I’ve been having fun lately, making various kinds of art jewelry for my new Etsy shop, Fancy That Art Jewelry. These Faux Dichroic Glass necklaces are loosely based on a faux dichro technique Tim Holtz taught in one of his videos. It’s…
All the projects currently on my desk are gifts for folks who likely read this blog, so instead of showing my workdesk today, I’m showing you a few quilts I’ve recently completed. My oldest son’s birthday was last weekend and I made…
A few weeks back I posted this layout. The ribbons were provided courtesy of May Arts for their Candy Colored challenge. All of the challenge entries are in and you can go here to view them all. When you vote for your favorite, you’ll…
I’m so happy to have finally gotten back to my polymer clay sculptures. Today’s desk shows several pieces I’ve made while working through Christi Friesen’s book Cats Big & Small. I don’t intend to copy her stuff forever, but she does have…
This is what I wore to church on Easter Sunday. Yup, finally finished that jacket. Sorry about the grouchy face, I really wasn’t in a bad mood. See? Smiling. I’m quite pleased with how the jacket came out, except that there still…
I finished sewing this dress the other night. It’s definitely one of the most challenging patterns I’ve ever made. However, the gleam in hubby’s eye when he first saw it on me made it all worthwhile. 😉 I’ve seen several photos of…
Here’s a fun and easy project (with a free pattern!) to get you thinking about summer. I love the ombre effect, which is popular right now. They suggest trimming each band with fringe, giving the skirt some nice weight. The pattern (thank you…
Happy Wednesday everyone. Today’s desk isn’t real exciting to look at, but I’m pleased with my progress. The green jacket just needs the hand work on the sleeve linings and buttons. Isn’t that lining cool? Yes, it will be done in time…
Not to bore you with technical details, but I know there is a handful of folks out there who subscribe to this blog, either via email or reader. (Thanks so much! How amazing!) What I didn’t know until today is that Google…
Was there ever any doubt I’d get this done in time for Easter? (Well, there was here, haha.) Anyhow you can see, in spite of the fact that it’s been a rough few days (more on that later) since last Wednesday, I…
