I'm starting a new blog series today. You can guess from the title that it's all about keeping your garbage. I use tons of stuff that I've rescued from the trash. Today I'm using an Altoid tin and Dentyne gum packaging... ...to create a portable miniature watercolor palette. The first st...

When I made the journals I shared on Friday, I created a problem for myself: the journals don't fit in any of my existing bags. Because I do most of my sketching away from home, I needed to have a bag to put all my supplies in. So, I did what any crafty girl would do and decided to make a bag!...

hello friends! I am excited to be bringing you a fun summer mini workshop PERFECT to make for yourself, friends, sisters, etc.. but also great to make WITH others in artsy crafty gatherings, family activies, reunions, camps, etc! Introducing my new mini summer workshop.. Lately I have been...

Oh, for so many reasons!! I'm so glad it's Friday! I'm back again playing with the Blogger's Challenge group, after several weeks away! It feels good and this was a great color challenge: Green, Yellow, Brown. I find I get into a color rut just like anything else and sometimes, need some pus...

Happy Friday! We've made it to the end of the week and I say Hooooray! When I first saw today's challenge, I thought these colors should look great together and immediately knew where I was going. There are so many fabulous shades of brown, green and yellow that it wasn't hard for me to get t...

I'm a day late! Forgive me, but the hubs decided early yesterday a.m. that it was time to clean the basement. We don't live in the basement and it isn't finished, but I learned long ago that when he decides it is time to clean (translation: Pitch and Toss) I had better help or I'll lose thing...