ADVERTISE

Starting at just $15/month, you can advertise on makexdo.

Sponsors can participate in product giveaways or reviews if they wish, but this is totally optional. Ads are available for purchase right from this page via Passionfruitads.

This blog averages at about 120,000 pageviews per month, sometimes reaching 225,000 pageviews and higher. Jen currently has 790+ followers on Twitter, 572 followers on Instagram and 657 'likes' on Facebook.

Ads will appear for 30 days (starting with date of purchase.) If you need help designing your ad, that's cool. Just let me know.

Please email me if you have any questions!

CONTACT

Hi there! Have a question or comment? I'd love to hear from you.

Email me.

Follow me on Twitter.

Find me on Ravelry.

UPCOMING EVENTS

Here's where I'll be this fall and winter ...

Market Day – Saturday, September 25, 2010 from 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM

Market Day – Saturday, October 30, 2010 from 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM

Market Day – Black Friday Holiday Show, November 26, 2010

Craft Saturday – Holiday Show, Saturday, November 6, 2010 from Noon - 6pm 

(downtown at the 4th St. Theatre)

Knitting Classes at Ephemera Stationery Studio

Check out Ephemera's monthly 2010/2011 class schedule here.

KNITTING VIDEOS

Coming soon!

MATERNITY SERIES

(12 Weeks/the news!)
15 Weeks
16 Weeks
17 Weeks
18 Weeks
19 Weeks
20 Weeks
21 Weeks
22 Weeks
23 Weeks
24 Weeks
25 Weeks
26 Weeks
27 Weeks
28 Weeks
29 Weeks
30 Weeks
31 Weeks
32 Weeks
33 Weeks
34 Weeks
35 Weeks
36 Weeks
37 Weeks
38 Weeks
39 Weeks
40 Weeks

ABOUT

Hey! I'm Jen. Thanks for stopping by. 

If you've just landed here, this blog is mostly about crafting. Knitting. Concerts and music. (I might be the biggest metal-head you'll ever meet.)

I am a graphic designer, a knitter, a blogger and a maker. By day, I am a stay-at-home mom and at night, I knit and do freelance graphic design. I have been making things ever since I can remember. I scrapbooked photos and memorabilia when I was in school, and spent hours in my room drawing and painting. I went to college to study fine art and graphic design and made a career out of making things look pretty. When Etsy came along, I opened up shop and dabbled in all kinds of things that I could make and share with others. (You can find my Etsy shop here.) These days, I'm making things to sell at craft fairs like Market Day, Craft Saturday and Renegade Craft Fair. I'm also passionate about sharing the love of knitting by teaching knitting classes.

I'm always looking to architecture, graphic design, typography and music for inspiration. I'm a huge fan of heavy metal and punk rock and alt rock. I look to colorful fabric, mid-century modern furniture, and lots of blogs, magazines and mail-order catalogs for ideas that may spark something new. I am truly an A.D.D. crafter, so I'm pretty much all over the place.

(But that totally makes me happy.)


SOME OF MY FAVORITE POSTS





DISCLOSURE

• This blog is a personal blog written and edited by me. For questions about this blog, please contact me.
• This blog accepts forms of cash advertising, sponsorship, paid insertions or other forms of compensation.
• Some of the links in this blog are affiliate links and I will earn a commission on referrals or sales generated by those links.
• The compensation received will never influence the content, topics or posts made in this blog. All advertising is in the form of advertisements generated by a third party ad network. Those advertisements will be identified as paid advertisements.
• Sometimes I am compensated to provide opinion on products, services, websites and various other topics. Even though I receive compensation for the posts or advertisements, I always give my honest opinions, findings, beliefs, or experiences on those topics or products. The views and opinions expressed in this blog are purely my own. Any product claim, statistic, quote or other representation about a product or service should be verified with the manufacturer, provider or party in question.
• This blog does not contain any content which might present a conflict of interest.

Seen Here ...

A few more of my favorite things.

We're down to the wire, folks – there are only nine days until Christmas! But I love taking in all of the holiday fun and celebrating the season with the people around me. I think the kids and I will be baking cookies tonight and I can't wait. I also can't wait to show you some of my favorite holiday-related things. Like the cool customizable holiday prints from my friend Chrissy at Domestica, shown above. (They're on sale for only $10!) Read on to see more of my faves.

Adorn your tree with these geometric ornaments from SketchInc. 

I love Purl Soho's beautiful Learn to Knit kit.

Who can resist these bold black and white gift tags and gift wrap (that you can download for free) from Hey Look?

These bright and lovely felt ornaments from Purl Bee are a treat.

And after running into Oliver Jeffers at a book signing in NYC a few months ago, I have become obsessed with his books. I'm giving a copy of The New Sweater to the kids for Christmas. If you want to see how cool and talented this guy is, watch this video.

If you have a skater in your life like I do, check out the re-issue skate decks, the documentary and skate gear featuring everyone's favorite skateboarding legends at Bones Brigade. You can even download a free copy of Animal Chin. Which is completely awesome.

Everyone loves Field Notes. And Field Notes pens. And Field Notes pencils.

And last but not least, more free printable gift tags from Hey Look. I found these a couple of years ago and they've been my favorite ever since.

Hope you're taking a minute to embrace and enjoy all of the holiday-ness these last few days before Christmas brings. It's a busy time but always so much fun! Enjoy.

these are a few of my favorite things

Winter knits! No surprise, but I have way too many things on my needles this winter. I just can't help myself. I've been beyond busy knitting chunky accessories for local holiday craft fairs, so I've been yearning for some free time to knit for myself. Yes, me. My stuff. Above are some Rowan pattern books that I can't keep my hands off of. Left to right, these are my very favorites. Warm and Toasty, a collection of women’s accessory designs from simple shrugs and capelets to snoods and hats. Pioneer, a collection of hand knits for both men and women inspired by the Midwest and hand crafted lifestyle. The collection features rustic cables, intarsia star jackets and also simple to knit minimal designs in a palette of dark neutrals. (I love this Pioneer.) The Amore Collection, which includes shawls, wraps, hats, wrist warmers and a relaxed short sleeve sweater, all designed by Lisa Richardson. And Rowan Studio 33, The Last Hurrah, which is the final collection for Rowan's Studio publications. Using Kidsilk Haze, Anchor Artiste Metallic, Kidsilk Haze Eclipse, Angora Haze and Kidsilk Haze Glamour the designers have ensured the final collection is a fitting last hurrah and covers all knitting skill levels from beginner to the more experienced.

 I've started knitting the 'Hyslop Hat' from Warm and Toasty using Alpaca Chunky.

 And I also have a decent start on the 'Ranch' sweater from Pioneer using Big Wool.

 I'd love to give 'Amity' a go, from The Amore Collection by Lisa Richardson.

And I recently received these lovelies in the mail – Fine Art Aran and Fine Art (sock.) Which I can't wait to wind and put to good use. The green Fine Art will make a pair of awesome socks and I want to knit an accessory of some sort for Lotus with the Fine Art Aran. So as you can see, my knitting to-do list is long but very lovely. I can't wait for some down time to tackle some new projects. (What are you working on right now?)

Project Life Creative Team

2014 is looking pretty sweet. I'm excited to share that I will be part of the Project Life Creative Team, alongside these talented ladies. Meet the rest of the team here. This is going to be fun.