It never feels quite like Christmas until I’ve done a few last minute just-cuz-I-want-to crafts. This year Nan over at Froggy Designs has kindly shared with me her templates for Christmas Village Houses, which she’s allowed me to share with you. (Click…
Hey, I actually finished December’s Tim tag by the midpoint of the month! Tim specified Clearly For Art plastic for this project. I’ve never used it, but have found that reusing clear plastic packaging works fine. You can heat it the way he…
Happy Wednesday! My workdesk today is my kitchen table. For some reason, it seems to be loaded with candy. Since I don’t have to put on a big Thanksgiving dinner, I decided to spend a little time doing this fun candy turkey…
I just finished up my entry in Polymer Clay Collective’s Faux Challenge. Click on any of the photos for a closer look. I decided to try faux ivory this time around. The technique is fairly simple, it’s just layers of translucent, white and…
If any of you are looking for Christmas crafts to do with little ones, I’ve got an adorable project for you. These little hats are so sweet, and the supplies are minimal, just yarn and paper tubes. You’ll find the full Cozy…
Last Wednesday one of you lovely ladies mentioned you were watching a video on how to make a glue gun holder. I was intrigued and checked it out here. I also checked out Jen’s blog and found directions for a Distress Ink…
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…
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.)…
You all have heard me brag on Craftsy quite a bit lately, but it’s only because I think they’re wonderful. I love their system of classes that you can take any time at your convenience. What really sells me, though, is that…
Happy What’s on Your Workdesk Wednesday, ya’ll! This is the day some of us take to virtually travel the world via the workdesks of creative people from all over. The desks may be neat, messy and sometimes piled high, but there’s always…