For reasons far too boring to go into, all of my Christmas decorations are currently in storage, somewhere in Ohio I believe! I could go out and buy a truck […]
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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 […]
DIY Christmas Decor: Driftwood Orb
My driftwood orb has had a little festive update. I got the idea from Lizzie over at Saltrock.com. She wrote a great post on using natural material for Christmas decoration […]
Drift Wood Orb Tutorial
Dear Chicago House, After a lovely vacation on the beach I am drawn (once again) to creating beachy thing. I think it is my destiny, to one day, to live […]
It’s over to my readers
I have been creating for and writing “Creative in Chicago” for ten years now – yikes where does that time go! In that time I have posted oodles of art […]
Stay at Home Boredom Busters
I am not going to even say the “C” word but being stuck at home can be seriously boring. So today I thought I’d do a round up of projects […]
Color Pencil Abstracts
My colored pencil sketch book has reached the half way mark and my latest doodle was done using color pencils my Mum bought me when I started secondary school. I […]
Painted Wood Geode
It seems that my most popular projects on this blog are those that I have created literally from trash. Take Sally the Seahorse constructed from scraps of driftwood collected on […]
Abstract Spheres in Colored Pencil
Orbs, spheres, globes ..call them what you may but here is a little doodle I have recently completed with my trusty box of Inktense colored pencils. I contemplated adding a […]
How to Decorate your Stairs for Christmas
I do like giving my home a festive spirit this time of year and as I shared with you last week I am taking a creative approach this year as […]