A little something green in honor of St. Patrick’s Day I planted a whole bunch of bulbs in the yard in late January, terrified that I’d missed the winter planting window, which is pretty darn short in San Diego. But it looks like some of them are making it just fine. I have Dahlias along […]
[Continue reading...]I have a home decor emergency!
March 17, 2009
I may have just created a problem for myself. For the past year I’ve been collecting things to put on all my painted and yet naked walls. I have a lot of wall space in odd places, so I’ve been brainstorming different options to fill things in. First, there’s this wall under the stairs. This […]
[Continue reading...]Spring has Sprung!
March 16, 2009
The weather here today is absolutely glorious. This is the best time of year to live in San Diego. It hasn’t entered the part where it’s so hot that I have to shut the house up and away from any blistering sunlight, but the relative gloom of the winter has blown away. Now we get […]
[Continue reading...]Mark Your Calendars!
March 12, 2009
I’ve finally pinned down the date! There will be a bunch of whatever you’ve seen around the blog lately, plus a few other things that I haven’t shown off yet. Brides, I’ll have a bunch of those organza flowers, plus some cards that are perfect for thank you’s or invitations to a special bridal party. […]
[Continue reading...]Knowing when to throw in the towel…
March 11, 2009
When you have your hand in every little bit of crafting like I do, it can get pretty dang pricey. Having a fabric stash, and a paper stash, and a bead stash, and a yarn stash….you get the idea. Nowadays I deal with this dilemma by not having a stash at all. The only stuff […]
[Continue reading...]2009 Year of Pleasures #10
March 10, 2009
If you come to my house, chances are you’ll find a candle burning somewhere. The more fragrant the better. I especially love fresh, clean, citrus-y scents. Lately my favorites are the White Barn Candle Company’s Mango Mandarin and Pink Grapefruit, but I’d love tips on smaller companies I might be missing out on.
[Continue reading...]Resin Earrings
March 9, 2009
I’m really pleased with how these earrings turned out. I used to make a version of them a few years ago with clear embossing powder, but I found that even more time consuming and messy than working with the resin. Other than the investment in a big box of the resin stuff, this is a […]
[Continue reading...]Organza Flowers
March 6, 2009
Technically, this was one of my string of crafty failures. Not because the craft itself was a failure, but because what I intended was a failure. I think these turned out just beautiful, which is a good thing, but I also think they’re a little too beautiful for what I was going for. In one […]
[Continue reading...]Resin Artwork
March 5, 2009
As I mentioned the other day, these are papercuttings that I’ve mounted on a wooden board I stained a reddish teak color, and then covered in resin. I have this little trio of niches I needed something special for, and I just couldn’t find what I had in mind, so of course I decided to […]
[Continue reading...]Now on to some more successful crafting
March 4, 2009
Thanks for the love on my resin projects. I’ve been working on stuff for the shop, so those little bits will turn into earrings, and the wooden artwork will go up too. They’re actually a papercutting I did that I mounted on a wooden board and then covered the whole thing in resin. I’ll show […]
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