Week Two was more fun than work. During week two, I was celebrating my birthday, so I decided to take the week to spend time with friends and do things for me. My week started off with a gorgeous drive through Pennsylvania. The gals from Pages in Time had recommended I take the scenic route into Philadelphia along Old Philadelphia Pike. I’m so glad I did. Most places were closed
Week One 2013 East Coast Spring Teaching Tour
**** warning – lots of photos ***** I left Florida Monday March 4 early in the morning on the start of my 2013 East Coast Spring Teaching Tour. The first day is always the longest and is nothing but driving…and driving…and more driving. Heck, it takes 4 hours for me just to get out of Florida!! My first day out was a gorgeous day. The skies were as blue as
DCC & Buttons Galore and More Instagram Stand
Welcome to the Designer Crafts Connection and Buttons Galore and More Blog Hop. For my project, I was inspired by Heidi Swapp’s Instagram stands to create my own. These buttons from Buttons Galore were just so bright and colorful, I decided to play them up. My project began by using Helmar Foam glue to adhere two pieces of Smoothfoam together as my base. I added the wooden dowel right right
Cleaning out Studio Storage- De-stash Mystery Boxes
I have 12 Mystery Boxes looking for crafty homes. These boxes contain an assortment of new, older items, and/or slightly used scrapbook supplies. Each box has at least one stamp, 4 bottles of Tattered Angels (could be a combination of Glimmer Mist/Chalkboard/Glam/or Glaze), assorted papers, embellishments, ribbons, and more. These do come from a smoke-free home, but we do have critters (cats and dog)! The boxes are AS
2013 Mixed Media East Coast Tour
I have been busy creating new workshops and booking stores for my 2013 Spring East Coast tour. I have a few spots left mid March, so have your store give me a call if you’d like to take one of these classes. These are fresh exciting classes using various mediums. My workshops are full of techniques to open your creativity so you can go home and have
One of My Personal Highlights of CHA
I told you earlier that I would share some of my personal highlights from CHA. I think this was one of my favorite personal moments. It was just me having fun and painting. Martin/F Weber is a CHA Vendor. They were back again this year and had a lovely and patient teacher, Nancy Martinez offering a Bob Ross painting class. I made time to take 1.5 hours for