Spring bangles are one of those things that I make at the beginning of the season and love throughout the summer. Theyre an easy way add to a fun pop of color to any outfit, and can just as eas...
Mothers day is almost here and a quick and easy project that mom will cherish forever is this kid-friendly (besides the spray painting), bric-a-brac frame that Mom will love hanging by her bedside or...
In case you were wondering why Ive been so quiet lately, its because Im utterly exhausted from this pilot I just worked on over the last week. It was a massive balancing act with lots of babysi...
I recently fell in love with this dainty little patchwork scarf at Anthropologie with hand crocheted edges. Handmade in Morrocco, it cost a pretty penny-$248.00 for something I thought would ea...
Like every other mom with an eye for the environmental future, I seem to have unwittingly built up an armory of recyclable shopping bags well beyond my actual needs. I have large ones, small on...
Its not like every every artistic challenge I take on isnt an adventure in and of itself BUT...my friend Danys wedding crown was a project that I was so totally excited to work on. Even more so than ...
The Incognito art gala was one of the more memorable events Ive attended in a long time. Even though Im on a super-tight budget with the kids and only working part time I somehow, during the ev...
Paris is full of little boutiques, some more uniquely Parisian than others. Last visit there, I found the most charming boutique right down the street from where I was staying. Its called Minib...
These days Ive gotten totally addicted to the Showtime series The Borgias, about the intrigues of the notorious 15th century Papal family. Now, some people watch the show for the back-stabbing,...
My best friend Cindy recently got married and, for her bachlorette party, I made her a little comb to wear so there would be no mistaking who the party was for.What Youll Need (Male Strippers Not Inc...
This polka dotted backdrop was painted for a photo shoot for the San Diego Hat Company. If you dont want to actually paint your wall but would like this effect, take a muslin backdrop and use R...
My ribbon shelf.My studio in the lovely afternoon light. I was at my local Joannes Fabric and saw Signature Styles a book that I had the honor of being featured in (and on the cover of!). ...
This project I made to be UCLA Family Commons starfish mascot. It could also be a great big giant pillow for a kids room or a play room if you leave out the hole for the face and dont double th...
Valentines day is the perfect time to give daddy a gift he will adore forever. Something sentimental that will encapsulate these fleeting days when the kids are little and their tiny little han...
What Youll Need:Glue StickDigital camera and printerKrylon Frosted Glass Spray PaintNail scissorsShelf paperRibbonBegin by getting a silhouette photograph of your child. The best way to do this...
My friend Jessica and I have been doing some fun holiday crafts together. She came up with the idea to use corn husks as trees- a brilliant plan since corn husks are available everywhere a...
I recently got commissioned to create a 2-D snowman that looked like it would be at home in a pop-up book. For those looking for an alternative to Frostys uniform circles, this untraditional geometri...
My husband and I have a long running alliance with this very special, rare animal- we feel that if we were not humans, we would most certainly be platypuses. This has led to many a-platypus in ...
Talk about a window to another world! With a simple picture book, plastic page protectors, and window paint, you can make your childs bedroom windows into a jungle, aquarium, and zoo all in one. Ever...
Obviously, this project applies to everyone. I mean, on any given day who doesnt have to take a fairly sketchy bear costume with inch-wide pinhole eyes and open them up so the average person ove...
Splendid recently opened a store at The Grove and hired my pal and former Anthro colleague Kate Burger and her company k8vision to create all the displays for the event. It was a huge project w...
Easter is right around the corner. That means its time to break out the eggs...and start crafting. I just happened to have a big bag of styrofoam eggs in the garage (who doesnt?!) so, in ...
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