WELL … Look at THAT! I ALMOST made my first card … I’m just waiting for a couple (hundred dollars worth of) supplies to arrive!(!?!) Oh, if only I still had a pen-pal in Australia … Tony, where are you???
I spent time this week watching Youtube and scoping blogs for stamping, card making and paper-crafting ideas. Ah, the internet – such a great way to occupy an insomniac’s mind! I’m no expert – yet, but I have a decent handle on the stamping, so I made a sheet of focals to color. Now, this …
I became (re-)obsessed with stamping, coloring and card making this week. I know … It’s been a strange week! Ahem … back to card making. I’ve reorganized those supplies, dusted off my stamp storage, dug in to my water colors, copic markers and distress inks. So, yeah … MAYBE I ordered a few more things. But, …
Category: crafts, non-glass ... dogs Tags: alcohol pens, card making, Chloe & Ro, cowbell, heat cycles, organizing, stamping, studio cleaning, tim holtz, water color pens
WHEN I’m willing to admit there may BE AN ISSUE … And, really – WHY bother diagnosing, if there isn’t any medication or treatment for ‘SAID’ symptoms … Anyway, I digress … My [‘ALLEGED’] problem may be that I read too many tutorials and discover new ideas well before MUCH NEEDED supplies can arrive. I am …
Category: enamel, jewelry making, metal, non-glass ... dogs Tags: card making, colored pencil on metal, crafts, crazy, etching, ideas too fast, internet shopping, Mr Clean Erasers, stamping, water colors
Look what I made! Etched brass, ready for enameling! Except … I just realized I probably won’t have success with my enamels [I bought Thompson copper enamels vs. low fire (aluminum/brass) enamels] … DOH! The good news – this etching process works just as well with copper. Which will be tomorrow’s experiment. And, maybe I …
Paradise was … well ~ PARADISE! A great sun-filled escape! We arrived back to find our homestead still standing, all two and four-legged family healthy. So, unpacked – but still sporting a bit of sunshine color, it’s time to get back into the grind. While I haven’t fired up my kilns yet, I do have …
Category: fused glass, jewelry making, knitting, non-glass ... dogs, non-glass ... life Tags: back to life, bulldog sisters, double knitting, glass pendants, sunshine, unique jewelry, vacation, wire wrap