I think sympathy cards are so hard to make. I try to distract myself from thinking about things too much by trying new techniques. For this card I tried two techniques. First, I scribbled little squares with markers all over the Silhouette Vase stamp, then misted it with water that had perfect pearls in it […]
Month: May 2010
Yay for crafty Austin artists!
I was so excited to meet some local artists at the Renegade Craft Fair! The first was Leslie Bonnell, owner of The Stitch Lab. Her shop carries tons of awesome fabrics like this sweet deer and stove — that I have no idea what I’m going to do with just yet, but had to have! […]
Eye candy, Texas style!
Here’s some Texas style eye candy from the Simpson Prairie field trip on Sunday! Yum. And! If you’re in Austin, come on out to Wild Basin tonight for the May Chapter meeting of the Native Plant Society of Texas! Mark Klym from Texas Parks and Wildlife will be talking about hummingbirds — love those sweet […]
Regegade Craft Fair!
Have you been to a Renegade Craft Fair yet? No? I hadn’t either until Sunday when the fair came to Austin for the first time. It was so fun! There were over 250 booths selling everything from fabric to yarn, to jewelry, all kinds of handmade items and more! And there was a super […]
What a rip-off!
So. I’ve been eagerly awaiting the arrival of these sunny pillows. I excitedly put them on the bed this morning and what happened? Thunder, and lightening and rain, that’s what! Darn defective pillows. Updated at 3:00 pm CST: The day just got better, yay! It’s still raining, but hey at least it’s not thundering and […]
Dandelions in the Mist
Hi everyone, how has your week been so far? Mine has been so busy! But I took little breaks to play now and then with some dandelion stamps and that’s really made it fun. I’ve had a bunch of ideas for using dandelion stamps running around en my brain ever since I took this photo […]