March 23, 2012

spring in miniature

The spider plant in my office is blooming! Teeny tiny white flowers that have delighted me in their surprise appearance.

March 21, 2012

thrifting treasures

For the upcoming mermaid party: ocean tablecloth & fabric + white seashells



For a future project: wreath base. Take a look at these wreath projects that I  admired in the past and have yet to make!

March 19, 2012

fabric fishies for a birthday

It's my new favorite method of greeting card making: gluing fabric scraps onto paper. There is something so appealing about the contrast in textures.

Fishies for a fisherman's birthday below.

March 16, 2012

brown beauty

After the snow has melted and before the green has grown one has to look closely to find the beauty of the in-between season.


March 14, 2012

fall colors = sunroom colors

Pantone recently released its Fall 2012 Color Report.



I was interested to see that many of my sunroom color ideas are part of the palette:


A part of me really really wants to get some of that magenta into my house – they call it Pink FlambĂ© – but after I fell in love with this fabric, I may just have to let that go.