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Handmade Butterfly and Dragonfly Mosaic Focal Tiles

May 21, 2011

I’ve been working hard all week to finish my new mosaic tiles and get them ready for sale. Natural History is the theme, as always! […]

One Artist’s Ideas on Time Management

April 29, 2011

Here we are with the Merry go round group, eleven women who take a look at one topic, seeing it in her own way. This […]

Twenty-four Ghost Moths Fly to Toronto

April 16, 2011

Twenty-four white cotton and linen ghost moths (hepialus humuli) are on their way to Toronto. A week of almost non-stop sewing, white threads clinging to […]

faux leather card holders

April 01, 2011

Have you ever had someone ask for one of your business cards and have to wait while you fish around in the bottom of your […]

Ten Things I Learned from my Grandmother

March 12, 2011

I’ve been thinking about my grandmother a lot lately; I’m the age she was when I was born, when we met. She had a huge […]

Fabric Samples

March 10, 2011

Upholstery fabric sample squares drying in the sun. I removed the content labels by soaking them in warm water. I now have thirty odd squares […]

Ten Tools I can’t Live Without

February 25, 2011

So here we are, the last Friday of the month for a topic for the Merry-go-Round group! Our top five (or ten) tools. I can’t […]

Saint Amour for Valentine’s Day

February 14, 2011

I found this wine label so whimsical and appealing when my husband brought it home from the grocery store, just for Valentine’s Day, or so […]

Decorator Fabrics and a Handmade Fabric Ghost Moth

February 07, 2011

I walk by this interior design shop quite often. It’s got a beautiful window display with interesting objects, chairs, clocks, and the most gorgeous fabrics, […]

Fabric Insects for Stuffed Magazine

February 02, 2011

They are on their way! I sent off my two latest beetle soft sculptures to California, where Stampington Magazines are based. More specifically, Stuffed Magazine. […]