My grandmothers and great grandmother left me a treasure in the form of beautiful handmade quilts. I have memories of visiting my great grandmother’s house and seeing ladies sitting around a large wooden frame hand stitching on a beautiful quilt. Most quilts … Continue reading →
After several very late nights, the dress-up apron for the Snow Queen’s little sister, Anna, is finished just in time for Christmas. In case you missed it, here is the link to the dress-up apron for Elsa. I made the apron for … Continue reading →
Yesterday I shared with you the dress-up aprons I made for the granddaughters to play Elsa, the Snow Queen from the movie Frozen. I decided they also needed some accessories for their outfits. First of all, I tried making gloves. I’ve never made … 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 →
I found a place that definitely has the button. Tucked away in a narrow brick building on the Upper East Side of Manhattan is an amazing shop named Tender Buttons that claims to be the “only shop in American devoted … Continue reading →
When I was a child, Christmas took forever to arrive. Now as an adult the time flies by so quickly I am once again thinking it can’t be almost the end of another year already. Christmas is 11 weeks away. Now … 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 →
Two special little girls in my life just celebrated their first birthday. I wanted to get them started on their creative journey by giving them their first art supplies and decided they needed art smocks. I cut off the lower … Continue reading →
Last Christmas, I made baby doll carriers for our two year old granddaughters who love playing with their baby dolls and whose mommies were both having babies in the coming months. I knew that when the babies arrived my daughters … Continue reading →
I’ve shown you how I made a couple nightgowns from thrift store finds for My Princess in an earlier post. This time, I found a shirt from my own closet that I no longer wanted and thought it would be … Continue reading →