Author Archives: Sarah

what I’ve been up to lately

Lots of weddings. I love doing custom orders; they force me to think outside my box and play with colors (and color combinations) I wouldn’t otherwise have worked with. And that’s what it’s all about, right? Plus, since I like to make every single flower unique, larger custom orders drive me to come up with [...]

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put a bird on it*

Apparently, even Austin’s birds support Portlandia’s “put a bird on it.” The image above is proof. A bird decided to leave that bird-shaped art on my windshield the other day. That image was taken from outside the car, but the best angle is really from inside the car: You know, that bird looks familiar… Amy, [...]

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Tinysaur

tinysaur

For Christmas this year, Dennis and Amy bought me a Tinysaur. Let’s just pause for a moment and marvel at how fantastic a gift this might be for a girl who loves dinosaurs and runs a craft website/shop called onlyverysmall. That first picture is deliberately vague on scale. I felt it was important to take [...]

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happy snow day!

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I love snow. This is, no doubt, partially due to the fact that I live in Austin, where everyone freaks out because no one knows how to drive in snow and/or ice, and the entire city pretty much shuts down. I’m working from home today, and I’ll tell you what: I needed to build a [...]

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we interrupt the regularly scheduled programming…

Tantalizing, isn't it?

For the launch of the new onlyverysmall website! AND AND The (official) launch of the onlyverysmall shop on Etsy! First things first. If you’re reading this in a reader, click through. Seriously, it’s worth it. My web designer, who happens to be my big brother thankyouverymuch, did an amazing job in a hilariously short period [...]

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2011 quilled calendar series

As if I needed another craft, I’ve taken up quilling. No, not quilting.* Quilling. Or paper filigree. Fancy-dancy rolled paper strips. I’ll be posting more on that later. For now, a quilled calendar! I wanted a nice calendar for my new place. I’m not sure what it is, but there’s something about a nice calendar [...]

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photo tutorial: dino plush

My nephew Jax and I have a mutual love for dinosaurs. What can I say, the kid’s got style. So for his birthday last month, I decided he needed a handmade dinosaur. Enter the dino plush. Having never made a plush before, and certainly not one that could withstand the love (or hate) of a [...]

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eat your heart out, hallmark.

Brandon and I returned from a fantastic vacation a few weeks ago. His grandparents have a cabin near Creede, Colorado, and they were kind enough to let us stay there for a week. It was g.o.r.g.e.o.u.s. The trees were just starting to turn, there was no cell service or Internet, all the people were amazingly [...]

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materials remix: tushy cushion

Early last month, I moved from a 760-square foot apartment to a 397-square foot studio.* As you might imagine, I went from having a decent-sized kitchen to a tiny one. I love it. (My kitchen sink has a sprayer. A sprayer!!) But in the process, I ended up with a lot of leftover shelf liner. [...]

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shop setup: photography part 1

In high school, I was the historian for the Spanish club. Dorky, yes. But it was the only way to insure that I was taking the photos and didn’t have to be in the photos. Plus, I got to be in charge of making the scrapbook. I was terrible at it. The photos, that is. [...]

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