Did you catch my August tutorial on the Sizzix Blog? In that post, I mentioned wanting to use the same tools in another crafting session to make some yummy stamps. The floral die in particular stood out as prime candidate for a homemade stamp! Prior to our trip, despite the chaos that always accompanies our … Continue reading
Hello, my friends! Happily, I will share with you that my card stash has run dry! Over the summer, I’ve become friends with a few incredibly kind, thoughtful, giving neighbors, and for this I am so grateful. So, during my last “replenish the stash” crafting session, I reached for some newly acquired, lovely, detailed, happy … Continue reading
I’ve been sending out handmade cards on the most regular schedule ever, and it feels pretty good. In this digital age of quick tags, handles, emails, and Facebook messages, I feel like the act of sending or receiving a card through snail mail, handmade or not, has taken on a deeper meaning. At least for … Continue reading
Every spring, I find myself surprised that there is so darn much to do in the home orchard. And yet, every year it’s the same. Well, I guess the tasks change as we improve the landscape bit by bit. But feeling like the work will never end, that feeling is the same. Last year … Continue reading
I spent the last week in Florida with my mother, hoping to keep her spirits up on the 1 year anniversary of my father’s death. We spent a good deal of time reminiscing about him – his unapologetically unique and authentic self, his attributes as well as his faults. She and I cried a little, … Continue reading
Springtime is a very busy time for me. A lot of it is about trying to keep up with the weeds (ack!), allocate affordable/free mulch to cover newly weeded areas, start seeds (very fun!), graft scions of different fruit varieties to my existing fruit trees, plant a few select new bareroot trees. The studio doesn’t … Continue reading
Folks, I’ve been lame about blogging this month. We got back from Vegas and immediately went straight into preparations for hosting Christmas, which was no simple task. There was wall painting we had to do in the family room, and this one job took us days. The room is now a beautiful, uniform, neutral putty … Continue reading
Hello, my friends. Today we are packing up as will be getting back in the car tomorrow to drive to California. But I just wanted to pop in briefly to let you know about a huge sale going on right now at Sizzix. Remember the whopper die sets I’ve been using in recent blog posts? … Continue reading
Thanksgiving is almost here – how did that happen? Each autumn we come to Vegas, and each year even though we extend our stay a little bit longer, it never feels like enough time. I had so many home improvement projects that I wanted to tackle. Far too ambitious those goals were, but I did … Continue reading
Oh boy with a lot of stuff going on in my personal life – no worries, it’s all good – I forgot to post a link to my last tutorial with Sizzix. I whipped out a pad of cork paper and had some fun getting some Christmas action in the studio! There is some homemade … Continue reading
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