It’s been a long time since I’ve done watercolor, but I always found it relaxing. Here’s some pink clematis in watercolor I did. It’s on a watercolor canvas I found at Michaels. I’ve never used one before, but it’s nice in that the paper doesn’t warp if it gets too wet, but the colors don’t […] Read more…
I’ve been hard at work making some cute little clay pumpkins to make a new banner. I originally wanted to do a cool graphic, but I haven’t been happy with any of my attempts, so I thought I’d go a different route. I used Sculpey III clay in “Sweet Potato” and “Green Beans”. I just […] Read more…
| Life
My kids love to paint. I always love what they come up with. They don’t seem to worry about how it will turn out. They just to it. Most of our art in our house is original. Either photographs (we’ve taken) of wildlife and places we’ve been (like Yellowstone and Muir Woods), and the moon […] Read more…
| Apparel
Ok, so here’s another Sienna dress. This is 50% upcycled knits and made with my new toy, I mean serger. The bottom is just finished with a 4-thread overlock stitch. I need to learn how to do a rolled hem on a serger. Perhaps that’s a project for tomorrow. Any tips? Can’t wait for the […] Read more…
I recently got a serger. (Yay!) A Brother 1034D to be exact. I’ve never had a serger and never before used one. Needless to say, I was a little nervous (but obviously, very excited) to use one. It sat in the box for about a week while I read the manual over and over again. […] Read more…
