I had so many tomatoes this year, I could afford to go beyond salsa. And since we’ve become addicted to pouring a red taco sauce on all our Mexican food, I knew right were to take the leftovers. Tresa’s Taco…
Tutorial: Bubble Glass Painting
I got my hands on some of the Martha Stewart glass paints, and I instantly had about five different ideas of what I could do with them. I settled on an idea I had for an ombre inspired technique (it…
Tutorial: Crocheted Necklace
Lion Brand issued me a challenge. Come up with a project using their new BonBons line of products, and make it something that other people would want to make for themselves. The first part wasn’t even a question. New yarn?…
Tutorial: Flapper Inspired Skirt
My friend Carrie took me to a fabulous little hole in the wall fabric store, and I set aside my typical thrifty self and bought a bunch of stuff just because I wanted it. The ribbon I used to make…
Tutorial: Clay Pot Windchime
I just found out my team came in third place in the Lowe’s Designer challenge I did at the Evo conference, which is pretty great, I think, since the competition was STIFF! In honor of that, I thought I’d share…
Tutorial: Faux Mosaic Pictureframe
A few months ago Elmer’s sent me a big box of stuff to play with, and there was so much good stuff that even after I made my Spring Birdhouse centerpiece, I had to keep right on going. While I…
Tutorial: Fourth of July Rosette Bouquet
While on my trip to the dollar store that ended up with my bread basket and chain bunting, I also found some really fantastic crepe paper printed in the colors of the flag. I really love making crepe paper rosettes,…
Tutorial: 4th of July Chain Bunting
I had leftover handtowels from the dollar store, and a whole house left to decorate, so I kept on going with my festive crafting. I had all this fabric, so I thought about what I could sew, and thought immediately…
Tutorial: 4th of July Bread Basket
I’m not normally a big decorator for every little holiday. I go totally bonkers for Christmas and Halloween, and the rest of the year goes by pretty much all the same. But something is coming over me as Atti is…
Tutorial: Tattoo Bracelet
I have one tattoo on my back that is really meaningful to me, but I keep threatening to get more. I have one all drawn out by an artist friend for my shoulder, and I’ve wanted to get one on…