Humblearts Journal

Tis the Season

I've been enjoying a very long week off from work. 

We have been a crafty little family lately.  I've spent the last two weeks sewing clothes for dolls.  I love it.  I spent days and days sewing, learning how to read patterns and piece everything together.  I even made little leather shoes and fleece slippers.  They were a big hit with the girls.

Jess has been a crafting maniac too.  Working into the wee hours of the night on collages for microscope slide pendants.  I promise to share when he finishes them.  They are brilliant. 

He went crazy making ornaments for the tree.  I started out with this idea from Martha Stewart using old greeting cards.  Jess then out-crafted me and decided to recycle art history books.  I love these ornaments so much I wish I could show you everyone of them. 

I think he made 40 of them.  Each one is a beautiful little homage to  art historical works, paired up in surprising ways. 

Oh, look she's back!

My, oh my.  I am a long lost blogger.  I can't believe how busy the last few weeks have been.  I have a million unanswered emails, but those will have to wait until tomorrow when I have a few more recovered brain cells.

BUT, I did want to tell you about some places you can spot my beads in print this month.

First, for the new beaders there is Bead & Button's Beading Basics, Essential Techniques.  Inside you can find my cuff bracelet project and it's on the DVD that is included.  You can find it on newsstands December 19th.

I have two articles in the December issue of Step by Step Beads.  A very fun and funky tassel necklace and my first polymer clay bead-making project; a faux lampwork technique using oil paints and liquid sculpey. 

So now you can tell everyone you know someone famous.  HA, HA!