I have a very talented daughter. She does many artsy things, one of them being amigurumi. She’s made many handmade gifts for friends and relatives, and most recently made this crocheted Charmander. I was so impressed, I decided to share: We have decided to combine our talents and open an Etsy shop featuring her creative […]
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Whatever happened to back to school in September? With the “Modified Traditional” schedule of our local school system, our dear daughter will be going back to school in less than two weeks! With that in mind, I thought it would be fun to work on a Back To School layout. This layout is a bit […]
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Last September, I had the honor of being Lori Anderson’s (of Pretty Things) Cup Bead Soup Artist of the month. Lori made some gorgeous jewelry, and even a chandelier fan pull. Well, Lori submitted the Flower Garden Necklace (using my purple lampwork glass roses) for publication to easy Wire Magazine, and the issue just came out! How […]
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Where has the time gone? I have been busy doing this and that, but I wanted to at least post something once a month. So, last hours of June, and here are some photos from my front garden. I took an on-line beginner DSLR photography with Candice Stringham recently, and tried to be a bit […]
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It’s the Button Swap Reveal today!!! Hosted by Cindy Wimmer of Sweet Bead Studio. I was lucky enough to be partnered with the very talented Patty Gasparino. And here are the beautiful vintage picture buttons and mother of pearl buttons Patty sent me. She even included a couple of beautiful handmade buttons by Kristi Bowman: And […]
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It’s such a beautiful day today – I got up early and took some photos of my garden:
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Well, I finally finished the dress for my daughter… I have always considered myself a pretty competent seamstress, but I guess it had been quite a few years since I actually sewed an article of clothing. The execution was good, but I was way off on the dress size. I should have known better, my daughter wears a […]
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Whew! It’s been nearly a month since my last post. I have been keeping very busy with my digital pursuits. Last night, I happened to be visiting some of my favorite blogs, and noticed that Cindy Wimmer of Sweet Bead Studios is hosting a Button Swap! Today is the last day to sign up, so if you […]
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I just got this in my mail today. I have been taking a break from lampwork bead making but this will motivate me to get back on the torch. Everytime I take a break, I get nervous lighting my torch. It’s just getting back to the routine of playing with fire I guess. If you want […]
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The Global Genes Project volunteer team continues to collect blue jean/denim inspired bracelets for families living with rare disease, the campaign is called “7,000 Bracelets for Hope.” To help raise awareness they are asking 7,000 jewelry designers, volunteers from the craft community and various artists to donate one bracelet to this campaign to show their support for kids […]
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I do my share of looking around the blog world, and recently came across Jojoebi Designs and her Little Houses Project. My family came from Japan, so I found her blog, a western woman married and living in Japan blogging about life there very interesting. You can go to Jojoebi Designs blog to get the details […]
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I have been busy CT’ing for Created By Jill, GDS, and NDISB making layouts. It is a lot of fun but I also wanted to try my hand at designing. So when I saw this adorable vintage Valentine at our local antique shop, I decided to design a kit around it: I took photos of items […]
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