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The Texture Collection, and other stories
You know how you go through your creative life picking up little bits of information from one artist whose work you admire, a few tidbits from another, an interesting idea from yet another? And all of these inputs take up residence in your brain, waiting for just the right little nudge to make them come [...]
continue reading "The Texture Collection, and other stories"Collaboration
I’m not always on the ball teacher-gift-wise, but this year, I managed to get it done with a little help from the kids. Erin’s coffee cup cozy tutorial is something I’ve been eyeing since she posted it last year, and I finally decided to try it, when I realized that it’s a perfect project for [...]
continue reading "Collaboration"Eight almost down, seven more to go
It has been a whirlwind ornament-making extravaganza over here. I started the first batch of four before Thanksgiving, and for the last two days have been working on the second batch of four. I now have eight very hairy ornaments in need of a trim, and some facial features. They should be all spruced up [...]
continue reading "Eight almost down, seven more to go"Baking and Making
As in, baking a loaf of cranberry bread. Mmmm. I’ve also made a pie crust, with the actual pie to follow tomorrow. I’ve baked gingerbread, which will be crumbled up into a pumpkin trifle tomorrow, and I whipped up some instant pumpkin pudding with a mix Neil found at the grocery store this afternoon. It [...]
continue reading "Baking and Making"Updates of the shop and oatmeal kinds
Who knew that the key to getting a good conversation started around here was to talk about breakfast? I’ll keep that in mind for the next slow spell. Heh. And I guess, based on what you’re all saying, that my oatmeal-trying days can’t be over until I’ve given the steel-cut type a chance. Ok. Twist [...]
continue reading "Updates of the shop and oatmeal kinds"All dressed up and noplace to go
I’ve been thinking a lot about pillowcase dresses. I’ve made two before, and enjoyed the process. My main problem is not having all that many little girls in my life to give them to. There’s always sewing for charity and for gifts, and I’ve done both, but there’s also the idea that maybe I could [...]
continue reading "All dressed up and noplace to go"Riot of color in a snow-covered yard
As promised, I updated the shop this morning… My toasty ears can attest to the coziness and warmth of these hats. (And my frozen toes can attest to my dedication in photographing the hats in their natural, snow-covered environment.) See how they brighten up a gloomy-looking day? It’s that beautiful, vibrant, and soft wool from [...]
continue reading "Riot of color in a snow-covered yard"Whatever you wish for
I hope you don’t mind if I put on my sales hat for a moment. I hate wearing that thing, but if I leave it off for too long, I don’t sell things, and if I don’t sell things, I can’t buy more craft supplies (or, more importantly, supplement my family’s income) and we just [...]
continue reading "Whatever you wish for"A stroll through the (Pop) Garden
Sure is nice to be back in this comfortable space. I spent a lot of time last week sprucing up the shop (not quite done yet, but it’s a start), and making a handful of small improvements to the book store as well. It was good to take a little blogging break. I can tell [...]
continue reading "A stroll through the (Pop) Garden"In reverse
You probably know that my “thing,” for the last year or so, has been to create custom color schemes in polymer clay to coordinate with existing designer fabrics. But long before I started matching fabric, I was devising my own color schemes. I still use both types of color families in my current polymer clay [...]
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