I’ve been busy creating lots of new projects~ both art projects and craft projects. One of my favorite new projects is this brand new calendar for 2009:

I made it for the calendar challenge at clearalbums.com. You are invited to play along with us! I think the challenge should be a lot of fun, at least [...]

One of my latest projects is a book called How To Make Paper Lace. This was a book that I originally planned to publish through a traditional book publisher. However, after much frustration attempting to do that, I decided to publish the book online, for free, instead. I am really excited about it because, as [...]

I recently got a whole bunch of new scrapbooking / art supplies by American Crafts, and I have been busy using them to make all kinds of new cards and projects! I’ve been a huge fan of American Crafts ribbon for a long time- the quality is so nice compared to most of the other [...]

Today I made a new page about paper lace doilies for my paper lace web site. It’s not completely finished yet, but it’s off to a good start. So far the page has a list of things to do with paper lace doilies, plus some places you can buy them. What it’s still missing are [...]

I have been a bad blogger.
Well, actually I have been blogging my head off! But not at this blog. I’ve been working on my antique crochet web site and my paper lace web site. If either of those topics sounds interesting to you, I hope you’ll check them out. This blog has [...]

Back in the spring of the year 2000, I took a botanical illustration class from Otis College of Art and Design. At the time, I had already been designing fabrics for a few years, and I realized that my skill with florals could stand improving. I thought the class would be a fantastic way to [...]

My latest artwork is taking a new and, I think, interesting direction. I haven’t stopped creating spin art- not at all! However, my spin art is something that I like to create outside, and lately the weather hasn’t been too cooperative. When it gets windy and cold (not that it’s that windy, or that cold, [...]

Pretty paper just thrills me! As an artist I enjoy working with and learning about papers of all kinds. Well, lately I’ve been fascinated by paper lace- how to make it, different examples of it that others have made, crafts to make with it, plus vintage and antique examples of paper lace too.
Well, as I [...]