Category Archives: handmade

Pillow Talk and Christmas

posted on December 16, 2011

I’m in the BEST mood! I’m so happy to be off work until the new year and look forward to all that I’ll accomplish during these weeks. All the stress has left my body and my brain is getting retrained to do WHAT I WANT… not what someone else wants me to do. It really is “the most wonderful time of the year” (giggling). They’ll be more posts than usual and probably annoying at times… but remember…. I HAVE way more time on my hands. My “wordy” new pillow arrived a few days ago. ….

Pretty Paper

posted on December 12, 2011

Paper. It’s such a simple thing … something we use almost every day … and usually it’s for making lists of all the things we need to do. My list for the next few weeks is not so much about the “tasks” but about the PAPER!

I have a love for all papers. Especially old books and papers that are worn. I love magazines and specialty papers. I love the black and white of newspapers and sheet music and the vast array of crafting papers available for those who want to create. Someday I hope to have lots ….

cement is a ball

posted on June 4, 2011

Yes, we enjoy our yard… and we love to put all kinds of things out in our landscape (besides plants). We’ve seen these concrete garden balls in different places throughout the years and always intended to make some. Finally with a little more spare time than usual… we got the concrete and went for it. After collecting some old glass shades that were picked up at garage sales or given to us (thanks, John F.) they got a nice thin coat of cooking oil rubbed on the insides. We mixed the concrete and began scooping it in the 3 glass ….

Color, texture, and pattern

posted on June 3, 2011

Another Friday. Hard to believe. The weeks come and go so quickly, but my search for inspiration is constant. I realize the things we see everyday inspire us in some way, and the internet has definitely helped most of us who are obsessed with beautiful things and search them out. For the past few months I have been lusting over all the products from Marimekko, as they create the most wonderful modern designs. I’m so drawn to them. Their fabrics are so simple and beautiful. Nothing changes a space like fabric, texture and color. The graphics definitely inspired ….

Handmade – Part II

posted on June 1, 2011

FILL EMPTY POTS …. Another thing off my list!

My little black bird pot finally got a bromeliad, but I can’t just seem to cross something off my list and move on… oh no, I have to draw it out, LITERALLY.

I have three pots that Richie found at various estate sales that he paid nothing for and although I love how old and beat up they look I thought I’d have some fun with one. I’ve been tripping over this pot (literally) and needed to fill it with something. I finally found one of my all time ….

Handmade – Part I

posted on May 31, 2011

SUNBURST MIRROR –
I vote for a 4 day work week EVERY week. How ’bout you? Richie and I had such a productive three days. I feel like we had forgotten how to relax and do things we use to do. We’ve been in such a “panic-gotta-get-this-house-done mode, that we really haven’t been all that creative. We need that. It keeps us happy. So, with that being said, I decided to do a project that has been in my head (and the supplies in a bag) for about 3 weeks now …. a Sunburst Mirror. I’ve seen them in stores ….

Air Plants Get a Home

posted on May 17, 2011

In an earlier post I showed you my new little air plants (Tillandsia) and have been working to find them a home. I purchased some globes from CB2 with this plan in mind but as I put one together I realized that although it looks lovely, surely I could come up with something a little more creative and “funky”.

This calls for a visit to Richie’s junk boxes! Richie is a “junker”, a lover of old things and a collector of some of the most amazing “junk”. He uses them in his artwork and is constantly ….

Handmade

posted on May 16, 2011

The weekend goes by WAY too fast, but it was a fun and productive one. I had several projects going at once (as usual)… because my brain won’t stop thinking about stuff. It’s insane. I’m insane. :-)
A think about the silliest things sometimes… but I really wanted an orange pillow for the guest bedroom. Something orange, anything orange… come on people how hard can it be to find a orange pillow? Damn near impossible. Of course I always want things that I can’t find or if I do it costs $100 for a pillow. (sigh!) So I went to the ….