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banner, O banner!
Tuesday, 17 Aug, 2010 – 10:04 | Comments Off
banner, O banner!

Inspired by all the nature that swirls around me, I ordered the new 7 Gypsies Conservatory line as soon as I saw it. If ever a line of paper was made with me in mind, …

thinking of the beach
Tuesday, 1 Jun, 2010 – 9:00 | One Comment
thinking of the beach

The kids are home from school now and it’s already crazy humid and hot. I’ll be ramping up the pool in the next few days, but I’ve really been craving the beach. There’s just something …

paper and wire bird cage
Friday, 21 May, 2010 – 10:38 | 6 Comments
paper and wire bird cage

I’ve been trying to wrap my brain around how to create a wire birdcage. Ideas come and go, but none of them have been simple to make. I finally settled on this design using both …

the rest of the crests
Friday, 14 May, 2010 – 8:25 | One Comment
the rest of the crests

I didn’t mean that to rhyme, really I didn’t! It just came out that way. But while we are on the subject of rhyming and words, I’ve found three more favorites to mount on to …

2 more word crests
Sunday, 9 May, 2010 – 9:52 | Comments Off
2 more word crests

I’m starting to get into a grove with these crest shapes. This next one is using a word I come back to again and again. There’s something so liberating about the word, “fly.” It lifts …

word crests
Friday, 7 May, 2010 – 9:56 | Comments Off
word crests

My current obsession is making crest shapes. It’s been a long time coming, but the process was encouraged by starting to make a family tree.  I have had three last names in my life, all …

methinks it’s a sewing cabinet
Monday, 3 May, 2010 – 9:25 | 6 Comments
methinks it’s a sewing cabinet

I’ve had to worst time creating lately. It’s the time of year when my focus turns to the outdoors and not one, but two new gardens. A few windy days followed by a few rainy …

feet first
Tuesday, 13 Apr, 2010 – 13:56 | One Comment
feet first

My treasure box project actually started with the feet. I wondered how to create decorative feet for a simple box. One thing lead to another and the treasure box was done. Here’s my take on …