Silver Spoons to Garden Markers.

This week, I taught some amazing women

how to turn silver spoons

into garden markers.

Here is a little peak at the final product.

First you pound pound pound your silver spoon flat.

Here are the tools you will need.

You can get metal embossing alphabets at Collage!

You use these to stamp the letters in next!

Everything is more fun in a group!

Look at these gals go!

We had a blast...

When you are done you can use alcohol ink

or a sharpie to fill in the letters

and give them more definition.

Look what they made!

Check out the Collage blog for more info

on Green Craft Classes.

I teach them every month,

and we use something old to make something new!

A busy few weeks...

Phew...What a busy few weeks it has been!

Here's my little shop at the Rieke Elementary Art Fair.

And my shop at Crafty Wonderland.

Both were very fun sales,

and I loved seeing all my crafty buddies.

I also got some amazing trades.

Go see my new friend Leah at

RustBelt FiberWerks for some screen printed treats.

Then I taught some "beginners"

how to carve and print linoleum blocks.

I think they were faking me out

when they said they had never carved before...

look at these awesome images!

I was SO proud of them!

And then my partner and I threw a surprise party

for our friend Saskia, who is finishing her

first year as a high school principal.

We spent a few days readying the yard and house,

I was in heaven.

I don't think I love anything more than making

our yard and home beautiful...

with my partner at my side. Love you Kris.

And I also love a table of good food

and good friends on a warm spring evening.

I think it might be magic.

New work at a the Art Fair.

Come see me at the

Rieke Elementary Art Fair on Sunday,

and check out these new Bird Blocks from

the Lock and Key Series.

There will also be new Scratch Board prints,

but those are a secret until Sunday!

Hope you'll swing on by!

Another inside look...

Here's another little snoop session for you of my studio.

I love to take a full french press of tea

into the studio while I work.

The book "Secrets of the Nest"

is a must on my drawing table

Here are two little paintings I did a few years ago,

with some friendly stamps and such.

Don't you LOVE the tiny chair?

More visual inspiration on my tack board.

Make your own tack board with a sheet of homosote.

Available at most lumber yards.

It's made of pressed paper fibers,

and I covered mine with some mustard colored linen fabric.

Spring in Coastal California.

Beautiful oceanside blossoms,

Natural image finders,

Bits of beauty from the sea,

And these silly rascals...

I am still thinking of Pacific Grove.

Here comes Crafty Wonderland!

I'll be there,

Will you?

Hope so.

Front Page Goodness.

Oh boy, my feather rocks made it

onto the front page of Etsy.

What fun!

I would love a visit from you too...

here's the way!