If you’re like me and love a good craft project, especially one that saves waste and prevents the use of plastic, then you’ve come to the right place. I teamed up with my friends at Parks Project for a recent trip out to Joshua Tree and brought along some of these hand-dyed wraps as part of my essential desert road trip musts. A great way to keep your food fresh and lookin’ cute.
Read MoreI grew up tie - dyeing. As a child of the 80’s + 90’s I spent my weekends selling my tie-dyed goods at farmers markets and craft fairs - yep, I was THAT girl. So it is in no way shocking that one of my favorite things to do now as an adult is just that. As I have grown, I have experimented with many natural dye’s and have found what I like and what I don’t. I am still a student of the craft and every time learn something new, so this guide is simply an intro to this world.
Read MoreJust a group of kids out in the desert having a swell ol’ time. Spring 2020 look book for Parks Project.
Read MoreWe packed up the car and headed back out on the road, a few weeks back, on an assignment for Parks Project. You know I love any excuse to jump into the wild and experience the fabulous National Parks System. I can’t tell you how long I have wanted to see the canyons of Zion National Park and so I quickly jumped on the opportunity to make the drive to Utah.
Read MoreTo create from scratch is something very special. I sometimes forget as a professional creative human, that my ability to take something that once lived secretly in my mind and watch it develop and become real before my eyes, is pretty magical. It is something we all have to remind ourselves in times of stress and when we are feeling overwhelming pressure.
Read MoreI have visited the desert the most out of any other terrain. There is something about the deafening silence that just keeps calling. The steadiness, the warmth of the sand that turns so cold at night. The lone standing cacti — all perfectly placed across the landscape, as if it were intentional. I guess, you could argue it is.
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