I finished another pencil abstract this week using my favorite INKTENSE pencils. Facebook fans will have seen a sneak peak of this piece in progress but let me share it […]
Drying Gomphrena Flowers
Many Amish ladies here in Pennsylvania grow flowers in their garden to sell at farmers markets or even on little roadside stands where you can select a pretty bouquet and […]
Contemporary Fabric – Online Store Now Open
Wow talk about me talking a long time to get things going! Four years ago I created a collection of contemporary circle fabric designs and loaded them onto Spoonflower, an […]
Inktense Pencil Abstract Art
Undeterred by my recent Epic Art Fail recently, I have continued dabbling around with colored pencils and Facebook fans will have seen a quick peek of this work in progress […]
Trash to Treasure
A comment from a reader on my Paper Orb tutorial about free craft supplies, made me realize that many of the beautiful things I create are actually from trash. It’s […]
Paper Orb Tutorial
Aren’t these paper orbs just gorgeous! They are not difficult at all to make and require no special crafty supplies. Go and rescue that old corn flake packet out of […]
A Morning Adventure
The best adventures can’t be planned they just sort of happen. I have been admiring the beautiful wheat fields at the top of the hill behind my house for weeks […]
Epic Art Fail
There is something about tempestuous weather that makes me super creative …weird I know. So when a violent thunderstorm rolled in one afternoon this week there I was sitting with […]
Home Made Aphid Spray For Roses
Our little town house here in Pennsylvania doesn’t have much of a garden, we have quite a large corner lot but little in the way of flower beds. All of […]
Creative in Chicago Featured in J-14 Decorate Magazine!
So… back in April I was contacted by the Lifestyle Editor of J-14 Decorate magazine asking if they could feature my DIY bling pencil pot in their summer issue. It […]