I just put together a video tutorial for you. It shows how quick and easy it is to make these beaded dangle earrings. Seriously, if you had all the supplies, you could make a pair in 15-20 minutes. Aren’t they pretty? In…
*****Updated 5/10/12******** I’ve made two more of these sketchbooks since the original post. This blue one was for my husband’s birthday. He’s recently gotten back into his artwork and I’m trying to encourage him to sketch out/write down his ideas. After making…
Happy Wednesday! Today’s desk shows how very messy productive I’ve been lately. 🙂 I’ve been playing around with polymer clay. At the moment I don’t have any specific focus, but have been just messing about with whatever comes to mind. Lately, white…
Just yesterday I realized I hadn’t done Tim’s April tag of 2012. I usually don’t make tags, but use the techniques as a jumping off place for my own card or scrapbook page. Being limited on time and focusing my crafty energy…
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…
