“Makers Gonna Make”
the idea
i wear blue tights was born of the idea that crafting can and should be a darn good time. i love using old and new while celebrating intelligence and silliness. i reach out to many fandoms and consider my work to be "fan art." i want each piece to find a home with someone that really loves it and to be able to find function in it as well. we have too much that we do not need or do not use. i want to be a part of changing that.
current collections
scientists
disney obsessed
authors
musicians
artists
pop culture
mystery
100% vintage + handmade
each magnet is made from a vintage clothespin pattern and lovingly handpainted and packaged in my studio in waynesboro, virginia. each magnet is drill pressed and inserted with a rare earth magnet that is sure to hold up your most beautiful works of pre-school cardstock art or local pizza menu. no magnet is exactly the same and we delight in custom work, wedding cake toppers, and even shadow boxes celebrating those you love.
please reach out to find out more about our process.
community efforts
i have been blessed to have been given so many opportunities in my life. most recently, a new chance to live it. battling stage iv colon cancer for the last 2 years was a blow, but i now want to be able to share and give back even more than before. i already do a donation annually from sales of my political magnets, but right now, we are facing something that is impacting us far more than politics, our differences of opinion, or our pride. we are battling an invisible invader and we need now more than ever to band together. moving forward i will be donating a portion of all sales to purchase ppe for the martha jefferson phillips cancer center and the university of virginia emily couric cancer center, the two institutions that saved my life. with covid-19 pressing upon us it is even more important that our doctors and nurses have access to vital ppe in order for cancer patients to be able to receive care. this is a small effort, but one that encompasses my whole heart. we are in this together. we are stronger together, no matter if we are 6 feet apart.