I love the versatility of stencils and that they can be used with most any medium for any type of project. Today I’m excited to be part of Rebekah Meier’s Blog Hop with her new line of Mandala inspired stencils by The Crafter’s Workshop and share my Stenciled Soldered Pendant. Rebekah sent me four of her new 6×6 stencils to play with. After playing with these, I know I need
Kumihimo Raised Spiral Keychain
I like a large tote style purse, but I seem to always be losing my keys down in my purse. I decided I needed a large keychain that was also pretty to carry my keys and I needed a larger keyring to keep all my various keys – home, car, studio, etc. I had plenty of supplies in my Prima Bead stash to work with as well as some additional
Update on Workshops
Unfortunately, I won’t be taking my Spring Teaching Tour this year. Life sometimes wants to take over our plans, which can be good and bad at times. Being sick for so many months with vertigo (and still having a few issues) and the opportunity to move into a downtown studio, put a kink in my plan. It has provided me the opportunity to put some time into me and begin
Encircle Me
I never seem to have enough time to blog the way I want to and find time to create as well as all the other jobs I do as an individual artist/designer. Nevertheless, here is a picture of one of my new canvases that was on display in an exhibit this last month. I was inspired by Mary Beth Shaw and her luscious layering techniques. This piece is now back
“Welcome Spring” Burlap Banner
You know I love playing with burlap and canvas. Canvas Corp challenged us to create something with a Spring theme this month. Canvas Corp has canvas and burlap in some beautiful bright happy colors, so when I received some to play with, I went through the rest of my stash to find a great home decor item to work with too. I knew I had a Canvas Corp banner in