A while back my sister showed me a technique for embossing foil by folding a piece of foil several times for thickness and placing it into an embossing folder to run through the CuddleBug machine. I then added a layer of white gesso … Continue reading
Category Archives: Transform It
Before Christmas, I shared with you the Elsa and Anna Aprons and accessories I made for my granddaughters to play dress-up. In case you were wondering, they love them. My Princess and Miss Tickles got theirs at Christmas… Songbird had to wait … Continue reading
If you have a little girl in your life, chances are she loves a certain queen who sings a certain captivating song, and once it is heard, the brain just won’t let it go. I have three little granddaughters who role … Continue reading
First of all, welcome to all of our new readers who are joining us because you read my guest blog post on Julie Fei-Fan Balzer’s blog, Balzer Designs. I shared a technique using polymer clay, alcohol ink, and her stencils … Continue reading
This tub looks like it is ready for the 4th of July.But what to do with it the rest of the year? It doesn’t really fit my decor. Actually, I picked it up at a thrift store with the intention … Continue reading
Today, we are happy to have Jan’s husband, Tom Johnson, share a guest post. He is a wonderful husband, dad, accomplished entertainer, actor, singer, and musician, all around fix-it guy, remodeler, furniture builder, biker, and most of all–his grandkids adore … Continue reading
Each of my granddaughters prefer wearing dresses. Or skirts. Since they all need summer clothes, we are trying to figure out easy and quick ways to make dresses and skirts. The one I am showing you today was very simple. … Continue reading
My Princess loves wearing dresses and if they have a skirt that twirls, all the better. We bought a simple plain t-shirt and with fabric already on hand made this adorable dress in less than a couple of hours.We followed … Continue reading
Week 12’s challenge for the Documented Life Project was to “Cut up a magazine…add!” Jan: In a magazine I found a full page of images of vegetables and fruit with light shining through them that looked perfect for my challenge.Rather than … Continue reading
Not sure how many years I’ve had these slippers but they are old. They are worn very thin and not doing a good job this winter of keeping my feet warm.Buying new slippers right now is not on my priority … Continue reading