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Category: 2010
It’s that season …
… when every weekend is jam-packed with once-a-year gatherings and tables are laden with sweets,… when it’s dark before five o’clock and my pj’s are calling me not long after,… when the next new year is looming but my mental tally confirms I haven’t yet finished with last year’s list of fun stuff to explore…
How to Make a Joyful Snowflake Window
This little project started with a Friday night and the blog post of an inspiring crafter over in the UK. Snowflake materials: a stack of white paper, a pencil, bowls and cups in a variety of sizes, and sharp scissors. Snowflakes: On the paper, trace the cups and bowls to create circles of different sizes…
Celebrations
Remember my grand-pup, Penny Lane? I call her the neighborhood Miss Marple. This is her favorite perch, where she stays on top of all of the comings and goings streetside. There is just something about the tilt of her head that feels regal, and that chubby paw pad — irresistible. I hadn’t been in the apartment…
I’m going cozy!
I finally got around to quilting some cute Japanese doll fabric and cutting out four more phone/camera cozies. The happy meter on my inner creative spirit went through the roof as I tied the final knot on the frog closure! Particularly satisfying is that all of the materials are coming from my stash. Love that….
How I found my way to slow crafting
It was Sunday night and I was itching to make something. I’d reached the point in the sweater when I will have to put the whole thing on a temporary thread and try the yoke of the sweater on, but that was more of a task and not appealing. The thought of sitting at the sewing machine didn’t interest me…
Tea with a Friend
It was a spur of the moment invitation for a cup of tea and one that I initiated. I hadn’t seen my friend’s sweet little Victorian since she’d moved in over a year ago. Her California roots have taken hold and inspired such elegant outdoor living. My jaw dropped at the bounty of morning glories…
From paper to fabric – it works!
Since the package arrived on my doorstep last Friday afternoon, I’ve been fawning over my first Spoonflower fabric fat quarters like they’re my new babies and I just can’t get enough of them! The process from drawings, to digital scans (thank you, HP all-in-one), to real fabric, was remarkably easy and oh-so-gratifying. As I held these two pieces in my hand…
Joyful mess
Some of the ‘mess’ that led to the mini journal pages in my previous post. Isn’t that picnic basket filled with supplies just the greatest? That’s my friend Trudie for you. She has the best bounty of colored markers, ribbons, glitter, glue, fancy papers, etc.
Getting in Touch with My Inner Canine …
Lisa Sonora Beam. A couple of us have been working through her magnificent book, The Creative Entrepreneur, and love her ideas. The step-by-step instructions for the mini-journals are on her blog and super-easy to follow. So how did I come to identify my inner canine? And a muse, no less?! Several days ago, I purchased…