I had a great time at Seattle's largest craft fair, Urban Craft Uprising. A group of very creative people learned to make flowers, and then I signed some books.

I also got to meet Thea Starr, who's a very talented Kanzashi artisan in the traditional method. Her work is lovely - go take a look!

You can see lots more photos of the day at .

Yesterday's book event at Twisted was lovely!

We spent a few hours teaching all comers to make a Kanzashi flower, and it was great fun watching all the different interpretations emerge.

If you'd like to see more photos of the event, there's a .

Hey, Northwest residents - and those with travel plans...

I thought I'd better let you know the dates of my upcoming Kanzashi book events. I would love to see you at one!

Welcome to the website for Kanzashi In Bloom. The book is due out July 21. You can pre-order it on Amazon, or check back here later for news, project tutorials, pictures, and links.

...It's all coming soon!