At the beginning of August our vacation started in Savannah, GA. From there we went to Asheville, NC to visit some awesome galleries and art studios and then on to Tennessee where we picked up the yard sale trail. The first couple of sales we went to were side by side. We didn’t find anything.…
Read MoreMy wonderful husband has been very patient while I’ve immersed myself in metal. I’ve put my self-imposed Metal Medley (from Bonnie’s Best Art Tools) challenge aside for a little bit. I needed to make time to help him plan our trip in September to Germany and Italy. OK – Did That. NOW – on to…
Read MoreMetal Medley challenge #5 has created a firestorm of possibilities – I thought I had the basics pulled from my stash . . . – but me, myself and/or I had ideas floating to surface as we woke up this morning. We’re thinking of adding green beads, ice resin, tree bark, copic markers – aw…
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I like to stay on top of what Lark Crafts is doing. Their website, in addition to their books, has a lot of useful information and fabulous projects. Their 500 and Master Series books are simply incredible. Visiting their site a few weeks ago I came across their offer to win their new “FOCUS” book…
Read MoreIt’s way past Mother’s Day but this was scheduled and in the que Google held on to it. I hesitated to share this but figured what the heck – any artistic endeavors I share with you came to me through her. This was the first Mother’s Day in 59 years I haven’t been able to…
Read MoreSorry for the delay in posting – my birthday week turned into three weeks (my husband refuses to extend it another month) and I got lost. More about my new mini compressor mentioned in my previous post… first, this can be an expense you may not want to add to your tool box but I…
Read MoreI’ve owned Ranger’s Melting Pot and a block of Beeswax for over a year – I opened both packages for the first time today. Although I had the tools I didn’t have something specific to apply it to. It was because I want to try to use encaustic on a piece of bisque clay (see…
Read MoreHave you ever had a fabulous idea that, in the end, turned out to be above your capabilities. This was one for me. It’s been about 8 years since I pulled this together and have since learned when to cry “uncle”;) Inspiration: Computer hard drive destined for the garbage. Ohhhhh what fabulous, colorful, circuit boards…
Read MoreAn enabler friend of mine let me know about an artist that was moving to Pittsburgh and having a yard sale. It was a sunny, glorious day – look at the treasures I found… (I’ve included the prices I paid because I like to see what others paid for their treasures and I’ve included my…
Read MoreI remember getting my first 35mm camera (way before digital). I’ve had a knack for getting good, not stellar, but good pictures. I want to share a few. Learning Photoshop is on my “bucket list” – until then what you see here is how it was shot. The peaceful loving nature of cemetaries draw me…
Read MoreSince I’m a member of the American Craft Council I got into the ACC show Friday and Saturday for free – so I really got my money’s worth ($25 membership comes free ACC show passes and the bi-monthly subscription to American Craft Magazine). On Friday while attending a demonstration by Amy Gresens (she has a…
Read MoreRegardless how careful I was in screwing the lid back on my tube of E6000 glue – it would dry out. So I tried something different. I left the lid on the tube and put a hole in the side of tube towards the top. After getting the glue that I need I put a…
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