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I've been busy prepping for the return of Boomerang Bags Montclair Sewing Bees! This week, as part of Indie Arts Montclair Skillshares, our super fun Sewing Bees will be happening at the Cornerstone Montclair building, on the 2nd floor, located at 198 Bellevue Ave in Upper Montclair! Drop in any time and stay as long as you like between 11am and 3pm on Thursday, 10/3, and Friday, 10/4. More info is right here. Hope to see you there! Silkscreening our logo onto the pockets is part of the Boomerang Bags branding and an essential task to do ahead of our...

The Montclair Creative Reuse Project has been the recipient of so many wonderful materials donations recently! I'm very grateful to all the generous people who have reached out to me through the contact page on my website and made the effort to bring me their donations of craft supplies! They will be made available at the next pop-up event and on the Shop MCRP page.  Just some of the recent materials donations I've received for MCRP! Buttons, beads, crochet hooks, yarn, acrylic paints, a case of disposable culture tubes... ...a paper drill for bookmaking, a small sewing machine, sidewalk chalk, a...

Starting Sunday, September 1st, my handmade creations and vintage finds will be available locally at the Acorn General Store! The owners, Darya and Jacob, have created a one-of-a-kind shopping experience located inside their gorgeous, new general store at 41 Church Street. They describe the Collective on their website as "a vintage/artisan collective showcasing the best local sellers and crafters in apparel, accessories and home decor."  The shop's grand opening will be held Friday, September 6th, at 10:30am. The collective is located downstairs at the General Store and will be accessible during shop hours. The aesthetic of the store is sustainability...

In case you missed it, I made my first appearance of the year at the Nutley Farmers Market on July 28th! The weather was gorgeous and the turnout was great. It was my first time vending in the upper parking lot location and it was a pleasure to set up and spend the day there. I was excited to display my new Handwoven Rag Rugs and Kawandi-inspired Quilts for the first time! In fact, my first sale of the day was one of the rag rugs! It was a great affirmation that the time and energy I spent on my...

Last Saturday I had a blast at the Charles H Bullock Elementary School Eco Fair and Repair Cafe promoting the Montclair Creative Reuse Project and making books from repurposed papers with the kids. It's a fun demo that I've done before. I brought materials to make mini books including a variety of papers, book cover materials like file folders in different colors, and supplies to decorate them like stickers, colored pencils, markers, and the most popular item, mini paper punches. All these materials came from my Creative Reuse Project stash!  The weather was great, the wind only sent us running after papers...