Last night my daughter lost a tooth. Her fifth one, but first one at the top. She looks so cute with that top missing tooth. Back a few years ago when my son lost his first tooth, I was in panick. See where I grew up there are no tooth fairies. You lose your tooth… Read More Tooth fairy match box
Decorating a tag is a project that puts me at ease. I think of it as a warm up exercise. The tag is small, and there is no anxiety about covering all that blank space. I like to stain my tags with tea. It’s a pretty simple technique. Make tea. After brewing take the used… Read More Tag Art
Let’s talk about the weather! Around this time in Arizona it’s hot, every day. And it’s going to be hot for a few more months. I endure it. Somewhow for me it is more appealing than a long and cold winter. Summer in the desert is a good time to get some crafting done. You… Read More El Nopal
What can you do in 100 days? I wrote a letter/card/note a day as part of The 100 Day project. Here is what I learned: 1. It was challenging to keep up for different reasons (who to write, what to write) 2. Once you build a habit, it feels good as it helps carve… Read More Lessons learned from 100 Day project
Have you heard of The 100 day project? It’s currently half way through. It’s an event that takes place over 100 days (you probably can start at any time, unless you want to keep on track with thousands of people), where you choose an activity that you will commit to do every day for 100 days. This… Read More 100 Days Project
About a month ago I took a watercolor workshop by Ken Oliver at the local craft store, Craft Fusion. I came home armed with 6 basic color of Ken’s product, Color Burst, grabbed some stencils I had on hand and started playing. I don’t think I have the color coordination down yet, so I limit myself… Read More Color Burst and Ken Oliver
I find it much easier to work on a piece of paper that is not white. Something about the pristine witness keeps me from putting any marks on it. So what I usually do is cover an entire sheet of paper with watercolors. A wet on wet: spray the piece of paper with water, then… Read More Watercolor and zentangle
On the north side of town there is a Butterfly Wonderland. It’s a butterfly sanctuary. In the first part of the exhibit you can view a 3D movie on the migration and the life of butterflies, followed by an area where you can see hundreds of them in the form of chrysalis, and at the… Read More Butterfly inspired cards
For Christmas I got a book with Lenore Tawney collaged postcards. Her work is so beautiful. So…I was going to try to work on something similar. I did want a bit more color than her work, and somehow most of mine turned dreamy pink and blue. I keep trying…
At the dollar store I found stickers with images of the Virgin Mary. The package came with four identical sheets. Duplicates are great! This time earrings were on my mind. After sticking the stickers on brown craft paper I covered the sheet with clear lining (the type you line your kitchen cabinets and drawers).… Read More Earrings made out of stickers
Vesna Taneva 