It’s been a long, hard year… I know it hasn’t been easy for anyone. Here it is, only one week left and I can’t imagine that there was ever a new year that I looked forward to, more than 2021. I am hopeful for next year in many ways, mostly for the return of “normal”. … [Read more…]
The last few months, I’ve had a new addiction…macrame. Talk about an easy craft that requires inexpensive supplies! I can’t believe I didn’t try it sooner. I guess because I was a child of the 70’s and it seemed outdated. But now, it’s everywhere! With the knowledge of a few basic knots, the possibilities are … [Read more…]
(A little late with this post as I forgot to get a picture of the finished product at Christmas. Finally, got around to it.) One thing I’ve been meaning to try on Pinterest is bleaching pine cones. I’ve seen some posts that say it didn’t work and others that did. I really like the way … [Read more…]
Last week, I attended my aunt’s mother’s funeral. I spoke with my cousin, who commented on how fortunate she was to have two wonderful grandmothers. On the way home, I thought about the grandmother that we shared, my Babci. I remembered all the things that she did to make holidays special, and how many … [Read more…]
I mentioned in my last post that I saved wine bottles for the centerpieces. I know this is pretty common way of making an inexpensive centerpiece. I just didn’t want it to look like a wine bottle. After collecting , cleaning and taking the labels off. I decided to try a marbling technique that I … [Read more…]
I started writing this post months ago and just haven’t had time recently for my blog. Of course, I haven’t stopped doing things, so the next few posts will be catching up. For Earth Day, our local art gallery had a call for Eco Art. This is the project that I created. Ryan referred … [Read more…]
College visits, Christmas preparations, a history bee and STILL working on the bathroom. For the most part, it is finished. I wanted to add a tiled, shimmery mirror above the vanity and after finding a few that I liked online, realized that I needed a narrower than the normal width mirror, due to my choice … [Read more…]
This week, in addition to my other ongoing projects, I picked up my first set of panels for our local gallery, The Exchange. Every year on Black Friday, they present a gallery of “Cash and Carry”, where local artists (and anyone is considered an artist) create artwork on the panels. It’s a very popular show … [Read more…]
This was a Pinterest-inspired project, with a few tweaks, that I made at the beginning of the summer. I have a fascination with glass insulators and a friend of mine got a box of them at an auction and gave me a few. I started looking for some Pinspiration and found them used as a … [Read more…]