On a recent day trip to Jerome, AZ, I stumbled upon a kaleidoscope store. I am not sure how I ever missed it all the previous times I’ve been to Jerome. Nelly Bly is the name of the store. One step in, and I became a 10 year old. Looking through the telescope sized kaleidoscopes,… Read More Kaleidoscope
Hi friends!!! It’s been so long since I’ve last posted. I forgot I had a blog. I forgot to pay my bill to host my blog, so my blog had disappeared and it prompted me to re-visit this place and make it come alive again. Without further delay let me tell you about my Free… Read More Free Little Art Gallery – FLAG
Last winter I decided to start a garden. I didn’t have high hopes for it, as I know my life can get busy as a mom of teenagers, and I thought for sure I will forget to water it and the unforgiving Arizona sun will scorch everything fast. I was delighted to prove myself wrong,… Read More ZEN – Gardening
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It’s hard to notice the change of seasons in the desert, but being raised in a four seasons climate my body knows and it’s impatiently looking forward to cooler days. I like playing with yarn and fabric when the weather gets cooler. Somehow they feel like ‘cooler’ weather crafts. I’ve wanted to make fabric acorns… Read More Fabric Acorns
Hi there! I know it’s been ages since my last post. It was one of those periods where life took me through some twists and turns and even though I was still creating and sharing inspiration on my other social platforms (Instagram/Facebook), coming here and creating a real post seemed impossible. But here I am… Read More Developing an art practice
Oh hi!! It’s been so long, that I forgot I had a blog. This year and Covid has brought so many changes for so many people, myself included. But that’s a topic I’d rather discuss over coffee and crafts, in person, when this is all over. Today I want to share a quick and easy… Read More Easy holiday cards
Living in southern Arizona we have two seasons: nice (November-ish till April-ish) and HOT – all the rest of the months. When the HOT season is here some little towns literally become living Ghost towns. There are still people living there but if you drove through you won’t know. Superior qualifies for that. I stopped… Read More Superior, AZ
Over the last several weeks I have added a bunch of handmade items into my shop on Etsy. I’ve been on Etsy for several years, but I’ve never taken it seriously as a way to earn money or sell my handmade items. I still sell at a couple of local shops, but lately I have… Read More Handmade gifts
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