The vintage photo booth was definitely a highlight at a recent family wedding, second only to the stunning bride and handsome groom. READ THE ENTIRE POST...
Vintage Purse Strings
A small, worn travel suitcase with the silver strings of a vintage purse draped over the side appeared in my dream as if a photo shoot. The image captivated me—camera shot hugged up close and angled towards a vanishing point. I rolled over in the dark and groggily sketched a crude reproduction onto journal pages. …
How to Make a Vintage Masquerade Mask
Soft and feminine yet brazen and bold; Hardly descriptors seeming to go together, except when you’re making a vintage, mixed media masquerade mask. I’d envisioned a vintage mask for weeks. In fact, the concept captivated me because I love all things vintage—aged colors of yellow ochre and burnt sienna with a splash of aqua green; …
The First Steps Towards Art
Often our efforts to pursue an art or craft project bump into life’s mishaps like people behind a wallet dropper on an escalator. By the time we recompose ourselves, the desire to create has fled and all we’re left with is regrets. So I say find the little girl inside of you (or little boy) …
Vintage Button Flowers
I wanted to pass on this post from Barbie Knoop, designer of Kate Coury's Farmhouse. I know you will enjoy her amazing talent: When my daughter got married this past July, she said she wanted “buttons” to be something I decorated with…so as I began my search to figure out what creative stuff I could …
New Year’s Resolutions Round II
Something about the New Year makes me want to change-up my life. Anything feels possible when the confetti starts to fly. So I’ve decided to post a second set of resolutions (in addition to my writing resolutions) to net those ideas that are fluttering around in my brain. Maybe they will spark a desire in you …