Since I haven’t been able to work on my lampwork beads for quite some time, I’ve gotten back into a variety of sculpture that doesn’t require torch, kiln or special studio: polymer clay. After having an idea for some fun potential products, I got…
Perhaps some of you, at one point, have read my About Me page, and have read there that I love to do lampworking. Perhaps you have wondered why I never post any lampwork projects. The sad story is that I haven’t been…
Earlier this week I showed you how to make Origami Folded Purses. Today’s tutorial is for how to add beaded handles. Of course, you could add these handles to just about any bag; think of it as jewelry for your purse! Here…
Here’s a super-easy but immensely practical craft to help keep your paper goods from blowing about during your next cookout or picnic. I call them picnic weights. It will probably take you longer to collect the materials than it will to make…
Here’s another page I did with the baby pics from 1988. These photos of friends who stopped by to visit our newborn were all Polaroids which I scanned into my computer, edited and reprinted. One thing I’ve learned since I did this…
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…
This pattern was from a magazine which I no longer have. If you reconize it, please let me know so I can give the designer credit. It was a special labor of love for special friends of ours on the birth of…