Well, I did it. I think I spent way too much buying up Tim-type goodies, but that’s ok, I learned so much! And I’m sure to use many of these techniques & products on different projects throughout the year. My favorites? The…
Here are the rest of the pages in the First Father’s Day album I made for my son: (You can find Part 1 here.) The crown is Grungeboard from the Tim Holtz Idea-ology Plain Elements set. I didn’t have the gold distress…
This Father’s Day was my son’s first. Since he’s so far away, and hasn’t been able to see his little one very much, I made him this special album as a gift. I hope he has as much fun looking at it…
I may have mentioned it before, but I love cool techniques! So when I stumbled across Tim Holtz and his videos, books, online tutorials and his blog, I flipped. If you’re at all familiar with him then you know what I mean. He’s…
Last week the kit to make this set arrived in the mail. I loved the colors and just HAD to keep it. It wasn’t like I needed any more decor, or yet another project . . . This worked up so quickly,…
This frame was TOO much fun to make. I made a similar one for my mom, shoulda taken a picture, I know. You’ll never guess what was used. Alcohol inks and foil tape! (You know, the stuff for wrapping pipes.) The raised…
What else is a new grandma to do for her granddaughter’s first Christmas except make her a dolly? Traditionally Raggedy Ann has red hair, red & white striped socks, black shoes and a red or blue calico dress, but I love these non-traditional…
Occasionally I teach sewing classes at a local fabric store. This was a fun pattern we made one Saturday. The bias trim and metal rings add just the right touch. If you’d like to give it a try, the pattern and directions for…
Have you ever made a bottle block? They’re so easy: Take a rectangle of fabric, add black triangles to each corner, add a lid and, there you go, a bottle. Now take lots of bright, happy bug fabrics and you have the…
