Today I’m actually heading out to Firenze, so my creative workspace is actually a bit on hold. I did finish up my A to Z book, check it out in the 2ps gallery…the one I blogged about previously. Very proud of that, but also have a lot of stuff in progress…folding papers for journals…
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Happy hump day to all! I’ve been busy designing on the computer, working on official stuff, scrapbooking kits and some personal projects as well. After playing around here and there, I actually created these label strips for myself to use in a project. In the end, they didn’t fit with the particular booklet project, … See the full post »
Although I’m no expert by any means, just a little experimentation has proved to be a great learning experience in sewing leather. I thought it would be helpful to share some thoughts on sewing leather and other thick materials…and perhaps gets some tips from all of you as well! I have a cheapie sewing … See the full post »
Sometimes I get sucked into the bloghopping game. One link leads to another and suddenly hours have passed and I’ve been surfing without reason or aim. Eeek! Definitely not a productivity booster, but thankfully I have learned to control myself a bit. However, every once in a while I do let myself go at … See the full post »
Last week I was listening to Jamie Ridler’s podcast, an interview Jamie Margot Berwin, who is a writer. At one point she talks about writers specifically, but I think it applies for everyone, that we need alone time in order to process all the input we’ve taken in – in order to find our … See the full post »
This week I’ve been busy designing on the computer and getting disgruntled with my bad internet connection…so nothing to show from that front. Just lots of work in progress, bits and pieces, pixels and such. However, I did want to share these really cool cookies I just bought, the Two by Two line by … See the full post »
It’s been a while since I’ve offered up a stationery set for download, so I thought it would be nice to have something in the Halloween or ghoulish theme for the upcoming holiday. I used my little sleepy ghost pattern to create this printable stationery set…sort of funky looking and not your normal cutesy … See the full post »
Now that my big birthday weekend is over, I’m trying to catch up and slide back into the normal routine. The thing I dislike the most, I think, is all the laundry I have to wash and iron…ehhh! I think I wouldn’t mind just walking around in wrinkly clothes…sigh. Today happens to be a … See the full post »
Wow! I found a huge resource for drawing and illustration and wanted to share with all of you as inspiration today! Andrew Loomis has out of print books that are now PDFs for free download. Amazing, true and so darn useful. You should definitely check them out and see if they will help with your illustration, … See the full post »
I woke up this morning and didn’t really much different from any other morning this week. Maybe a little tired, from accidentally falling asleep with all the lights on and a book in hand…woken up late night by my husband to actually go to bed! Then this morning woken up by relatives talking about … See the full post »
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