This year we did a super duper easy Christmas countdown calendar. I made snowflake numbers, printed on card stock and cut out. I hung them up with baker’s twine and mini clothes pins. Because it’s important that the holiday season focuses more on activities instead of things I try to have some small different thing [...]

I have been hand-dyeing my some of my shirts for my shop for the last two years. I use to dye in an old washing machine that came with our house. It was easy and I had smooth even dyeing. For my product shirts I don’t want the tie-dyed look. I want nice even coverage. [...]

I have been using Permaset Aqua Screen Printing ink since I started by business. It is my favorite ink. The only ink I had issues with was the Supercover opaque white ink, it was thick and left a rough hand on the fabric. I did use it until it was all gone, I had to [...]

Pleasantly surprised by accidentally discovering my Swifts shirt was on the cover of NW Kids Magazine’s July cover. It’s a great photo by Posy Quarterman

Even though we moved into our house December 2010 we are lacking on many decorating essentials… like wall art (and curtains). I am working on fixing that. I have purchased many wonderful little bits of art from some of my favorite etsy designers and I’ve even painted a couple new pieces for Father’s Day. One [...]