Creative Projects
Cupcake Liner Butterflies
You see butterflies everywhere these days. I’ve been thinking about making some special butterflies since last fall when we said good-bye to our precious friend, Grace. When I saw Somerset Life’s ‘Cupcake Liner’ challenge I couldn’t help trying my hand at making some out of paper. I took plain white […]
Published in Somerset Life, Winter 2013
So excited and grateful to see my little vintage notebook paper boxes in the current Somerset Life Isn’t the cover beautiful? The magazine is worth a look just to see Renee Roger’s altered matchbox creations. Gorgeous! Many thanks to Christen Olivarez and the staff over at Stampington, I appreciate the […]
Miniature Book Ornaments
These are miniature book ornaments from my childhood. I’ve always loved them. They are complete with miniature text, pictures, and sheet music. These little books inspired me to make up my own ornaments using some of my family’s favorite titles. I’ve bought most of my books at used book stores, […]
Published in Sew Somerset, Winter 2013
This is a special surprise! My cloth diaper jewelry pouch I made for my favorite necklace (given to me last Christmas) is featured in the new issue of Sew Somerset. Their photos make everything look dreamy. Thank you to editor, Jennifer Taylor, and everyone over at Stampington for providing so […]
Tidings of Joy 6″x6″ Canvas
My first Christmas project of the year! I sculpted two angel wings out of Sculpey UltraLight clay. Then I took a 6″x6″ canvas and covered it with fiber paste just like I did with these smaller canvases. I pressed the words “Tidings of Joy” into the paste while it was […]
Paper Roll Pillow Boxes
Last spring I posted some cute rabbits made from paper rolls. And just a few weeks ago I showed you how to turn paper rolls into pretty napkin rings and place-card holders. Now I hope you’ve been saving your rolls because here’s a third idea using this common recycle bin […]
Hello Pumpkin
Candy Corn Queen 2012
It’s become an annual tradition. It started in 2009, the year I started my blog. I shared how much I love candy corn and I came up with several projects using the candy. Again, in 2010, I came up with several different projects using candy corn, one of which was […]