Disqus - Latest Comments for bridgetb

Re: It’s true, I have left CRAFT.

bridgetb — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 18:23:32 -0000

Congratulations and condolences. And yes - I do love the new organizational system!!

Re: A Gene Kelly Craft-Along! Join Us?

bridgetb — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 18:21:04 -0000

so glad you're going to straighten out that lack of Gene Kelly plastic canvas crafts issue!!

Re: Making Switchel (after Farmer’s Market, that is)

bridgetb — Mon, 25 Jul 2011 14:52:40 -0000

Fabulous!! You are the queen of crafting funky beverages!!

Re: First Farmer’s Market Visit of the Year, Finally

bridgetb — Sun, 17 Jul 2011 13:06:36 -0000

Oh, yummy! You're such a good photographer, it's cool to see your stuff - LOVIN' the artichoke action - they really are a very photogenic vegetable! Sad I missed my local market yesterday . . .

Re: OK. Let’s talk about the future of the CraftyPod podcast.

bridgetb — Sat, 16 Jul 2011 22:59:45 -0000

Just hoping you're finding some time for yourself in there! Hugs, B

Re: Spectacular Vintage Macrame, and I mean Spectacular!

bridgetb — Sat, 02 Jul 2011 13:25:44 -0000

Clearly, what that last piece needs is a set of googly eyes.

Re: Are you ready to RUMBUUUUULLLLLLLLL?!

bridgetb — Mon, 06 Jun 2011 20:56:50 -0000

Oh yeah - I am gonna BRING IT ON! (so far, that's my best trash talk - apparently I need to work on mine, too!)

Re: Amazing things I saw at Quilt Market

bridgetb — Fri, 27 May 2011 02:18:58 -0000

Oh I LOVE that dimensional quilt thing . . .

Re: Review: Vintage Craft Workshop

bridgetb — Fri, 27 May 2011 02:16:38 -0000

Wow!! I may have to get that for the crafty history lessons alone!!

Re: So, the most amazing thing happened…

bridgetb — Sat, 30 Apr 2011 22:09:16 -0000

OMG!!! OMG!!! OMG!!! Looks like I stepped back into the crafty blog-o-verse Just In Time! YOU ROCK!! And CRAFT is super-lucky, as are we all! Big hugs to you!

Re: Why I’m Giving Up on Free Tutorials

bridgetb — Fri, 29 Apr 2011 14:16:11 -0000

If there is no fruit, then let there be buttons . . . :)

Re: Why I’m Giving Up on Free Tutorials

bridgetb — Thu, 28 Apr 2011 02:54:45 -0000

Congratulations.

I've been struggling a lot with my own blog, and in the past year and a half, it's just started to feel like a chore. I've even cut way back on reading and commenting on other blogs. The whole blogging world started to feel overwhelming. I was expecting a lot from myself, and felt like others were expecting a lot from me - even if they really weren't.

What I appreciate about you - and the reason that I still drop by - is not free tutorials. Sure the tutorials are fun, and I love the podcast - but really, I show up here because you address big, juicy topics. Making and Meaning. Free. Indie Craft and the Mainstream Crafting World. Craftivism. You do it in such a way that not only explores the deeper issues at play in this crafty blogosphere, you explore your own feelings and views about them in a deeply transparent and respectful way. That's why I'm here. (Well that and all your great pictures of buttons and fruit - can't wait for you to start hitting the farmer's market again!)

You, my dear, you're totally inspiring.

Re: How I Supported Some Free in March

bridgetb — Thu, 28 Apr 2011 02:32:13 -0000

Sister D, I've really been enjoying this whole series on supporting the free. It's really getting me thinking about how much free stuff I use on-line, and how much value it has for me.

Re: Why I’m Changing My Email Newsletter (and some thoughts about newsletters in general…)

bridgetb — Tue, 12 Oct 2010 20:22:05 -0000

Wow! Once again, I check out for a little bit and when I check back in, I found that Sister Diane and CraftyPod are raising and discussing issues that are critical to all of as creatives in business . . . I have moved from trying to make my newsletter a monthly to only sending one out when I have something big to announce or to offer.

The key difference for me between my newsletter and my blog, Twitter, Facebook, and general website presence is that the newsletter reaches out directly to people: all the other social media and web outlets are like radio stations that people can tune into as they choose - I know that I personally will go weeks without setting foot on Twitter or Facebook or the blog world because I get busy in the real world. But no matter what, I check my e-mail at least once or twice a day. I delete a lot of newsletters, scan a lot of others, and read a few in-depth. And which ones get treated which way varies hugely from day to day.

One thing that I've really gotten from this is how important the headlines/subject lines are - I use the headline or subject line to screen for information that's valuable . . . but when I send out my newsletters, the subject is always the same - there's no hint there of the fact that there's been a new tutorial on the blog, or that I'm giving something away . . . the kinds of things that would make me open the newsletter and then click through.

Thanks again, Sister D - and all of your commentors (yes, I read every comment and reply!) - for making me think!

Re: A little farmer’s market refreshment…

bridgetb — Tue, 12 Oct 2010 14:14:33 -0000

More lovely fruit and veggie pictures . . . sigh.

Re: Videoblog#6: I Get Paid in Time

bridgetb — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 15:25:33 -0000

OMG - this is the first one of your videos I've watched - damn, you are Kaitin are so freakin' cute!! Miss you . . .

Re: Input vs. Creativity (Or, Thoughts on Surfing the Web)

bridgetb — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 15:21:15 -0000

Yes!! Summit of Awesome was like time on an island with your best friends . . . and who can beat floating in a ship with the coolest craft geek ever?? Sigh . . . maybe we need to get together for dinner?

Re: Input vs. Creativity (Or, Thoughts on Surfing the Web)

bridgetb — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 13:36:37 -0000

Oh, well said. I have been struggling with this . . . I am absolutely overwhelmed with input. My moodling and output time had dwindled down to almost nothing - now, I'm pumping up the moodling and the output (at least in terms of time in my art studio), but feeling oh-so-guilty about unread blog posts and unposted Twitter bits and blog entries . . . and at the same time, I'm craving more real one-on-one face time with the people I value and wondering how the heck to fit that in. Oh, days like today I wish I just lived on an island with my best friends . . .

Re: First, let’s talk about the amazing Mexican fabric store.

bridgetb — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 04:14:01 -0000

Nerding out over here . . . paillettes? Who knew?!

And folks, I almost missed the van back to the pier because I kept running around grabbing more stuff - there's talk of having them host an event for the cruise in the future!

Re: In which I nerd out on Mexican paper goods

bridgetb — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 03:39:00 -0000

So glad we're getting this info . . . Clearly, we need to have some kind of Comos Craft-off!

Re: In which I nerd out on Mexican paper goods

bridgetb — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 03:37:15 -0000

I love me some geeky craftiness . . . Thanks again for being the awesomest crafty cruise roomie EVER!! I haven't even STARTED my cruise blogging yet . . . hee hee hee . . .

Re: My yarn-holding coffee can cubbies!

bridgetb — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 03:25:02 -0000

Awesomeness!

Re: That Woo-Woo Money Thing

bridgetb — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 14:14:40 -0000

YES!! That's it . . . BRILLIANT!!!

Thank you.

Re: Awesome Things from Bake It Pretty

bridgetb — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 13:55:23 -0000

EEEK! Not only am I seriously tempted to take a holiday diorama class from you (the Midland library is close to me!), I have found a new on-line temptation in the form of Bake it Pretty. Wow! You could use 3" pine trees for everything!!

Re: How to Turn a Cardboard Box Into a Splendid Notepad

bridgetb — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 16:45:31 -0000

One: This is completely brilliant! Two: I love that it came to you in a dream - like when you start dreaming in a foreign language because you've integrated it so completely! Three: so excited to see you using chipboard from products! I have a stack of Joe's Os boxes (Trader Joe's brand Cheerios) that must be seen to be believed . . .