As I look around the once-clean living room at the toys strewn about, I am feeling distinctly like I need to do something about it. Or, at the very least, press the child who made the mess into service. Instead, let’s talk about flowers I decided that I really did like the first batch the […]
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A pocket full of posies
Anybody interested in sharing some opinions with me? As you may know, I have been playing around with polymer clay posies. The six to the left are my first batch. The solid colors are matte and the patterned layers are shiny. All layers are the same thickness and are rounded. They’re topped off with a […]
Read More: A pocket full of posiesI wasn’t going to blog today…
But I found something cool and needed somewhere to post it You can print your own photo cube here. I think that’s pretty cool – I had wanted to do something similar for ages, using pictures on wooden blocks. I know the boys would love to play with something like that. But, I never got […]
Read More: I wasn’t going to blog today…Sculpey Ultralight
I’ve had a package of Sculpey Ultralight since January but I haven’t opened it until tonight. I could never figure out what to do with it. Today, while wandering around Chester (a tourist trap town, if ever there was one, but I like it), I was struck by an idea. I wanted to make big […]
Read More: Sculpey UltralightThink he likes it?
This morning Neil suggested that I check out some garage sales for interesting things to sew or dye. Sounded like a good idea to me, so off I went. I only hit 5 sales and didn’t have any luck finding anything of interest until the last place. There on the ground, in a little ziplock […]
Read More: Think he likes it?Do you hear purring?
Look what just hopped into my lap this afternoon… Cat lovers and Christi Friesen fans alike will be happy to hear that CF’s fourth Beyond Projects book is now available. Like the three installments before it, this project book is a fun read – CF is just really funny! I’m not a sculptor, but I […]
Read More: Do you hear purring?Oh, heaven help us…
Son #1’s Ultraman obsession meets my new interest in sewing: Yes, Virginia, there is an Ultraman fabric. And it’s Ultraman Tiga, or so I’m told. One minute I’m humoring him by Googling “ultraman fabric” and the next I’m ordering ugly textiles from Japan Lisa
Read More: Oh, heaven help us…Anticipation no more
Whew! Both of my orders got here while we were eating tonight. yay! And of course, I zipped through supper cleanup and went straight to my clay stash to mix custom colors and make a couple of canes. I have 6 buttons, 2 pairs of earrings, and 2 pendants curing in the oven as we […]
Read More: Anticipation no moreYoung Love, Anticipation and Salad
Today was the end-of-year picnic for son #2’s school. Here he is with his “favorite friend,” as he calls her. I just love how he’s got his arm around her. Preschool scuttlebutt is that they like to hug and that he kissed her last week during circle time. My little Casanova! It’s getting close to […]
Read More: Young Love, Anticipation and SaladTreasures in the Mail
Last week I admired some pendants that Libby Mills posted on her blog. She emailed me and offered to send me a handful of bead frames to play with. They arrived today, and included a finished pendant that Libby made. Isn’t this a great little treasure to have arrive on my doorstep? Thank you so […]
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