Look for my skirt kit featured in the new issue of BUST magazine! Click here to see the feature, and check out the skirt kit page to see all the shops and studios who are carrying it, too–including the Boobtique.

Also, I’ll be out of the studio from January 29-February 10. If you order skirt kits or books during that time, they’ll be shipped out within the week, but any jewelry orders will go out after February 10. Thanks!

If you’re interested in handmade treats in time for Christmas, Hanukkah, or the winter holiday of your liking, please order from susanstars by December 10. I’ll mail all orders out via priority mail by December 14. And as my present to you, I’ll
send along a surprise skirt ornament with any skirt kit you order–that’s 2 skirts for the price of 1!

p.s. If you’re in Portland, stop by and say hi on Sunday, Dec. 4–I’ll be at the Riches at Rimsky’s sale.

I was interviewed for an article in the LA Times on crafting in Los Angeles! It covers everything from our visit to Church of Craft to
shopping for fabric downtown, plus my new bookSuper Crafty!

p.s. My new getcrafty column, on filming a crafty TV show, is up.

Hooray, an update!

Check out all my new stuff—make-your-own-skirt kits, pretty colors for sparkle pendants, sushi jewelry, and my new book, Super Crafty! I also started a new susanstars blog with cool projects, crafty events, and links to tons of other stuff I like. Take a peek if you want to see what else is coming up!

Thanks!

For the next week (September 2 through 9), all susanstars jewelry sales will go directly to the Red Cross for hurricane relief on the Gulf Coast. I’ll cover shipping myself, so all of the money, including the automatic shipping costs PayPal adds, will go to the Red Cross as well.

Another great fundraiser to check out is Crafters United. Their shop on etsy.com has over a hundred gorgeous handmade items for sale benefiting the Red Cross too.

Thanks!

I have some new craft articles out - how to make bird appliqués in Venus and a jewelry how-to in BUST!

I’m going on a trip for three weeks—so you can go right ahead & order anything you want while I’m gone, but I won’t be able to ship your order out until May 27. I’ll be checking e-mail if you have any questions, though.

And look for updates in every department after I get back, including new jewelry colors & styles (here’s a sneak peek!), a new handbag collection, & a cool new skirt option.

I’m working on some gorgeous spring pieces to add to the site soon–lots of cool new color combinations (pink and brown, blue and ice clear, dark red and baby blue)… Look for lots of sparkly stuff–plus some brand-new ideas for stuff you can make yourself–next month.

I also have an article, “copyrighting craft” in the DIY section of the winter Venus!

I’ve just added a brand-new set of jewelry to the vintage-gone modern collection, the
holiday sparkle pendant and earrings. Treat
yourself to a little something pretty this holiday
season!

If you’re buying handmade gifts this year, please order by December 1 for Hanukkah and by December 13
for Christmas. I’ll also be sending along a complimentary skirt ornament with each order through the end of December!

And if you’d rather make your own presents, how about some bath
salts, spa treats or a mini shrine?

I’m part of a group show, “Forget-Me-Not,” this month, which opens at Reading Frenzy at 921 Oak St. in Portland on Thursday, October 7 from 6-9 p.m. Stop by and say hello!

Later in the month, my sparkling new jewelry designs will be on the runway at the Ladyfest East hip-hop fashion show, Drop the Needle, in New York.
The show is at 57 Thames St. in Brooklyn from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. on Thursday, October 28. I’ve partnered with Nedra Made It to put out a new line of pendants and
magnets, too!

P.S. Please register
to vote or officially change your address if you
haven’t already! Make yourself a t-shirt, too.