Scarlet and cream spring tulips are a big deal around here. The tulips haven’t put in an appearance around here yet, but spring is definitely on the way. It just comes a bit later here in Nebraska than points further south. But I can’t wait for spring, can you? I’m really looking forward to all
Here are fifteen of my favorite dragonfly gifts featuring my steampunk dragonflies design. 15. This cute tee for that girl who’s cute as a bug #14.This absolutely adorable women’s tank top, with a bright blue yoke at the top back. If you look closely, you’ll see that the dragonflies design matches up across the seams
How to convert a rectangle into a circle (tutorial) When creating surface designs, sometimes it’s useful to convert a rectangle into a circle. Have you ever wanted to take an image like this one…And turn it into this? Or maybe convert this….into that? I wanted to use photographs of snow scenes that I’ve taken in
Check out these whimsical tiny pumpkin houses… I love fall, especially fall colors. The color of the leaves as they turn and fall off the trees, and the color of grasses drying in the sun. And of course, I love the color of fall pumpkins. I’m not such a fan of Halloween, though, so when
Craft project: Hand-painted sunflower frames I’ve been corresponding with a client since before Christmas about a special project she wanted undertaken: hand-painted triptych sunflower photo frames. Recently, she finally gave the go-ahead to collect the materials and begin the project. My process: Sketch in the artwork paint in the background colors and dark tones in the
The same client who ordered the sunflower photo frames has also ordered a set of hand-painted cat photo frames featuring a tortoiseshell cat. I enlisted my daughter Maria’s help to draw the cats because she does them so well! We worked on the sketches together until we came up with a design we both liked.
Would you like 10 tips for growing beautiful roses? Do you love to garden? Do you grow flowers? What’s your favorite? One of my all-time favorites is the rose. It has such a fresh, soft beauty about the petals, and with the right variety, a delicious perfume! I used to grow roses. Now Mom grows
