Sorry I haven’t written much in the past week, it’s been a kinda weird time around here. My nephew has cancer, he’s home on hospice, the end is very near, and he’s only 37. It’s just so hard to believe. In amidst the sadness…
Good morning, everyone! To you desk travelers of What’s on Your Workdesk Wednesday, I hope you all have had at least a little chance to be creative this week. My desk shows me just finishing up a cute little holder for a…
Much of the past holiday weekend was dedicated to making this. (Click on any of the photos to see a larger image.) “What is it?” you may ask. Well, let me ‘splain. In the interest of being efficient while sewing, I made…
Now, for something completely different! Most of you know I’ve been working my way through Tim Holtz’s 12 Tags of Christmas techniques from last year. (Btw, did you see his announcement? I am so excited! This seems like a much, much better…
Well, finally! You probably don’t remember, but I had the fabric and pattern for this sweater on my desk way back in early October. What a saga it has been. After cutting out the pattern I went to sew it on my…
Happy Wednesday, all! Today finds me working on a set of cards a friend asked me to make for her. I tell ya, I don’t know what I’d do if I couldn’t immerse myself into something creative. It’s so therapeutic during rough times….
Several years ago somebody gave me a purple boiled wool coat. Of course I loved the fabric and the color, but never really cared for the style or the fit. It was a bit big on me and I found the built…
May Arts is a ribbon company with a very nice selection of lovely ribbons. They also have a great design team and a blog full of wonderful ideas. A few weeks back they posted a challenge and I decided to enter. They…
Today’s mess is brought to you via inspiration from Tim’s 12 Tags of Christmas – Day 10. (You can click on the photo to see it larger… if you dare.) Those of you who have been following my blog know I am…
Jennifer McGuire is one of the best teachers of papercrafting techniques. She always makes everything look so easy and doable. She’s done a couple of video series’ called Thinking Inking. This link will bring you to a list of 27 videos. Awesome….
