Charcuterie and Stenciled Board

  I had a wonderful experience at Board and Brush in Fairfax.  We created these beautiful boards by stenciling with paint on a board of your choice.  I choose a stencil that said "Gather Around & Celebrate".  I also learned some new techniques to create a...

Wooden Pumpkins, Pumpkins, Pumpkins

Pumpkins, Pumpkins, Pumpkins!  These are my latest and greatest creation made from scrap wood, wine corks, paint and a variety of ribbon, burlap, twine, fabric and moss.  This is such a fun project but takes a few days to make them because you need to go in stages.  I...

Fall Earrings – Faux Leather and Paint

Fall is the perfect time to start some new crafts.  I love getting out the more rustic fabrics, burlap, neutral papers and anything with leaves and pumpkins on it. I decided last week to use some of my dies to cut out faux leather for earrings.  I had some amazing...

More Fun Earrings in Faux Leather

I love making faux leather earrings.  I made these for Valentine's Day gifts.  The kit I bought from Amazon included templates but I chose to run them through my big shot die cut machine. They have so many different color options. It was so quick and simple.  The kit...

Mixed Media Earrings

    I'm so excited to showcase some of my latest earrings.  I used a variety of materials including paper, wood, acrylic paint, gold and silver leafing, and metal findings.  Most were purchased on Amazon.  The paper was purchased in Korea during our last...

Braided Basket

I was looking for a project to de-stash my fabric and thought I would try making a braided fabric basket.  I used around 2 yards of fabric for each of these baskets and used up some older fat quarters and longer strips from my scrap bin.  I sorted them into...

Valentine’s Day Cards and Tags

Making cards and gift tags is one of my favorite paper crafts.  It is fun to use different colored card stock, designer papers, die cuts, stamps and whatever materials you may have on hand. The fun part is this is a very family-friendly craft and most of what you make...

Beautiful Korean Paper

  Last year we had another opportunity to spend some time exploring South Korea.  My favorite places to visit are all the traditional Arts and Crafts cities and villages. These beautiful papers were purchased in Insadong, near Seoul.  I saw the most amazing...

Homemade Paper

Have you ever seen beautiful homemade papers at your local craft store or home goods store? I love the look and texture of homemade paper and the different ways you can use it for cards, gift tags or as a blank canvas for creating a one of a kind piece of Art. I...

Buttons Buttons Buttons

Buttons, Buttons, Buttons! There are so many fun button crafts to do with both adults and kids. Buttons are an easy way to keep kids entertained for little cost and little mess. We all have buttons laying around from an old sewing box, maybe in a jar you inherited...

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Charcuterie and Stenciled Board

  I had a wonderful experience at Board and Brush in Fairfax.  We created these beautiful boards by stenciling with paint on a board of your choice.  I choose a stencil that said "Gather Around & Celebrate".  I also learned some new techniques to create a...

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Wooden Pumpkins, Pumpkins, Pumpkins

Pumpkins, Pumpkins, Pumpkins!  These are my latest and greatest creation made from scrap wood, wine corks, paint and a variety of ribbon, burlap, twine, fabric and moss.  This is such a fun project but takes a few days to make them because you need to go in...

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Fall Earrings – Faux Leather and Paint

Fall is the perfect time to start some new crafts.  I love getting out the more rustic fabrics, burlap, neutral papers and anything with leaves and pumpkins on it. I decided last week to use some of my dies to cut out faux leather for earrings.  I had some amazing...

Read More

More Fun Earrings in Faux Leather

I love making faux leather earrings.  I made these for Valentine's Day gifts.  The kit I bought from Amazon included templates but I chose to run them through my big shot die cut machine. They have so many different color options. It was so quick and simple.  The...

Read More

Mixed Media Earrings

    I'm so excited to showcase some of my latest earrings.  I used a variety of materials including paper, wood, acrylic paint, gold and silver leafing, and metal findings.  Most were purchased on Amazon.  The paper was purchased in Korea during our last...

Read More

Braided Basket

I was looking for a project to de-stash my fabric and thought I would try making a braided fabric basket.  I used around 2 yards of fabric for each of these baskets and used up some older fat quarters and longer strips from my scrap bin.  I sorted them into...

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I’ve enjoyed Arts and Crafts of all sorts ever since I was a little girl.  I have had the opportunity to travel all over the world and appreciate Art and local crafts from Europe, Asia, Africa and the Middle East.  I bring the appreciation of different cultures and incorporate them into Art that can be enjoyed in my craft room with my kids and close friends.  I really enjoy using different materials in new ways and teaching my kids the beauty of Art and the enjoyment of creating.

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