Today instead of playing with polymer clay, I decided to work with 14 gauge copper wire and try one of the projects from Cindy Wimmer’s The Missing Link: From Basic to Beautiful Wirework Jewelry. Cindy’s book walks you through making several different…
Today’s project is one I’ve been thinking about for some time. It involves taking one of my dragon cameos and making a mold of it with Castin’ Craft EasyMold Silicone Putty. (This stuff from Amazon may seem expensive, but you get 16…
Hello Wednesday All! Today’s desk shows me working on Day 2 of my personal Make It In March challenge. (See the previous post for what I’m doing and why.) There are several tutorials on YouTube for making a miniature pie using a…
Do any of you other creative types find yourselves frustrated with the number of ideas you have vs. the amount of creative work you actually get done? It seems to happen to me cyclically, perhaps three or four times a year. The…
Happy Wednesday, all! Would you believe 99% of the products on this desk are for making one little card? It can be a bit much for us crafters, but if you’re Tim Holtz and Ranger, it’s nothing less than brilliant marketing. 🙂…
A couple weeks ago I mentioned I was working on this jacket. Welp, now it’s done. 🙂 This pattern has been hanging around for a while, and when I saw the ribbon flowers fabric I knew just what to do with it….
Happy Wednesday, all! Sorry I didn’t participate last week, but I’ve been spending way too much time watching the Olympics so there was nothing at all interesting on my desk. (Click on any of the photos for a closer look.) This week,…
Just in time for Valentine’s day here’s a great sparkly, dangly pair of earrings. With hearts! ….and crystals… and gold. How much better can it get? Now that I’ve gotten used to Swarovski crystals, I don’t think I’ll ever go back…
Hi all! Happy Wednesday again. As I write this Tuesday night, we’re expecting yet another snowstorm here on the east coast. Guess I’ll spend my Wednesday snowed in and doing crafts. 🙂 On my desk (click for a larger look) you can…
Here are the earrings to match the necklace I posted last week. This is a super quick project. What makes it special is you can use any beads that catch your fancy. If you find a pair of larger ones that you…
