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I crushed the bag strap in what I like to think is record time. plus it was a good way to understand how NOT to paint a canvas and how to adjust while stitching. and like I said, the ideas...

stripes!! apparently we have a things for stripes. and for the record, the girls and I had multiple items to choose from for the stripe theme. we didn’t organize a fancy table or meal but we did have a friendly...

Bob and I had a big event for his company scheduled at the end of this month. a fancy shindig to celebrate the whole company and a great chance to get dressed up. but… COVID. 🙄I decided that we could...

the summer I turned 12, I learned to needlepoint at this little seaside shop with my mother and sister. the idea was a sampler pillow of 12 different stitches, in 12 squares. I loved learning but I don’t recall ever...

over the sleepy time between Christmas and New Years, the kids and I had a blast with puzzles. a couple were gifted and when we finished those, we bought two more. and then a couple more… we were obsessed.I thought...

let’s check in on #52weekchallenge shall we? the wins and the misses. I started with the idea that I’d write two blog posts each week. easy, right? well this is only the second post I’ve written in 4 weeks. 🙄I’m...

in addition to my #52weekchallenge, I wanted to spend time out of my studio learning, trying new things and keep it all interesting. I figure getting out of my comfort zone can only lead to good things.I follow Digs Enamel...

have you ever done one of those #100day projects? I’ve always been daunted by a daily practice and hate the idea of failure so I’ve been a cheerleader for others, consumed their content and then envied the growth. this year...

I’ve wanted to make a calendar for as long as I can remember. it was actually something I mentioned to my Personal Board of Advisors when I started out full-time on this whole ‘business’. last year I made one to...

I had a few events lined up this holiday season and wanted to be able to offer something that people could gift so I came up with the ‘make your own necklace’ and these sweet hanging doodads (aka ornaments).it follows...

you guys… this was so much fun!! I mentioned last year that I figured out this design while planning #cardart18 and I while I knew how it would look, I didn’t know which materials I’d be working with. I was...

so somehow it’s one week until Thanksgiving and only 5 weeks until Christmas?!I’ve been working towards the last few events / shopportunities™️ of the year and time just keeps whizzing by. last year I only had two things going and...

I’m fortunate to have some pieces for sale in For Now this fall/winter and I was super excited to be asked to host a little in-store event last week. I’ve been asked in the past about doing custom work and...

photo by brittanny taylor so it’s been a while.we’ve got so much to catch up on since I last logged on but I wanted to pop in and say hi. we bought a house this summer and we’ve met our...

truth? I was in my studio for a grand total of 4 hours this week and it wasn’t even painting jewelry. 😳this week has completely gotten away from me - partly because I said yes to a bunch of things...

photo by Brittanny Taylor it’s the first weekend in a while that we’re home and it’s nice not to have any plans other than easter with Bob’s family on sunday. it was also a pretty low-key week so I offer...

when I found my studio space last year, one of the things I was hoping to work on, in addition to my jewelry, was painting and experimenting with colors. I’d taken an oil painting workshop a few years ago but...

once upon a time, Bob and I stayed at a sleepy little hotel in the middle of downtown Saratoga Springs, NY with our (at the time) two little kids. we were there for Bob’s alumni hockey weekend at Skidmore College...

I’ve been talking about it for awhile now, and several people have asked when I would get to it, but I FINALLY MADE BLACK & WHITE EARRINGS!we had a fun weekend planned and I knew black & white earrings would...

what a week! usually when you get back from vacation you keep things low key but not this time. on monday, I met up with my friends Barb and Claire in boston at a new pop -up experience called happy...

Bob had a conference for a few days in Orlando last week so I met him when it was over and hung around the pool. our anniversary is in about a month so we used that as our excuse because...