January 31, 2024
Month 1 of 2024 took its sweet time–the pace of ordinary, the pace of feeling things out. Here are some outtakes. The late 1900’s. A really yummy mac and cheese I made with that cheese sauce you make from potatoes and carrot. It is so damn good. I had a Read more…
January 5, 2024
Ever since I made my Mom an Easter wreath, I looked forward to making my own. I also looked forward to diminishing the pile of craft supplies piled in the spare bedroom. I just loved the motifs and colors of the holiday. I mean, look at that bunny face. Are Read more…
December 12, 2023
As soon as I saw a collection of candy holiday decor at my local Hobby Lobby, I knew I would be crafting a new holiday wreath… because: pastels. The result, a new wreath for my Mom who also has an affinity for the pastel palate. Before I deliver it on Read more…
November 25, 2022
I, like many, are welcoming in the Holiday season. My beloved vintage tree has been decked and trimmed and now the whirlwind of end of year activities begins. I needed to pick up some cheap garland from the discount store. They asked if I needed a bag and said, No, Read more…
December 19, 2021
Vintage holiday shoots are my fave. I get to test out different ideas that accrue all year in my photo-obsessed brain. And one day, when I am running my own vintage shoot photography business, I’ll shoot someone other than myself. For now, I’ll do. And these real vintage ladies. Curlers. Read more…
June 6, 2020
As you may recall, I’ve made lots of holiday wreaths with my hot glue gun. But not my favorite holiday: Halloween. I began a craft stash for this purpose. These yucky limbs were lying about my apartment for months as I waited for fake cucarachas from China to arrive, subconsciously Read more…
November 16, 2019
Growing up as a female, I couldn’t help but notice that the males were always the ones lighting off the fireworks. I remember watching as a child as the cool teenage boys lit them off while the girls watched. As I grew older it always seemed to be the responsibility Read more…
March 3, 2019
My mother has a March birthday and she’s a very proud Irish! (Which, yes, makes me Irish too, though I can’t handle a drink and my intense Sicilian blood from my Dad’s side barks the orders usually.) A fan of my hot glue gun wreaths, she requested a St. Patrick’s Read more…
February 8, 2019
No one gets more excited about Valentine’s Day than 7th graders I think. This I decided while offering my classroom to some of my last year’s students for lunch, where they wrote profound love quotes on my dry erase boards, so potent and new to their awareness. I tried not Read more…
January 25, 2019
Friday night crafting while watching old, sappy movies is kind of my new favorite past time. It is one of the many simple self-care rituals I have embraced. This time… another holiday wreath. A New Years wreath in a celebration of life, quantified. Like my Christmas wreath (and other wreaths Read more…
December 9, 2018
With a load of Christmas materials to repurpose after a haul from Materials For The Arts and some donations from friends, I busted out my trusty hot glue gun to create a vintage-inspired holiday wreath. To add some holiday bling to my apartment, I begin my favorite craft medium. I call it 3D Read more…
