Oh my goodness, what a great time my open studio was! It was part of a holiday studio tour I did with four other artists this past Sunday. I got a few pictures taken before it started, they aren’t the best, but I thought I’d show you how I turned my living and dining rooms… Continue Reading
It should not be a surprise, but as my business grows, my storage shrinks! I’ve done a series of de-cluttering and clearing out of unneeded supplies, and through the years I’ve narrowed in on how I like to work in my studio, storing items and supplies most often needed in the easy to reach places,… Continue Reading
Hi there! I’m over at Alamodestuff Blog today, with a tutorial on how to make a custom ironing board like the one here: It sits on my custom storage cart…if you want one of those, well  there’s a tutorial for that over at Lillyella! 🙂 Continue Reading
So, although it isn’t always this clean, this is how my desk usually looks: …and…this is how my desk has been looking this week: Yup, my computer woes continue. Now, I’ve been freaked out about this…but not as much as I COULD be. Why? Wonder hubby understands this stuff. He’s built this computer for me… Continue Reading
I got something really awesome in my email in-box Monday afternoon, and it was a total surprise: A final proof of an article I wrote about my studio, to be published in the Summer issue of Cloth, Paper, Scissors Studios. I had submitted a couple of pix and a quick description to them last Fall,… Continue Reading
Motivation has been lacking this week. Faithful readers will know that my university has been going through some tough times. Our president resigned a bit over a week ago, and our previous president (who retired from us 5 years ago) has stepped in as interim. This is hopeful because he’s brought the University through some… Continue Reading
Phew! That holiday weekend just FLEW by…and I was quite the busy bee. I had to do a huge studio tidy up, while I did that i found a UFO that was more finished than I thought! Gotta love that! It’s up on the design wall – it’s a Welcome quilt in the style of… Continue Reading
I took a video of my studio yesterday. Big surprise, I had a lot to say, so the video is split in 2: [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kSAMaxlImXg] [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wIHL5g50N7Y] Here’s a link to a tutorial on how to recover an office chair like mine. Here’s a link to a tutorial on how we built mydouble sewing machine table. For… Continue Reading