Cleaning out my studio I came across this rosette I crafted earlier this year to commemorate our wonderful family vacation to Puerto Vallarta, Mexico when the kids were little. I plan to shadow-box i...
Sometimes just a few words can make a big difference- engraved, scrawled, chalked, or printed. I wrote a post about creating a motto board over at SC Johnson Family Economics. I even included a few s...
A while back I was working with Making Memories to develop product in their Bravissimo line. I have photos of some of the prototypes I designed and with their permission I wanted to share them with y...
It’s challenging to stay on task with this studio remodel. Like the kid who tells his mom- “It’s hard to clean my room, I keep finding cool stuff to play with!” Today I pulled out all my cigar boxes ...
You know I love paper tape. And everyone loves stickers. So, in partnership with WorldLabel.com I designed some “cheater” paper tape and coordinating sticker designs for making printing your own. The...
Behold: My driveway with two 8′ x 20′ storage containers. Lovely, no? These two beasts will be housing my craft stash for the next few months during the making of the barn studio. I’ve on...
I can hardly believe the school year is almost over. Next year our oldest will be a senior in high school, which is impossible because he was just born! I can hardly believe how fast time goes, it’s ...
It’s so convenient to live just 15 minutes from a Michaels craft store. I’m convinced that our Petaluma store has the best employees and staff a shopper/crafter could ask for. I’m even getting to kno...
I found another old scrapbook recently, this one filled with clippings from the early 1920s with a beautiful cover designed with a beehive, bees and blossoms. It’s worn, yellowed and fabulous. I coul...
Whether you’re serving Mason jar sweet tea, summer salads and sandwiches, or crafting with little run-away supplies, lightweight melamine serving trays are a must-have. I did a bit of surfing and her...
I’ve always adored little vintage boxes of Dennison and Maco red border labels and have lots in my stash of studio goodies. The trouble is, I never want to use them up because they’re not as easy to ...
Look what was delivered to my barn yesterday- the very first in many wonderful things to come that will transform our big barn into the ultimate craft studio and workshop/classroom of my dreams! PERG...
TGIF! I hope you all had a nice week and have something fun to look forward to this weekend. Isn’t the above graphic lovely? It’s (modified) from an antique book I found at our our local library’s bo...
The new May issue of Country Living magazine is due to hit the stands any day, but here’s a sneak peek- simple homemade goodies for the pantry and lovely gifts from the kitchen- Flavored Sugars! Read...
My dad passed away last week and I am in Texas for his services. I’ll be back later in the week, but for now I have a fun project to share with you thanks to Katie Wade of Lemon Jitters. Katie was on...
I’ve been playing with vintage recipe cards from my collection again! The first project is a super easy one that you can craft using your own cherished recipe cards without any damage to them. With a...
Collecting vintage items has always been more fun for me when they are actually things of a practical nature that I can use. One of those collections is my vintage hardware card and label holders. I ...
A friend took some wonderful photos of my kids last fall and because I love making prize ribbon rosettes, especially multi-tiered ones, I thought that would be a great way to frame a portrait. And so...
A trip to the party store can be a bit spendy, but if you utilize a few items from your take home stash you can stretch your dollar a bit by making a custom rosette for your special event! With goodi...
In January 1948 a young man of seventeen went into the US Navy only days after he and his father pulled a young family from a burning house. That was my Pop. He’s now 81 years old.My son is turning 1...
Vintage cigar boxes continue to provide me with creative visual pleasure. Today, it’s all about the tax stamps. Those strips of blue on most all of the old boxes in my collection, upon close examinat...
Last Fall when I was in St. Paul, MN teaching at The Creative Connection 2011, several people asked me if I was going to be at Art Is You the following weekend since it was in my town of Petaluma. WH...
One of my most well received blog posts was one I shared back in 2008 of the napkin notes I used to tuck into my kids’s lunches when they were in elementary school. You can find that post with a coll...
I’ve got another project to share using my old Reader’s Digest books! This one is for creating pockets from pages within the book for stashing and organizing things like monthly receipts. You can fin...
I brought home several old trophies from a neighbor’s garage sale and thought I’d tackle a fun repurpose project. There’s been some pretty cool things done with vintage trophies, like this trophy coa...
The second annual What’s Country Now issue of Country Living magazine is due to hit the stands in just a few days. I’m loving the cover image!! My paper tape project is featured using gift wrap and y...
I’ve got a sweet and simple decoration project for celebrating Valentine’s Day- See my post over at SC Johnson’s Family Economics for Upcycled Valentine Garland you can make in less than an hour! Dis...
I’m just back from Anaheim, California and The Craft & Hobby Association (CHA) Winter Conference and Trade Show. One of the most memorable moments of the trip was at Kaari Meng’s French General i...
This Friday, I head out early, pick up my buddy Elise, and hit the highway for Southern California. We are going to Anaheim for the Craft and Hobby Association (CHA) 2012 Winter Show. There’s a lot o...
Hi friends! I have a fun alphabet download for you over at SC Johnson Family Economics, just in time for your Valentines Day crafts! (And, just so ya know… I love when you leave a comment on my...
You are no longer following . Undo?
English
Suomi
Svenska