Birthday Card with Stars

I enjoy making greeting cards just about as much as most any other type of paper craft endeavor.  It’s a somewhat constant in my studio.  Recently I put together a card using lineweaving on stars and stacking them on coordinating papers to create the greeting...

Journal Choices – What’s Yours?

So here’s the thing…. Rarely do I use creative writing in journal pages anymore.  Although I am a chatter box in person – I’m simply not much of a wordy person on paper.  If I’m freeform writing, it’s usually because I’m...

Flash Back – Spring 2016

Jump into my time machine and lets skip back to last spring.  I wasn’t blogging back then, but I was still creating!  I drove up to Northern California to visit a friend last March for a few weeks. We took to playing with pen and paper at her kitchen table one...

Mandalas for Mom

Today I have a mishmash of things to share with you.  First up is a set of Mandalas.  I spent some time this last year at my Mother-in-law’s home visiting and helping to get some house updates accomplished for her.  And in my “off-duty” time, I...

Art Every Week

The last time I posted to this blog was in December 2014.  I think it’s time I re-engage, don’t you?! Besides manhandling a hectic travel and moving schedule (that went sideways several times), I was also dealing with some emotional struggles. So the time...

Winking Santa

  It’s Christmas Eve where I live and I know that it might be Christmas day where you are.  So I wish you all a very Merry Christmas and look forward to another year doodling along side you.  I don’t have a repeat pattern art piece to share with you...

And a Partridge in a Pear Tree

  Gifts for Creative Friends! Paper Flowers a’ plenty, Free Journals for Drawing, Five Golden Rings, and a Partridge in a Pear Tree… La, da, de, de, da…  Just like the list of true love gifts of Christmas – I’m gathering little...

Pix from Around Here and There

  Today I’m sharing with you a few pictures I’ve taken from around the yard recently.  Just a few clips of color from here and there in my little world.  Depending on which browser you are using and what sort of device you are viewing this webpage...

ATC Swap Show and Tell

  Just a quick follow up video showing off a few of the lovely Artist Trading Cards from the recent Mandala Slice it and Dice it swap.  As you may remember, this was a swap I hosted here on my blog and I also hosted one of the exact same type in our Community...

A Simple Healing Mandala

Art is Good For Us! Some even say that it may be as important to our overall health as balanced nutrition, regular exercise, meditation, or spiritual growth. When expressing oneself in creative ways such as through drawings, paintings, collage, photography, writings,...