Welcome to my Flickr page. It contains lots of photos of my travels, some ridiculous pictures from my time at Oberlin College and my various crafting endeavors.

I cross-stitch snarky phrases and sell them in my Etsy store at

thepurplehippo.etsy.com .

Most of my designs are a mix of vintage and original patterns, though I got my start with Subversive Cross Stitch. I've also recently started dabbling in embroidery and bookbinding and hope to start making some embroidered hardbound books!

I'm currently living in Bloomington Indiana while I earn my degree in library science and have been slowly getting into the Indie craft show scene. I work at the university main library, the Lilly Library (full of old and rare books) and will soon be interning at the GLBT Student Services library. Also, my boyfriend and I have recently adopted the cutest kitten ever so there may be a lot of picures.

I like hippos, ice cream, the color green, old books and beer. My music playlist is lately dominated by Joanna Newsom and Gogol Bordello. Also, I read...a lot. And I'm on goodreads, so find me there if you want!