O.K. “Tea Holder” is a funky name for what I made. My brain is barely working. Tonight I decorated an empty tea bag canister to use to hold loose leaf tea and my infuser. I used some tea pot stamps that I carved quite a while ago. (I’m not terribly happy with how this turned…
My mother-in-law’s birthday is coming up, so Grace and I each made a card today. The insides are cute too, but on the off chance that Grandma sees this post before she gets the cards, I wanted to leave a bit of mystery. (I know the suspense is overwhelming.)
My 13-year-old made cupcakes today and Grace frosted and decorated one of the pans: And apparently I’m on a re-using kick. Today I pulled several blank/ugly magnets off of my fridge and covered them with pictures I cut out of a book of Georgia O’Keefe flower prints. ($1 on clearance at the bookstore!) Very simple…
Today I created a card for a friend. I made the medallion with leftover strips of magazine pages from my envelope project. The stamp is from Stampin’ Up. (It says: Impressed, Amazed, Inspired by You.) Believe it or not, Grace didn’t make anything today. She was too busy splashing in the pool with her…
I forgot to mention on Friday’s post that staying off of the computer (particularly Twitter, Facebook, and my blog) is part of my practice of Sabbath. So, I will be creating things on Sundays, but not posting them until Monday. My creation for day 6 can be found on the previous post. Fun with watercolors…
You may be familiar with the practice of lectio divina—a contemplative reading of scripture. This prayer practice of visual lectio divina is an adaptation of the group method in which there are traditionally three readings of a given scripture, with a different meditative focus for each. This visual lectio divina can be practiced individually or…
Today Grace created a picture to go inside the picture frame I made yesterday. And I finished up a card for my mother-in-law. For the stamped panel I mostly followed the tutorial provided by the fabulous Michelle Zindorf. (Stamps are by Stampin’ Up.)
I’ll be honest. I signed up for 30 Days of Creativity on a whim. A total whim. Because it sounded like fun. And because I could–I’m on sabbatical. The 30 Days website says, “Your brain is like a muscle. When you exercise it, it gets stronger.” One of their signs says, “Through creativity, we can…
Today I made a yarn-decorated picture frame. It’s actually an example for a children’s craft and I had a lot of fun playing with the yarn! Grace’s creation is a unicorn horn. It is, of course, a magic horn that can change anything into anything else. (We’re thinking of converting the backyard into a swimming…
First, here is Grace’s name tag from day 2–recovered from school today: And for day 4 of the 30 days of creativity challenge, Grace made masks! My creation today was inspired by some beautiful envelopes I bought at a craft fair last year from the lovely ladies at EcoChique Boutique. They are made from magazine…
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