These guys have been in the works for months (and months!). They are finally in the shop and ready to ship! It’s hard getting them past Jack- he has a real hankering for a dandy bow tie. They are just like the adult version but slightly smaller, and they are fitted with [...]

You can find me at the Port City Farmer’s Market just about every Wednesday night! You can also find me talking about it in this promotional video. Totally rad.

I am so excited to announce my summer line of bow ties, madras! (and some gingham thrown in for good measure). Madras is sunny and juicy just like summer. I hope they can adorn the necks of picnic and beach goers this summer…kahki shorts, leather sandals, and a madras bow tie…so delicious! [...]

Saturday marked the first farmers market of the season, and my very first market or show of any kind. I’ve been preparing for weeks, trying to plan a booth and have things to fill it with while making sure that Jack Danger was fed and happy.
We woke early and filled the car with all [...]

Today marks the one year anniversary of the xoelle etsy shop! It has been such fun for me. Last week was all about custom orders. The madras ties above are on their way to Boston to adorn the necks of a lucky wedding party! I also found out today that I [...]

This tie came to me to me by way of New York City, to be converted into a bow tie. Oh how I adore the robotness. The woven silk was a dream to work with, and it will shortly be returning to the big apple, a new man. In a completely unrelated [...]

This past month has been monumental for Garth and me. I’ve been a little distracted with my real life and haven’t posted often, but this is what has been happening:
My parents visited from Spokane, WA a few days after my due date and we spent the week running errands, stocking the kitchen, readying the [...]

 
I recently purchased some new toys for making: a stack cutter and a wire binding machine.  They are amazing and wonderful and it’s amazing how much time I can spend cutting things and then putting them back together with wire.  This weekend I made several little notebooks out of vintage playing cards, and a handful [...]

I know that I’ve got lots to spill- since I’ve last posted I’ve gotten lost in Savannah, GA, been almost stranded along a highway in South Carolina, and been part of a taste test for Yoplait. More on all of that later (when I’ve sorted through the delicious photos). This morning I am [...]

Some strange twist of nature/luck/karma has landed an item of mine in etsy’s blog, The Storque, three times in the last 2 days. Seriously. Since there are thousands of active sellers this is quite an honor. =) Can you spot my stocking, apron, or bow tie here, here, or here? =) [...]