A friend came to me with a quilt her mother had made. Her mom has since passed and the quilt is precious. She’d like to display it in her home. Sadly, though, the quilt is full of rips and tears like this…
This tag was made a year ago based on Tim Holtz’s October Tag of 2012. (The above link will bring you to details of how the tag was made and a video on how to make the little spider. Per usual, you…
A few weeks ago I mentioned yet another top I made from a pattern I copied from a purchased garment. This is version number five of this top, there’s something about the way it hangs and fits; it’s just perfect. Here’s the before…
Well, phew! After several months of work, I’ve finally finished this piece. I call it “Friends” and consider it a great success simply because it makes me smile. 🙂 (As usual, click on any of the pics to see a larger version.)…
Tim Holtz’s September tag is all about using layers of stencils with a variety of media. I don’t have any of his new stencils, but I’ve got plenty of the metal ones used for embossing. This worked out well, as the first…
Happy What’s on Your Workdesk Wednesday! Since today’s desk is not very changed from last week, I thought I’d turn around and show the view behind me. Technically this is not a workdesk, but my ironing board. However, being the second largest…
Happy What’s on Your Workdesk Wednesday, all! For your perusal I present today’s desk, full up with polymer clay. Yeah, it’s kinda crowded. I seriously need a bigger desk. This past week I’ve been working on my piece from the Voila polymer…
Since early May I’ve been participating in Ways to Wow, a polymer clay art class over at Voila. This past week I’ve been working hard on prototyping my piece. In the upper middle left you see one of the color tools I was working…
Tim’s technique for this month was an interesting one. Rather than his usual style of lots & lots of layers of stuff, this involved using masks to make layers of stamping. It results in a nice flat card that has the look…
Happy What’s on Your Workdesk Wednesday, all! Today’s the day we take time to check out the desks of creative people from all over. Some are messy, some are neat, but all are interesting and creative. You can get all the details…