Art that Teaches…

A long time ago in a town far, far away I learned the importance of a good art education (okay that was cheesy).  I myself did not receive the best art education in school.  Sadly, my elementary art teacher thought a good piece of art was cheap washable markers on construction paper.  He also said … Continue reading →

Wind Chime, out of old DVD/CDs…

I know I haven’t been posting a lot of new crafty projects lately primarily because my 11 month old has been a bit of a handful and doesn’t believe in naps!  He finally took a half way decent nap and my daughter and I got to work! I have been saving old DVD/CD for a … Continue reading →

Homemade Ice Packs

Homemade Ice Packs

So my daughter is getting ready for Pre-K in a couple of weeks and one of the things I have been thinking about is how am I going to keep her lunch cool. We have one ice pack that Jeff takes to work everyday and when it starts to thaw it leaks blue goo. Personally, … Continue reading →

Comcast Woes… and other FUBAR things

So when you are a stay at home mom and do graphic design work on the side the one thing you need to connect to the outside world is internet. Unfortunately, Comcast has decided that my neighborhood doesn’t need internet this week. I have been able to get on for a couple minutes here and … Continue reading →

Craft Stick Trinket Box

Last year for Christmas I wanted the Princess to make Jeff something really, really special but it had to be with stuff I had.  I had craft sticks lots and lots of Craft Sticks. I did a Google Search for Craft Stick Projects and came up with a Craft Stick Trinket Box (Family Fun).  This … Continue reading →

Digital Scrapbooking Elements…

Yesterday I went through and made several PNG files for digital scrapbooking. I also decided to try my hand at uploading them and adding them to my blog so they will be available for everyone to download. The first is a blue clothes pin that was used for decoration for my baby shower. I turned … Continue reading →

Digital Scrapbooking… My New BFF

After experimenting last night with digital scrapbooking I LOVE it! I love it so much that I was lying awake last night thinking about all the cool things I could scan in and turn into scrapbooking elements. The possiblities are endless, especially since I have an awesome scanner and Adobe Fireworks. My first attempt at … Continue reading →

Blog Button With Scroll Box Tutorial

So I was re-reading old posts and one of the things I said I would do was explain how to do a Blog Button.  So I am going to finally explain how to do a blog button with a scroll box.First you need a design – either 125×125 or 150×150 pixels. This button was created … Continue reading →