Tim Holtz’s tag for this month is so cool, I thought it needed to be made in a more substantial form than just a tag. A little 5×7 canvas was perfect. However, I quickly realized that Distress Stains and Distress Inks wipe…
Happy New Year to all my wonderful readers, commenters (and purchasers from my Etsy shops.) Your continued encouragement keeps me going! Thank you all so much. One wonderful thing about having a blog is being able to look back and do a year in review….
This little guy was just TOO much fun to make. Click on any of the photos for a closer look. Isn’t that the cutest widdle face? ===gah=== The wings took several tries to get right, but I’m really thrilled with how they…
Places like Pier One and Marshalls always seem to have great funky home dec stuff like these beaded napkin rings. Of course, the problem with being a crafter is that I never manage to buy them cuz, of course, I can make…
Since the months go by so quickly, right after Halloween I decided to get a jump on November’s Tim Holtz Tag of 2012. Of course, days and weeks being what they are, it’s now November 15th already, the middle of the month,…
I love how often as artists we are utterly uninspired by an idea, but once we push through, start pulling out supplies and considering options, we end up creating something we are truly pleased with. Earlier this month I was totally not…
Tim’s tag for September shows a great technique for making the look of riveted old metal. It seemed just the right look for a masculine birthday card. When Tim first started doing videos, he used Nashua Foil Tape. Since I still have the better…
This week’s desk shows I’m back to polymer clay creating. Click on the photo to see all the messy details close up. I really do need a bigger table. In anticipation of the fourth book in the Tiger’s Curse series I’ve been making blue-eyed…
The August 2012 Tim Holtz tag is a fun one, with some great techniques. It has a nice, classy look and a very vintage feel. The first step is to stamp a Tag with a frame using Clear Embossing Ink and then heat emboss with Super…
Tim’s May tag of 2012 with its sewing room theme was right up my alley. In fact, the only supplies I didn’t already own were the little Hanger Clips. Aren’t they the cutest things? I happened to make this tag on my 46th…