DIY | Valentine Heart Chain

Here's a quick and easy craft project that I designed for Petite Lemon. It's a Valentine heart chain. See the full post and get the free download with instructions here.

holiday | 2011 ornament swap

These are the 10 ornaments that I received from the others who participated in the Freshly Blended Ornament Swap. I'm quite pleased with the variety, craftsmanship and creativity from everyone!

1. Sheri, Massachusetts  2. Nada, Arkansas  3. Jo aka Shiny Suitcase, Minnesota  4. Leah, Utah  5. Biff, UK  6. Rachael, Virginia  7. Angelica, Florida  8. TC, Texas  9. Jo, Australia  10. Juniper, Washington

holiday | 2011 ornament swap

This year, for the first time, I participated in the 2011 Freshly Blended Ornament Swap. I created 10 ornaments out of recycled t-shirts and mailed them to Australia, England, Iceland and across the United States. Here is the tutorial that I used from the Craftaholics Anonymous blog. Once I receive the 10 ornaments that get mailed to me, I will post pictures.

colorbök | paper garland

I had the opportunity to create a few projects for Colorbök using the new English Moss scrapbook line of products. I created a 16 ft. garland of medallions using pattern papers and flower punch-outs. The inspiration came from here and the instructions are here. If you happened to be at CHA this past weekend, perhaps you saw the garland hanging in the Colorbök booth!

lillstreet art center | glass ornaments

I took a glass blowing workshop at Lillstreet Art Center. In just a few hours I was able to make these colorful little ornaments.

lillstreet art center | screenprinting

In an effort to step away from the computer, I took a screenprinting class for a few weeks at Lillstreet Art Center. Top: Lillstreet Art Center building and textiles department sign. Bottom: A few of the towels that I printed on.