Ozark Mountain Crafts – 2011 Edition
I took a stroll around our old stomping grounds in Fayetteville, Arkansas while on vacation, and found a lot of new, or improved businesses since we moved this Fall. It made me happy to see so many...
View Article“Look Ma, no glue!”
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year everybody! I am dying to get back home to my workshop and make stuff till I fall over. I’ve been gone almost three weeks on our trip to the Midwest/South, and...
View ArticleSpace Lockets
A few weeks ago, I had the pleasure of attending an art supplies swap, and got loads of strange stuff (old x-rays, glass balls, fake eyes, a BUTTON MAKER) to play with. Something I randomly picked up...
View ArticleMother’s Day: Give a special starry sky to someone you love
My mom is just pure genius when it comes to crafty things, and she is really the lovely inventor of the Sky On My Birth locket. I’m just the artisan, really. Just in time for Mother’s Day, you can...
View ArticleUpdate! Two options for Mother’s Day Star Pendant
I just got these beautiful 1.5 inch (4cm) glass monocles in the mail from a lovely supplier on Etsy. You can now buy the Sky on My Birth pendant painted on this dainty monocle. The lines etched are...
View ArticleTripping to San Francisco
So you would think that an Arkansas girl living just an hour away from the Big City of San Francisco would find all manner of excuses to get up to the city. But nooooo, it’s always “too far away” and...
View ArticleLook up in the sky, what do you see?
Work in progress on light tab So, I was born at a time of day when stars aren’t visible in the sky. But my mom knows they were there, and came up with the magnificent idea of making star charts...
View ArticleAaaaargh– Taking Photos Makes me Go ARRRRRRGH
I love, love, love making things, which is why I so rarely update. I’ve decided that I am going to slash “craft blogger” off of my list of What I Ams. When I think about blogging, I get anxious....
View ArticleDo you remember your best Valentine’s Day?
What about your first kiss, or the first time you saw the person you fell in love with? I have a one-of-a-kind gift to recognize the time and place! Handpainted on a vintage monocle, my Sky at Night...
View ArticleJust an idea for Mother’s Day– give her the stars
My mom (in the green) with one of her many lovely sisters, on our trip to San Francisco. My mom has everything– she’s smart, creative, holds her liquor well, has a great husband, two daughters that...
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