Fall is my favorite time of year, I love the leaves changing colors, the coolness at nights and the start of the holidays. Last year I made a holiday trivet with my kids hand prints as turkeys this year I decided to make a wreath with the same idea. My problem was how and the … Continue reading
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Paperclay Halloween Garden Stakes
This project is super easy and is a GREAT kids project! Since I wanted to show how easy this project is I enrolled the help of my children (the princess and the Booga). I will say this project was a little too advance for the Booga (he is 2 and thought we were making cookies … Continue reading
Paperclay Monster Bookmark – How To
First I would like to thank the Creative Paperclay Design Team and Terri Sproul for this amazing opportunity. I am truly honored and humbled being on the 1st Creative Paperclay Design Team. I do this because I LOVE IT not because I get paid. Thank you from the bottom of my heart for this amazing … Continue reading
Paperclay Pumpkins How To
Halloween is just around the corner meaning I need to start making some Halloween items. I have been concentrating on Christmas that I completely forgot about my favorite time of year. Since I am on the Paperclay Design Team and part of my job as a design team member is to experiment with new methods … Continue reading
Paperclay Owls How To
I have officially started on my Christmas Ornaments for my Etsy Store. I decided that I wanted to make hollow ornaments this year and maybe a couple of flat ornaments as well. I will say this tutorial is a little more advance that most of the ones I do but with a little practice I … Continue reading
Vacation Week…
Believe or not Jeff has been on vacation this week. I have gotten a ton of stuff done and the kids have had a blast chasing DADDY around. My daughter did two shows this week one on Monday and one yesterday (yesterday went much better). We went out to dinner on Monday we had pizza … Continue reading
Daisy Hair Comb – Paperclay
Many of you remember my Poppy Hair comb from the last project I did. I really wanted to do a daisy for this project. Shasta Daisies are my favorite flowers and I really wanted to make a daisy hair comb. Since the technique is very different than the poppy hair comb I thought it would … Continue reading
Sock Kitty Made by My Daughter
My daughter is 5 and loves to learn new things and since mommy has been sewing lately which means my daughter wants to sew or learn to sew. The postcard from C&T Publishing that started her obsession with taking all of her socks and making little pets. So I decided that the bird would … Continue reading
Poppy Hair Comb – Paperclay
I had been thinking about this project ever since Memorial Day when I was given a “Buddy” Poppy for my donation to the Veterans of Foreign Wars. I remember growing up going to the local VFW with my grandma and helping make paper poppies for Memorial Day. Every year I try to go somewhere on … Continue reading
Mixed Media – Monochromatic Inuit Style String Prints
Growing up in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan I grew up attending Pow-Wows and learning about the Potawantomi People. My high school Mascot was an Eskimo we were the Escanaba Eskimos and honestly up until I did this lesson plan – every time I heard Eskimos I thought of Mo (the Mascot) not the Inuit … Continue reading