Hi all! I hope you’re having a wonderful weekend. I’ve been having fun trying out a technique I learned in a Craftsy class I bought a while back, Wire-Wrapped Stones Crystals and Clusters. (Click on any of the photos for a closer look.)…
Hello Wednesday, again! Sorry it’s been a week since I’ve posted. Things are settling down and I’m trying to get back into the normal swing of things after the holidays and then moving my son twice in one week. My son, Dan,…
Welcome to the first post of 2014! I took last week off to do some major home organizing; didn’t accomplish everything I wanted to, but made a good dent in it. (Life, as in two grown sons moving back home, kinda got…
I have a rather different kind of project for you today. It’s a jewelry video tutorial, as it often is, but these earrings have no wire work involved. Instead, they are held together with waxed linen twine. A dear friend frequents estate…
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…
So, Sunday night, I decided that just had to come up with a small handmade gift for each of the guys in my life. Of course, the inner conversation went something like, “What! Are you nuts? It’s ten days until Christmas!” Then, “Oh,…
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, everyone! Here we are, only two weeks from Christmas, are you ready? Some things to note on my desk today: The readers in the upper left. They’re becoming more & more of a necessity. ===sigh=== All the lovely little wrapped &…
I’m sure most of my fellow crafters will agree with me when I say that hand made gifts are the best. In fact, one of the gifts I treasure the most is a scarf knitted for me by a friend for Christmas…
I just have to take a minute to devote some space to praising a lovely company. Some of you may remember that last February I won a bracelet from Art Beads. I wasn’t too sure about the style when I got it,…
