet bean son. She defines herself in many ways but it is mothering that she does mostly. Together, she and Little A hunt & gather, putter & play, explore their neighborhood and dabble in many creative projects. Currently Ella is turning her face to the hints of warmer days while still enjoying and appreciating the stillness of Winter.
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january
blair lives in the pacific northwest with her husband peter and her two kids, emma and ian. she and peter run their consulting company from their home, so any business calls could easily be interrupted with dryers beeping, cats meowing, or children asking for help finding their missing lego pieces. life never fully stops (or even slows down) in this place we call home. we embrace the many imperfections. when there is time, after those little legos are found and everyone is happy, blair sews, knits, cooks, and "makes things" in her tiny little studio, that she loves to escape to.
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shari lives in a 200 year old cottage in rural vermont. when not outside exploring her surroundings, she can often be found indoors with a good book. right now she is loving orange tights, orange marmalade, and listening to tom play the ukelele.
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sarah r. is a former dancer, former art school student, and former massage therapist, among other things. she's currently a mother to two daughters and has been known to get strange looks as she stalks around at home and in public with camera(s) poised.
