So Much Subterfuge!!!
Well, like so many crafty chicas this holiday, I've been spending HOURS in my studio....jewelry for some, soldered gifts for others, fibercrafts for a few.... and I CAN'T SHOW YOU! Too many of my...
View ArticleNew Years' End- Soldered Slide Art
Well, here we are at Year's End... so much to reflect on, so many new things to try in 2008! I am glad, however, that the holidays are (about) over, and I can share some of my hand-made gifties with...
View ArticleMore Soldered Art- the Bathroom Wallpaper story
So here's the story: Once upon a time, when I was a young girl, I lived in a house. And in that house, on the second floor, there was a bathroom. It was an OOOOOOLD bathroom, with clawfoot tub, and...
View ArticleGreat project idea from the Crafty Chica- Resolution Calendar
I was just surfing around, and ran across Kathy Cano-Murillo's "Crafty Chica" site.... and she's got a line of crafty videos on the LifetimeTV website. Anyhoo, watched a few and found one that I...
View ArticleThe Crafter's Arc
I posted this over at Craft Test Dummies today, but I thought I'd "reprint" my own article here.... it speaks to the personal process of crafting. Anyway.... I was chillin’ over at GRB today, having a...
View ArticleMore From the Holiday Gift-Nanza...
Here's one of the wall-quilts that I made for my mom and my sister... I used a commercial pattern for the bunnies and general layout, but halfway through I decided that it was too "busy" and nixed the...
View ArticleLittle Acts of Kindness....
I hate to throw bits and pieces away, so when of my quilt sisters asked for bookmarks, I got all excited. I have some lovely hand-painted and -dyed papers just begging to be cut up into strips and...
View ArticleInner Lives - Polymer Clay Art Doll Pin
So this is one of the rare times when I'm sharing something both here and at CraftTestDummies. But I wanted to talk a little bit about the origin of the Art Doll Pin class that I'm teaching at...
View ArticleBranching out: Selling my designs
Well, if you've been keeping up with my other blog, Craft Test Dummies, you know that I've launched into a new role as a crafts teacher simultaneously with being a stay-at-home mom. So what happens...
View ArticleMemento Beads: Preserving the Memory in Polymer Clay
I know it's been forever since I've posted here, but I've been pretty consumed with my new, all-inclusive blog Craft Test Dummies. However, I recently came up with a class to teach at the May Artist's...
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