Crafty Chloe, available Tuesday, and I'll be on Martha!
Thursday, February 16, 2012 at 11:09AM 
I've been looking forward to February 21st for a very long time. Its's the release date for Crafty Chloe, my new picture book. Crafty Chloe is about a little girl who wears a glue gun holster (sometimes) made from a paper cup and sews outifts for her slightly chubby dog, Bert. She tends to overcommit herself. She is prone to tiny the mood swings that every artiste must endure. She is delightfuly imperfect, and dresses herself in what one recent reviewer referred to as "free to be me" outfits. That's my fault, those outfits. I'm so hoping that you love her as much as I do.
Somewhere along the way the books author, Kelly DiPucchio, and I decided that Chloe would need her own crafts blog, where she could share kid-friendly craft projects and inspiration. Lucky for us Chrissy, our genius publicist over at Simon and Schuster, (get ready for a small world moment) is a weekend sewing workshop alum! She had even taken a class with me over at Purl Soho a million years ago! Chrissy made sure that Chloe got her own blog, and I've been working furiously on some fun craft projects for it.It goes live on Tuesday, stop back by for a link and some other really fun stuff, including some limited edition signed prints from the book in the online shop and a few give-aways.
And if you get the Hallmark channel, tune in to the Martha Stewart Show on Tuesday. I'll be making a project from the book. OK, now I have to go find something wear... last time I was on the show I was five months pregnant and nearly passed out from the exhaustion of trying to find something that fit me. %^$%! Valentines Day chocolates!
Reader Comments (15)
but you looked fabulous on her show at 5 months pregnant! I'm still trying to find an entire outfit (but mostly the belt, oh, that belt) because it was a great look.
Awesome! Chloe is the name of the cat we adopted this weekend! Have fun on Martha. :)
This looks delightful, and she sounds marvelously like two crafty girls living here.
I cannot wait to share this with Maria and Suki, who, like Chloe, are *free to be me* kind of creative girls.
Congratulations on making this special venture.
Oh, that dog is so stinkin cute
Good luck on The Martha Stewart show, Heather! I know what it feels like trying to find something to wear that fits because I'm 5 months pregnant....all year round.
love the pissed off dog. :)
Yay! Have fun on Martha and congratulations on Chloe! I am totally making a glue gun holster!
I had so much fun flipping through your book at the palm springs workshop--- I just love it! Can't wait to get a copy for my little girl (who I can only hope will one day wield a glue gun to fight against the evil{boring} forces of the world ;-)
Adorable illustration! This would have been the perfect book for me as a kid.
CAN NOT WAIT to get one of my own copies! I can only hope that this little babe inside of me is a girl so that she, too, can be just as crafty as chloe and dream in shapes, colors, glue guns and glitter! :) So exciting Heather....can't wait to see you on Martha! :)
Can't wait for this! Should I buy from Amazon, or are you going to sell signed copies in your pop-up shop?
Looking forward to seeing you on Martha Stewart! Enjoy! Of course you'll look fabulous -- your gorgeous smile and ready laugh are all the "fashion" you need! I'm looking forward to sharing "Crafty Chloe" with my 9 year old daughter, Audrey, and we'll definitely check out Chloe's blog for craft ideas!
the blog for Chole sounds GREAT! I would love to see you on Martha but I don't get that channel, is there any other way I can watch the show online?
Thank you for sharing about your upcoming book and tv appearance. Good luck on your endeavors.
My daughters, ages 4 and 2, love this book! We found it at the library and have since bought it. My older daughter reads it every day to her little sister. We're a crafty family, so we love Chloe's lovely ideas and her sweet personality! Lovely illustrations; we especially love all of Chloe's cute outfits and the fun prints!