I'm a hard working scientist with a love for arts and crafts.

Here are some great DIY/sewing sites I love:

http://www.favoritethings.net/ - a great independent fabric company. Look for the carpet bag. A personal fav!

http://www.threadbanger.com - really excellent DIY site with lots of blogs, forums, and weekly videos complete with how-to's!

http://www.namastepatchworkcreations.com/ - A really sweet hippie mama designs AMAZING patchwork threads here. She is really talented and a total inspiration

http://www.phreakyboutique.net/ - Another really great hippie chick who also makes some of the nicest threads I have seen. Truly amazing work!

http://www.sublimestitching.com/ - This isn't your grandma's embroidery! Jenny Hart designs amazing embroidery patterns that are both hip and stylish! I just love the stuff here! Plus, she was featured on Threadbanger.com!