oh goodness ~ and happy monday! today, a snowstorm is blowing’ ~ and yes, it’s cold outside~ and i so love being retired… and staying off the streets, content to be at home on a snowy, blowy, wintery, cooooollllish day doing what i love ~ designing, quilting, and enjoying the Christmas season! but i’m keeping nice and cozy! to help celebrate the …
a rocky mountain goat dressed in his winter blues ~ special sale and bonus
hi there everyone ~ i have so enjoyed interpreting a few of my favorite collage animal patterns, into christmas scenes! once again, aspen trees as a background, and… beautiful red cardinals, too, pretty in the branches. fused and cut from the hoffman international fabric i wrote about a few days ago, here. so ~ instead of going with the original …
izaak ~ the bloomin’ bighorn sheep ~ christmas meadows
hello ~ yup. izaak is enjoying a the mountain views from his “christmas meadow!”inspired by this lovely gray and white background, is a fabric design, “winterberry” by kate and birdie paper co., for moda fabrics. {i loved creating with this fabric line so much, and i’ve begun cutting my classic round placemats and will soon be listing them with the lots …
christmas collage a’peel ~ and classes!
hello ~boy have we enjoyed the relief of blessed rain these past few weeks, and it’s also been a great motive to dive into… yes… christmas! now i’m not anxious to bring on the season, but after seeing a few really charming christmas quilts hanging at the sewing palace in helena, i was inspired to start thinking about it ~and …
crafty goodness ~ christmas snow doodled glass ~
hi y’all! here’s a little crafty tutorial that is sooo dang simple to do. it does require a bit of a steady hand, perhaps… {perhaps not!} that is to say, no matter what you do ~ this white painty pen and glass doodling tutorial is a fun project, wavy lines… or not! even younger kids {supervised} will love this too, …
A Christmas Ornament with a Sharpie ~
I have to say it was so fun to be a part of Jennifer’s CREATIVE CHRISTMAS post yesterday. In addition, today I want to show you all another aspect of this fun project! This glass ornament ~ a colored one ~ perfect for this technique! {you may even have some already on the tree ~ “blank” and ready to decorate!} I …
Creative Christmas ~ Guest Post at Studio JRU ~
Hello and Happy Christmas! No, it’s not ‘exactly’ Christmas, but it is t i m e to get craftin’ … ! And you’ll find a host of g r e a t ideas from THE most sweet of hosts ~ it’s the Creative Christmas, from Jennifer, at Studio JRU for the month of December! Jennifer at STUDIO JRU asked me to …
Country Roads & a Cowboy ~
We had such a wonderful drive home from my Dad’s home, several weekend’s ago. We chose to go home via a different route than our usual one. It takes longer, but I relish the idea of taking in the vistas that this road offers. So ~ I’m excited to share a few shots of some of our stops, and wonderful back-road views, beginning with the Graves …