• Blog

    Tea with Grandma

    I missed tea with Kimmie and friends last week…
    I just had to make it for tea today.
    About this time of year I start to get very sentimental. I’m sure its because the Holidays are right around the corner and that means family and friends…renewing those connections.
    So…I’m having tea in spirit with my Grandma. I’m using a cup from her china set and thinking about what it would have been like to actually know her.
    I’ve used her image in many pieces of art over the years.
    This one is is quite timely. It is from a set that I sent off for a Somerset Memories challenge. It wasn’t one of mine that they actually published but I still really like it!
    I think this was the first piece that I used this image on….
    I recycled a CD and some denim in this one to make a unique wall hanging or ornament.
    Another fun one….
    I used so many techniques on this canvas. It was a great big experiment that turned out pretty well.
    Are there times of the year that make you more nostalgic?  Or maybe its a song… a scent… a movie?
    I’d love to hear your stories…

  • Blog

    Sew what!

     Yeah, I know that was a lame title.
    I’m blaming the allergy medicine.
    Anyway…
    I’ve been sewing like crazy along with making cards. A friend of mine got a table at her kids school Holiday fundraiser. She asked me if I’d want to send her anything to sell. I’m trying to make items that are lightweight and small as I’ll be mailing these to her. These little patchwork tissue packs seem to fit the bill.
    I have a few other ideas but one
    thing at a time.
  • Blog - Crafts

    Making cards

    Ok…so the thumb still hurts but I can’t seem to
    not use it.
    No matter what it is in life…I use that thumb.
    So I might as well make some cards…right?
    I made a lot of cards…
    they are like chips…bet you can’t eat just one…er…make just one.

     

    I’ve had a couple people ask me lately about my photo cards for the holidays.  Gifts and such I’d assume.
    Which got me thinking…I should really sit down and make a bunch with all the photos I already have!

     

    I also made a few more fabric collage cards.
    I really enjoy making these.
    They are what you might call a labor of love.