Design by Night

In the winter months between the cold and the dark I often find myself looking for comfort food. Well to me nothing is more comfortable than a good piece of pie. So here is a little shout out to my favorite dessert in an Etsy way.


Cakes, Cherry Pie and Cheesecake, OH MY! Who can resist baking up or should I say sewing up these sweet treats using a pattern from Little Crickets


It's Naturally Delicious and won't go straight to your ass! These Sweet Little Pumpkin Pie's made out of wool from Fair Trade Family will satisfy anyone's cravings


Perhaps I wouldn't have to go to Weight Watchers if I would have just satisfied my urge for Blueberry Pie with this deliciously scented Blueberry Pie soy candle from Old Pond Mill


Show your pie pride by wearing these delectable Lemon Meringue Pie Earrings from Light Blue Square (

All these treats are sure to satisfy and no extra time on the treadmill required!

Out with the old, in with the new! To help start a new year off right here are some crafty calendars and day planners. My new years resolution is to have a "handmade" new year and some of these items will be a great beginning.


Make a Resolution and Break it immediately unless it is to buy crafts in the new year, in which case you should purchase this Keep Calm and Carry on Printable 2010 Spoof Calendar from Little Brown Pen.


It's nice to know that there are some crafters out there who do realize that everything is about me. And no calendar can best show this than the Birthday Countdown Wooden Block Calendar from Queen Vanna Creations. This sweet calendar gets rid of all those extraneous months and numbers and gets down to the important things....how many days till my birthday!


Who says a calendar needs to be paper? This delightful and comfortable 2010 Calendar Pillow by Le Papier Studio is an innovative and stylish!

Thank you to all the patrons of 2009's Holiday Heap. I believe it was a great success for everyone involved. It was wonderful to talk to everyone and it was a joy to see the great work from the other vendors. If you still have holiday shopping to do remember to visit the BaltimoreCraft.com website for a listing of great local vendors!

Avoid manic mall madness and come visit me and many other talented craftsmen at Merry Mart today! 35+ fab local vendors with the best in regional crafts, arts, and gifts!

Creative Alliance
3134 Eastern Avenue
Baltimore Maryland 21224
Sun Dec 6, 11am-5pm.
Free! Cash bar. Lunch on sale sep.

Come see me today at the Charm City Craft Mafia's 3rd Annual Holiday Heap. Shop handmade and have fun with over 40 amazing, local, crafty vendors showing off their astounding apparel, jewelry, accessories, ceramics, paper goods and so much more! Drinks and snacks will be available from Red Emma’s.

Where: Saint John’s Church, 2640 St. Paul Street, Baltimore, MD 21218
When: Saturday, December 5th, 10am-5pm

This Saturday is the Charm City Craft Mafia's 3rd Annual Holiday Heap. I will be working a table representing BEST Baltimore Craft so I thought it would be appropriate to do a BEST/Holiday Heap Themed Thursday! You will be able to see the following BEST Baltimore Craft vendors, as well as, Charm City Craft Mafia Members and many other talented artisans this Saturday, December 5th at Saint John’s Church from 10am-5pm on 2640 St. Paul Street, Baltimore, MD 21218. Hope to see you there!


Jill Popowich Designs, lovely handcrafted jewelry in sterling silver


Dandeliaonblue, fabulous unique jewelry and accessories


The Littlest Bean, one-of-a-kind intricately cut felt and found media accessories for women and kids


Tigerlilly Shop, distinctive accessories, art stamps and home products


Elisa Shere Jewelry, skillfully crafted jewelry for women

Much like now, as a child my favorite past time was to craft. In anticipation of the winter holidays, year round I would construct tree ornaments. Bless my mother’s heart no matter how abominable the ornament she would hang it on our tree (where some still hang today). So to help channel my holiday craft spirit (and to keep too many toilet tissue roll ornaments from adorning the tree) my mom came up with this simple but cute candy cane craft for me to make.

What you will need:
1-red pipe cleaner
2-white pipe cleaners
Standard #2 wooden pencil
Scissors
Take one red pipe cleaner and one white pipe cleaner, holding them side by side wind them around the pencil (fig. 1A and 1B).

After the pipe cleaners have been wound from beginning to end carefully slip out the pencil. You will now have a red and white tube (fig. 2).


Take the third pipe cleaner and guide it into the tube’s center (fig. 3).


Take one end of the center pipe cleaner and fold it to clamp the outside of the candy cane, securing it in p…