june at noon

Since I’m drawing again, I decided to participate with Illustration Friday from time to time. This week’s theme is the word “reverse.” This is what I came up with: (Click the image for a larger version.) It was really fun to do this drawing. I sketched it at our family’s Superbowl party, and I didn’t [...]

Well, I skipped Monday’s post. Gave myself the day off. I had an imminent sewing project that was only a stack of fabric at the time. There’s an embroidery that hasn’t progressed since the last time I showed it. And then there’s all this digital drawing, which doesn’t provide a whole lot to actually show [...]

Well, hello! It’s me, but in real time again! I think I might still have a couple Christmas gifts that I haven’t shown you, but I wanted to get back and show you something I’m working on right now. I mentioned last year that I wanted to start developing my drawing and see where it [...]

My sister has collected Matryoshka (Russian nesting dolls) for years, so when it came time to plan a baby shower for her, this Babushka theme seemed like the perfect fit. I pulled out my Matriosha embroidery pattern, modified it a little, added color (her nursery colors) and lettering digitally, and sent it off to my [...]

I’ve been frantically whipping up a kid’s birthday gift, and then visiting with some old friends, so I’ve been absent from the computer and didn’t get around to posting the screen-sized “birds on a wire” drawings for those of you who said you’d want it. (If you missed it, the original cards are here.) Better [...]

Valentine’s Day is quickly approaching. I’ve noticed that most of you seem to be either very into the Big Day or very not. I’m somewhere in the middle myself. I’ve been doing some doodling on the computer and for those of you who do celebrate, I thought I’d share a free download of a simple [...]

You know that whole thing I said about posting a tutorial every Tuesday (because T, tutorial and Tuesday both begin with T!) and a freebie pattern every Friday (because F! You know, F!)? Well, it’s Friday, and … Yep, it’s Friday. I actually had a pattern in mind to share, but we’ve had some out-of-town [...]

I’ve only one major embroidery project left to complete for Christmas, but I have yet to really figure out the design, so I’ve taken some time off to work on a few quick things while I think/procrastinate. These are two ATCs (artist trading cards) that I made for my sister-in-law, who has recently started making [...]

I’m still working on embroidery projects. Since I’ve been doing so many for gifts and making them to suit the tastes of the recipients, they’re not necessarily my style. They’re nice, and I’m proud of them, but they’re not really “me.” Because I’ve done so many in a row, I think I’m getting a little [...]