and nobody can do it all on their own.
Learned by doing.
Perfectly imperfect. ♡
Use your hands.Make something useful.
Make something beautiful.
This is the studio-table side of Life With Training Wheels: bread on the counter, thread everywhere, jeans getting a second life, half-finished experiments, and the quiet satisfaction of making something real.
See What I’m Making This Week →Making, mending &
trying something new.
I’m taking sewing and mending inquiries, gathering interest for paint and craft nights, and learning new ways to make things with my hands. Browse the projects below or tell me about something you’d like repaired.
Before you toss it, let me see if we can save it.
I’m opening a handful of spots for simple clothing repairs and creative mending, especially denim. Functional fixes are welcome, and visible mending can become part repair, part tiny wearable artwork.
- Torn or worn jeans and denim repairs
- Simple patches and reinforcement
- Visible mending and decorative repair by request
- Minor sewing repairs I’m comfortable taking on
- Photo review first so I can tell you whether it’s a good fit
Recent work includes practical seam repair and decorative visible mending. Start with the request form and choose Sewing / Mending; I’ll reply so you can send photos. Pricing is confirmed after reviewing the fabric, damage, materials and time needed.
Today’s menu is small.
The studio is not.
Create will eventually hold all the things I make, learn, repair, reinvent and occasionally cover the dining room table with.
Personal baking, experiments and starter life—one of the things I enjoy making at home.
Repairs, bags, useful little things, upcycled clothing and whatever the fabric wants to become.
Learning, making and small handmade pieces as the skills grow.
Paint, cardboard, found objects, seasonal crafts and giving old things a stranger, better second life.
I’m not pretending
everything is mastered.
That is kind of the point of Life With Training Wheels. Some things here are skills I’ve practiced for years. Others are things I’m actively learning and getting better at in public. I’ll be transparent about which is which, and I won’t take on a repair or project I don’t think I can do well.
Ask About a Project →Handmade bags, bookmarks, upcycled clothing, crochet, knit pieces, seasonal crafts & workshops.
Not all at once. That would require eight arms and a much larger craft room. But yes, this is where all of it belongs.
“Make it useful. Make it beautiful. Learn something while you’re at it.”