I couldn’t resist. I’m from Maryland originally and I love crabs. My birthday is in early August and I always picked Maryland crabs as my birthday dinner when I was growing up. This guy was a perfect way to use up one my favorite pieces of vintage fabric – the black and red chains. I…
Archives for November 2006
tree cards
I’m doing a little trunk show at a friend’s house on Thursday evening. I’m bringing lots of wintry soft toys – penguins in scarves and wool mice – but I thought I’d make a batch of tree cards to bring, too. I don’t do much Christmas crafting. We don’t celebrate Christmas and I feel a…
three little fish
Forgive the dark photo – these little ladies have shimmery tails and tend to turn in the wind making them fairly hard to photograph. I made these three as part of the aquarium display for my show in March. Hopefully more fish will come in the next few months. I hope you had a great…
Crafty Synergy Interview
The lovely Patricia interviewed me for her blog, Crafty Synergy, which is all about creative women and their businesses. Read the interview here. It was a lot of fun for me to think about the questions she posed – where do I think While She Naps will be in five years, what keeps me motivated,…
fabric giveaway
Hi everyone. Do you remember a few weeks ago when I went to that awesome church rummage sale and nearly doubled my fabric stash? Well, I spent last night and today going through ALL my fabric (this was major job) and I’ve created five packages of fabric to give away. Each package is different and…
turtle – a second try
You didn’t think I was going to give up, did you? I rarely give up. I did Teach For America, after all. We don’t give up easily. A new turtle with a few corrections. And a jaunty cap.
mice
rabbit cards
I made a set of six rabbit collage cards this afternoon. I found some good inspiration here. I really like the discipline of making something, a variation of one thing, every day. Here is another example. I think this IS possible, even with my two babies at home. Something I’m thinking about. Do you know…
turtle “Junior Deputy”
I’m afraid he looks the way I feel about him… a bit disappointed.
doll #3
Like I said, I make things in threes. I found some lovely little flower buttons for her shoes. I got these in a swap, but I forgot who sent them to me! If it was you, thank you. Look – they’re at the crazy plush zoo that is building up in my studio! I submitted…