Ob-la-di, Ob-la-da.

I haven't been very crafty the last couple of years. Life got sad and I got otherwise occupied dealing with it. But I don't want to drag down this poor, neglected blog with the details when I feel the creative juices starting to flow again!

While I may not have produced much art recently, I have been thinking about it, and some of those thoughts are finally starting to take shape in the real world. There is a highboy dresser in my backyard waiting to become something the manufacturer probably never dreamed of. There is a stack of styrofoam insulation leaning against my empty aquarium. And I still have plans to cut holes in the end of my storage shed.

What the hell am I up to with these things? Stay tuned.

And there's more, an even grander project in the works. It's a project so big I've enlisted the help of friends and colleagues across the United States to help me make it a reality. But that's all I have to say about that right now.

Life, eventually, goes on. :)

If at first...

Okay, so I didn't meet my 2010 goal of one post-of-substance per month. Oh, well. As my husband says, "If at first you don't succeed, keep on suckin' 'til you do suck see-" uh, er, maybe I should paraphrase that: just keep trying.

So, yeah, what I said back here? Ditto for 2011.

Wish me luck. :)

Ta-daaa!

Mixed Berries and Raspberry Truffle.

No, I Didn't Die.

I *dyed* two 96 yard hanks of cotton yarn (good ol' Cream n Sugar) today, with my friend Andrea's help. They're closed up in plastic bags, sitting on folded paper bags to absorb the excess dyes and keep them from running all over and turning the yarn muddy looking. Tomorrow afternoon, they'll get rinsed (and rinsed, and rinsed some more) then put in the dryer. I can't wait to see how they turn out. Don't worry, there will be pictures. :)

Happy New Year!

I know, I'm almost a month late to be offering such greetings. If you look back through my posts of the past year, you'll see that you might consider yourself lucky to be reading anything from me at all, given how infrequently I've posted in that time.

I'm not usually one to go for the whole New Year Resolution thing, but I've decided to make just one this year. You're all witnesses, and I expect you to call me on it if I fail. Here goes:

I, Carin Huber, Mad Craftwoman Extraordinaire, hereby resolve for the year 2010 of the Common Era, to make at least one post during each month of substance, where "of substance" means not relating strictly to my craft woes or published works (though those posts will continue to appear as well), but shall impart useful knowledge, whether it be a tutorial of my own making, or discussion of others' works or events, or of trends in craft. Making two such posts in one month will not excuse me from making another one in the following month. Posts intended to fulfill this resolution will carry the label "resolution," along with any other applicable labels.

Okay, there it is. I'm counting on you to poke me with a stick if a month comes and goes without a substantive post here from me. And, no, this post doesn't count as "substantive." That one's coming next. :)

Just Checking In

I know, I know, I haven't posted anything in over a month. Well, I've been busy leading hoodoo practitioners in making portable altars out of cigar boxes:



learning about "or nue" embroidery:



and working on my project for the next issue of the AntiCraft:



Whoops. Oh well.

Anyway, I just wanted to let you all know I'm still here, and still crafting my fingers to the bone. Now, if I could just get paid for all this crafting...