This is the front of one of my journals, Blurred Art. I have been gluing things to the front of it for years. I have had some really wonderful things donated by friends that I attached as well. I always wanted to cut a window in the front. Never have, and now the inside cover is fairly decorated, so maybe… Read more →
Here is another picture of something I would like to re-create. I have this wonderful book by Diane Fitzgerald, called The Beaded Garden. She does an amazing thistle in it. One of these days I am going to try. This photo of a thistle was taken in the Hall Office Park in Frisco, that is covered in beautiful fields and… Read more →
My Father sent me this great postcard he made. I want so much to make something that looks like this little creature. It was funny, at the time he sent it, I was furiously working on the Basket for Dad’s Eggs. That little basket was done in almost exactly the same jewel tones, as the frog in the picture. I… Read more →
Here are more pictures from the same trip to the Kimbell Art Museum. I love this statue in the open air eating area. She is so relaxing to look at. Great food there too, although it can not compare to the food at the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth. I had one of the best meals of my life… Read more →
This has to be one of my favorite murals of all time. Although, to be honest, I really like most murals I see. This is in Fort Worth, somewhere… It was taken from the bus window on the way to the Kimbell Art Museum. I can not tell you where exactly, I do not know the area well enough. I… Read more →
Boy do you miss electricity when you do not have it! The long absence of new posts was due to lack of power. We had a big storm that felled a very big tree that took three utility polls with it. We had no power for two days, and it was hot! The poor kitties do not enjoy power outages.… Read more →
Private collection The Maple Leaf Bagette was a commission. I am really pleased with the way it turned out. I like the neck strap especially, and the sort of hour-glass shape of the bagette. It was done in all earth tones, with shades of fall leaves, in a brick stitch. I was very careful to protect the thread from the… Read more →
Picture of the rain Well that was a long absence… We had a big storm which took out an even bigger tree, which took out three utility poles. The upshot was, no power for two days! I could not even get on to post a quick note through my phone, because my phone was out of juice. But we are… Read more →
I love this spread that my father did in our joint journal. I get a kick out of the actual train tracks on the page, every time I look at it. Plus he talks about ancient history, which I love to hear about. On the left is a picture of my Dad with Uncle Richard, his best friend, and he… Read more →
I got the best magazine in the mail the other day! It is a special issue of Bead and Button Magazine, all about right-angle weave. They put this together so well, and there are a couple of projects I would really like to make. If you mouse over the picture of the magazine and click on it, it will take… Read more →