inspiration and ideas, good stories and moving images, choose your own adventure, wander the neighbourhood, and make new friends hillary webb gold fools projects + adventures YA road trip booklist YA reading log new Etsy.Mini(6199542,'thumbnail',2,2,0,'http://www.etsy.com'); (function() { var ga = document.createElement('script'); ga.type = 'text/javascript'; ga.async = true; ga.src = ('https:' == document.location.protocol ? 'https://ssl' : 'http://www') + '.google-analytics.com/ga.js'; var s = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(ga, s); })(); what i’ve been reading A House Full of Music: Strategies in Music and Art Golden Spruce by John Vaillant The Virgin Cure by Ami Mckay UPPERCASE MagazineTumblr (3.0; @makereadbuild)http://makereadbuild.tumblr.com/<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/24f1cb72502097af94c4df2c20072df8/tumblr_mn0i9l9bh31qhb29io1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>First day haul from the Main Street Vinyl Fair. Now to do some music research before going back tomorrow…</p>http://makereadbuild.tumblr.com/post/50756723799http://makereadbuild.tumblr.com/post/50756723799Sat, 18 May 2013 16:58:33 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/698d7ad3968f149109ddc814c8052237/tumblr_mmvcaoW6SR1qhb29io1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>I have big plans for this sketch.</p>http://makereadbuild.tumblr.com/post/50545499264http://makereadbuild.tumblr.com/post/50545499264Wed, 15 May 2013 22:01:00 -0400fontletteringencouragementsketchbook<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/767516547b01c366ae55d9fd955d8291/tumblr_mmq4biuDoK1qhb29io1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>font <span>for an upcoming embroidery project</span></p>http://makereadbuild.tumblr.com/post/50326683316http://makereadbuild.tumblr.com/post/50326683316Mon, 13 May 2013 02:21:00 -0400fonttextsayingssketchbookencouragement<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/69fad709a47766161740556949b68b1d/tumblr_mm8rv56PJo1qhb29io1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>The Emily Carr show is opening this weekend! Opening party is tomorrow 5-10, the show is up until May 19th (at Emily Carr University of Art & Design)</p>http://makereadbuild.tumblr.com/post/49538377356http://makereadbuild.tumblr.com/post/49538377356Fri, 03 May 2013 17:33:00 -0400emily carrgrad showgranville islandvancouverbritish columbia<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/677700de395f3578d45b4b693c9d478d/tumblr_mlz66tSPGs1qhb29io1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Day two, ready to rock (at Got Craft?)</p>http://makereadbuild.tumblr.com/post/49103102995http://makereadbuild.tumblr.com/post/49103102995Sun, 28 Apr 2013 13:06:29 -0400craftshowvancouverembroiderygotcraft<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/eb216630f614b4f589e4f1788e93605d/tumblr_mlw5gnoCAl1qhb29io1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>All framed up</p>http://makereadbuild.tumblr.com/post/48973024316http://makereadbuild.tumblr.com/post/48973024316Fri, 26 Apr 2013 21:57:59 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/7e5a7bffa16edde39a4871a27eb739f2/tumblr_mlw29cOZl01qhb29io1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Got Craft? is tomorrow! I have so much to do! Go go go!</p>http://makereadbuild.tumblr.com/post/48968076104http://makereadbuild.tumblr.com/post/48968076104Fri, 26 Apr 2013 20:48:48 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/abeec5d8e00a522ab2d8b89dbcdd5739/tumblr_mltnutPtPG1qhb29io1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>This weekend is my first craft show in Vancouver and my fingers have been getting quite a work out preparing new work. </p> <p><a href="http://gotcraft.com/" target="_blank">Got Craft? </a>Spring Edition<br/><span>Templeton Secondary School - 727 Templeton Dr.<br/>April 27th and 28th, 10 am - 5 pm</span></p>http://makereadbuild.tumblr.com/post/48863571312http://makereadbuild.tumblr.com/post/48863571312Thu, 25 Apr 2013 13:42:00 -0400embroiderycraftgotcraftvancouvercraftshowsnaturaldyebirdseagull<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/6c482eedf0a01c8368d2d652e65811ad/tumblr_mldxg6bnRe1qhb29io1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>New little guys</p>http://makereadbuild.tumblr.com/post/48183279580http://makereadbuild.tumblr.com/post/48183279580Wed, 17 Apr 2013 01:48:06 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/89629ef39ebffe8bfffa6f364df0e4b0/tumblr_ml7ydmGkA71qhb29io1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Presents from Amazon.</p>http://makereadbuild.tumblr.com/post/47908294393http://makereadbuild.tumblr.com/post/47908294393Sat, 13 Apr 2013 20:22:29 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/7b5023d44e097cb1a24ae6ca4abd5ac3/tumblr_ml0u41xsZs1qhb29io1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Working hard</p>http://makereadbuild.tumblr.com/post/47597795553http://makereadbuild.tumblr.com/post/47597795553Wed, 10 Apr 2013 00:07:12 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/0a45f4fc25867a1cdee75584f00144c0/tumblr_mk8u238IQV1qhb29io1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://makereadbuild.tumblr.com/post/46299523648http://makereadbuild.tumblr.com/post/46299523648Mon, 25 Mar 2013 21:13:15 -0400embroideryantiquepostcardcraft<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/4e98179302d9729f0b0a1f8fccf61102/tumblr_mk6tscoCDD1qhb29io1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Sunday afternoon embroidery project with antique postcards from Paris</p>http://makereadbuild.tumblr.com/post/46202786295http://makereadbuild.tumblr.com/post/46202786295Sun, 24 Mar 2013 19:12:00 -0400embroiderypostcardantiquefrancepariscraft<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/cfda4e35909d368fbf40e52027f8effd/tumblr_mio06sHs7f1qhb29io1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Friday night embroidery</p>http://makereadbuild.tumblr.com/post/43791709201http://makereadbuild.tumblr.com/post/43791709201Sat, 23 Feb 2013 03:42:28 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/51b06180ef2cd4bc65a23b8711e73003/tumblr_mhzlvsbsCp1qhb29io1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>I think now it’s done… Now to translate it into embroidery. This will be fun.</p>http://makereadbuild.tumblr.com/post/42725926430http://makereadbuild.tumblr.com/post/42725926430Sat, 09 Feb 2013 23:31:04 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/f065e4a44bc27c7d4bb7dcccd4fd75fa/tumblr_mgnabyjFrL1qhb29io1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Latest embroidered house on fire - looking forward to finding some craft shows to do in Vancouver!</p>http://makereadbuild.tumblr.com/post/40567568174http://makereadbuild.tumblr.com/post/40567568174Mon, 14 Jan 2013 21:16:00 -0500embroideryartvancouvercraft<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/076df5749b6ed6057f5c37ec56993f45/tumblr_mglt02DWRq1qhb29io1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://makereadbuild.tumblr.com/post/40505289253http://makereadbuild.tumblr.com/post/40505289253Mon, 14 Jan 2013 02:04:00 -0500british columbialovetreebridal falls<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mdtujpS84E1qhb29io1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>I love breakfast so much. Crisp pork belly with sourdough toast and eggs from the Red Wagon.</p>http://makereadbuild.tumblr.com/post/36198746829http://makereadbuild.tumblr.com/post/36198746829Wed, 21 Nov 2012 02:38:13 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_md1xmbwBh11qhb29io1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>When I’m having a bad day I like to think about Red Clay farm — the swimming pond, greenhouse shower, wandering through the woods eating blackberries, sitting next to naked friends in the wood stove sauna, fire spectacles, and the beautiful Bay of Fundy.</p>http://makereadbuild.tumblr.com/post/35112914544http://makereadbuild.tumblr.com/post/35112914544Tue, 06 Nov 2012 00:51:47 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m8kke0eFVe1qhb29io1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Magic crystal necklaces on their way to @dotsandloops tomorrow! #goldfools #necklaces #handmade (Taken with <a href="http://instagram.com" target="_blank">Instagram</a>)</p>http://makereadbuild.tumblr.com/post/29166928399http://makereadbuild.tumblr.com/post/29166928399Fri, 10 Aug 2012 22:32:23 -0400handmadenecklacesgoldfools