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February color palette-v.18-just in time for Valentines Day crafting

brrrrrrr…….are you one of the many who are snowed in this weekend?
When we lived up north, I never minded those snow days, that is, as long as I was prepared for them. Getting caught off guard was tough, however. It’s a great chance to spend time playing or crafting with the kids, do some baking [...]

Last minute holiday crafting ideas

Hi all, I hope you’re finding time to enjoy the holiday season and to do a little crafting or art making.
Below are a couple of last minute projects you can make up quickly and easily.
The first one is using Sizzix scoreboard die- picture frame- from Eileen Hull. You’ll want to be sure to visit her blog and [...]

More Scoreboard fun with Sizzix and Eileen Hull’s dies

I’m participating in a blog hop to show off the many ways of using my friend Eileen Hull’s new product line with Sizzix! It’s called SCOREBOARDS ™ and they are a  ton of fun to use because of their versatility. This week’s projects are created around her pocket notebook die. (Shown here, as the base [...]

meet Paisley!

I  just had to share…
We have adapted a rescue dog. HOW could we say no to a dog named Paisley??? I mean, really.
She’s so adorable, so sweet and is my new best friend. She follows me everywhere and when she’s sitting next to me, she gazes adoringly at me. She likes the cats, although they [...]

November Color Palettes

How has November come and almost gone so quickly??? Holy smokes!
From now on, I’ll be posting my ongoing color palette series once per month, or, you can get them delivered into your email box each week by signing up for When Creativity Knocks, here.
Please visit my website to learn about how your group can schedule [...]

Holiday Blog Hop

Welcome to the Holiday Blog Hop! I’m so honored to be among the talented artists who are participating in this hop! Terri Conrad organized it for us and she’s amazing! Thank you Terri! Today is day #2 so it’s my turn.
I have a downloadable project for you which is quite simple to make. (I’m into [...]

blog hoping again

There will be give-a-ways and some fun projects shown on each blog.

cute cosmetic bag!

My friend and fellow Designer, Denise Clason has a fabulous new book out! She and I did a little exchange, fabric for a book and I want to show you the project she made using my Opulence fabrics from Henry Glass & Co. -
Isn’t this beautiful?! I wish I owned it. I guess I’ll have [...]

about a year ago…

The purple in this piece reflects the trend seen while in both London and Paris last year! EVERYWHERE- purple!!!

Terrorific Tuesday Finale

It’s the final week for this year’s Terrorific Tuesday. Much thanks to Alexa Westerfield for host this- it’s a lot of work! Enjoy!

MONDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2009

Terrorific Tuesday 2009 Week 4

Trick or Treat!
Frame and post it note holder dressed for Halloween
Costumed Kokeshi Dolls
Try out a Halloween idea for a traditional Japanese doll with Crafterella
Halloween Mask
Phyllis Dobbs [...]