my week

it's beginning to look a lot like christmas . . . pulled out the felt tree skirt that i made two years ago we got our tree [harvested j...

my creative week

There really isn't enough time in the day to do everything that I'd like to . . . but I try.  Here are some projects- small and big-...

Fun hand-printing projects by artist Christine Schmidt

One of my favorite books on my shelf right now is Print Workshop by Christine Schmidt of Yellow Owl Workshop .  I've been a fan of Yell...

My Week

the snow came and went  i wore my snowflake boots that were made in christchurch, new zealand my heart breaks for the devastating loss ther...

Handmade envelopes in a jiffy

This week I found myself crafting envelopes- not out of a desire to start a new hobby but out of necessity.  I've been looking for small...

When craft becomes art

For the past week, I've been leisurely going through the book By Hand: The Use of Craft in Contemporary Art . The book features 32 artis...

Third time's a charm

I just finished this mixed media on birch panel titled walk on the beach .  It's been quite the journey with this particular wood panel....

Make your own embroidered portraits of family and friends

For Christmas, I made embroidered portraits of my nephews and nieces.  The project is more time-consuming than the silhouette portraits , bu...

Felt gift bags for any occasion

Christmas is a few days away, and the wrapping frenzy has just begun at our house.  I normally use kraft paper and twine when wrapping gifts...

My Weekend

it's getting a bit chilly at night, so i brought out an extra blanket for the bed i started stitching the quilt by hand in college and f...