june at noon

Happy holidays! While I’m taking some time away from blogland, I’ve got posts scheduled to run on my regular routine so that I can show you the Christmas gifts I wasn’t able to write about during the year. Enjoy, and I’ll see you on the flip side! Our immediate family has taken a liking to [...]

I’ve been trying to set aside time once a month to do a page or two of art journaling. For me this really amounts to doodling and writing notes about things that took place that month. I’m hoping some day I might find the creative energy to take it a little further, but the idea [...]

I’m working on carving some rubber stamps this week. In my usual fashion, I’m attempting something that’s a little beyond my reach. I haven’t practiced enough to be good at fine detail or small designs, but that’s exactly what these are. It’s a practice-on-the-spot sort of thing. I’m getting a little tired of doing the [...]

Do you ever find that in the process of doing one thing, you end up needing to do another? You know, you start with one project, realize you need a new something-or-other for function or display, and get spun off into a whole different project. New decorative sewing pins required … … new paper packages, [...]

With shop updates comes the need for packaging supplies. Since I finally managed to add some things to the shop, I also found myself creating some functional items, like display cards for brooches and envelopes for card sets. I actually enjoy this part of the process. I like being able to be creative in order [...]

Some friends are moving to another state soon, and I wanted to let them know how much we’ve enjoyed them and that they’ll be missed. I put together a card that is very simple, but its simplicity is what I like about it. I used some Asian-inspired stamps that my mom got for me at [...]

When I started dreaming up ideas for my move to this new web address, part of the process included sketching ideas for a new banner. I knew that I wanted something that displayed some of my handicrafts and that was (hopefully) fun and interesting to look at. One evening I finally came up with the [...]

I have finally finished my big embroidery piece, and I hope to be able to take some photos in the next couple of days. I’m really excited about this one, so I’m eager to post it. I’ve also started to use my new stamp carving tools, but I haven’t gotten very far thanks to a [...]

… (note the sarcasm) I decided to try something new: rubber stamp carving. I discovered this craft through some of my blog browsing and found myself fascinated with it. I tried to resist, but I just couldn’t get it out of my mind. I’ve been thinking about it and bookmarking tutorials and even bought some [...]