Just one week left for my art sale! Please help me make my dream of buying a Dream Box come true by purchasing art from Fiber Fancies Boutique! 

Sale ends on the 31st of May, midnight PST. I’m offering 30% off one product in your cart when your purchase total is $197.00 or more. And if you spend $260 or more, I’ll add a small surprise gift to your order! Start shopping now!

I”m also doing a fundraiser here; you’re welcome to donate as much as you can and share with your friends and family. Thank you for your support.

Here is my latest creation, a Sea themed mint tin that was destined for an art swap that never happened. I’ve listed it in my boutique for sale now. EnJoy!

Sea Themed Tin

Sea Themed Tin 2

Sea Themed Tin 3

Sea Themed Tin 4

Sea Themed Tin 5

Oh, wow! A friend of mine has a big organzing cupboard for her art supplies, and the other day I asked her for the brand and the model. Now I’m really craving one of my own! Behold the Dream Box from Create Room!

Dream Box

I’ve decided to have an art sale so that I can raise the funds for my very own Dream Box! I made butter today and spent 10 minutes today hunting through my cluttered piles for my package of cheesecloth for draining the butter. No luck. Now I have the fun of putting everything back in a more tidy way–and I’m very limited in storage space at present.

I wish for a Dream Box so that I can have all my art supplies neatly organized in one place, and not spend ages walking from room to room or out to the garage to find whatever I need for my art project! Having a Dream Box will also save time and frustration and allow me to focus on being even more productive.

Yes, the Dream Box is a huge investment, and I’ll have to rearrange my art space. However, it closes up into a smaller unit, and I believe it’s well worth the investment. I’ve done a lot of research and read many rave reviews; everyone who has bought one seems to love it and feel it’s worth the investment.

Please help me make my dream come true by purchasing art from Fiber Fancies Boutique! 
Starting today until the end of May, I’m offering 30% off one product in your cart when your purchase total is $197.00 or more. And if you spend $260 or more, I’ll add a small surprise gift to your order! Start shopping now!

I”m also doing a fundraiser here; you’re welcome to donate as much as you can and share with your friends and family. Thank you for your support. EnJoy!

I’m back to creating again! I made this journal cover from a sheet of pretty paper covered with lace, inspired by Natasa of Treasure Books. She added a cereal bag to the cover of her journal, so I gave that a try and didn’t like the results. I cut and peeled away the plastic, then added some lace and flat-back pearl trims, plus beads on the sewing strings and a ribbon closure.

For the pages, I border punched some white papers and layered them with a couple of pieces of cardstock. Nothing fancy, just a simple and pretty journal. EnJoy!

Purple Floral and Lace Journal

Purple Floral and Lace Journal 2

I’m sad to say that I was not selected to be a Brand Ambassador for Graphic 45 this year! Bummer. Perhaps I’ll apply again next Spring.

Here is the second triangular snippet bag I made, came out rather better than the first. I’m pleased with it, even though the flaps are not pefectly even. Ah, well, gives it character. EnJoy!

Orange Triangle Snippet Bag

Orange Triangle Snippet Bag 2

I found a pattern online for a Triangular Snippet Bag (or Thread Catcher, as it was called), so today I made one up from these pretty fabrics. I decided not to add buttons to hold down the turned-down points, simply stitched thm in place.

However, I just reviewed the directions again, and see that I was meant to sew the sides together without turning the bag! No wonder it’s so bulky at the inside corners! Ah, well. Lesson learned: read directions first, all the way through! I’ll do it differently on the next one. EnJoy!

Triangular Snippet Bag

Triangular Snippet Bag 2

I was inspired by Pam of the Paper Outpost to make this little notebook from an old book page and some plain dyed papers for pages. This can be added to another journal or just used as-is. It’s a pretty little, quick and easy project. EnJoy!

Book Page Notebook

Book Page Notebook 2

Book Page Notebook 3

Book Page Notebook 4

Book Page Notebook 5

I submitted another video as a bonus for my Graphic 45 audtion; have a look at this pretty box I created! This one is sold, and I can easily make more if you want one.

Please visit my boutique to see what else I’m offering this Spring; it’s time for me to move some products out so I have room for more! This journal would be especially appropriate for this time of year.

I am so excited to be auditioning once again for the role of Graphic 45 Brand Ambassador!

The first video is the main tutorial I have created as part of my audition. I hope you will enjoy this one as much as I enjoyed making the project!

The second is a little tea bag journal tutorial, using scraps of Graphic 45 “Princess” papers. EnJoy!

I can hardly wait for the results of the audition on April 27th! Thank you for watching.

I did it!! This is the last day of my 365 art challenge, and I’m amazed that I made it to the end! Whooppie for me!!!

What a journey and adventure this has been! In the beginning I was all fired up and busily creating something every day, or nearly so. Many projects took several days to complete, so I shared photos of them in progress. There were a few days on which I actually forgot to post, and many more than I’d planned or expected when I simply could not muster up the energy or the inspiration to create something new, or otherwise had too much else to do to create art.

This last year was another very challenging year, for both myself and for the whole world. I think we humans have all gone a bit mad! I know that isolating from one another, not socializing and hugging, and wearing masks has taken a huge toll, with dire results in some cases.  I am also tremendously grateful that nobody in my immediate family experienced the virus or died; I know many others were not so fortunate. I am relieved that I had my art to keep me sane, and I am fortunate to have a small handful of friends who were still available for socializing and hugs over the past two years, or I might not have made it through in one piece. Art is very therapeutic for sure!

What is next? I am going to take some time off from creating art and from blogging for a while, and focus on my major intentions for the year and on growing my businesses. I will still post here occasionally, just not daily. If you wish to be on my email list for upcoming events and sales, please fill out and submit this form. (I do not send emails very often, unless there is an event to alert you about! Maybe once a month otherwise.)

Overall, I believe I create about 241 new items –recall that some were spread over several days– and I’m very pleased with the results. I’ve created a gallery of some of my favorites here; you can see them larger on the days they were featured in posts. Please do visit my boutique and purchase some art for yourself and for gift-giving; I have absolutely no more room to store more stock! EnJoy!

Wildlife Booklet

Elegance Triple Pocket

Hortensia Tea Bag Journal

Tea Bag Charm Tutorial 5

A Fine Romance Journal 7

A Fine Romance Journal

Floral Scrap Journal

Follow Your Dreams Collage

Soft Cover Journal

The Sea is Calling Box 2

Believe Matchbox

Believe Matchbox 2

Wildlife Bag

Princess Bag

Dream Album Front Cover

Faux Stamps

Pink Rose Collage

Pink Roses and Pearls Journal

Dotted Swiss Journal

Rosario Envelope Pockets

Bee Kind Pouch

Purple Floral Card

Striped Pencil Box 2

Book Page Accordian File

Flower Garden Folio

Paper and Fabric Pouch Ferns and Stars

Denim Jacket 2

Santa and Candy Cane Bowl Cozy 2

Garden Pockets

Garden Pockets 2

Tiny Joy Journal

Birthday Card Journal Roses

Orange Paisely Scrap Journal

Red Snowflake Gift Bag

Christmas Mini Journal

Blue Paisley Tote 5

Moon Maiden Mug

Zipped Tote

Beautiful Lady Tag 3

Beautiful Lady Tag

Romance Pocket

Mermaid Mini Folio

Parfumerie Journal

We had snow today! Off and on, not very deep and it is lingering for now. Fortunately, the roads remained clear while I was out getting groceries.

I’m planning to bake chocolate chip banana bread (as soon as bananas are ripe enough!) and to make my favorite pasta sauce again, this time with ground lamb and no pancetta. Bought a loaf of olive and rosemary bread to go with, yum! Perfect weather for tasty treats.

Nope, I didn’t create anything new today, either–and tomorrow is my LAST DAY for this challenge! Yay! I spent too much time online, got several new novels at the library–including some by authors I’m not familiar with–and bought a high-powered battery latern in case of more outages. More light is always welcome!

Here are 3 items I’ve made over the past few years; only the bottle remains. EnJoy!

SOLD Secret Garden Birdhouse

SOLD Round Trinket Box Purple Passion

Rose and Fairy Bottle