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There are 2 gray crowned cranes living on the campus of my son’s high school. Each morning as I inch along with the traffic, I watch them as the go about their business. They seem to peacefully coexist with the noise and confusion that accompanies teenagers. One morning my son took a picture of the [...]
A few weeks ago I was walking to my mail box – yes, I still get snail mail- and saw my two young neighbors (Lets call them M and J) enjoying a lovely Florida day on their bike. As I approached J turned and waved – “hey Al” – “Hey J, please be careful”, I [...]
They say you know it’s fall in Florida when the licenses plates being to change. Unlike our seasonal visitors from “up north” we do not have changing foliage as an indicator of fall. This year, I decided to welcome fall with a South Florida style creation. Over the summer, I had a new AC unit [...]
I am passionate about modern art. I try to support independent artist whenever possible. But these days my budget is a little tight, so I satisfy my art desire by attending local art shows and museums. Last Saturday I met artist Sandy Meyer at the Village Art Studios in Tequesta, Florida. She had a great [...]
One of my nieces will be entering middle school this year. In an effort to sent her back to school in style, she and I worked on a few projects that will make her stand out – in a good way. Staples had a sale on composition books – they were 10 cents each – [...]
Each mother’s day I treat myself to something handmade. This year I decided to treat myself to something I made – you see, I am always creating for others, but never for myself. As I was looking around my house for some kind of inspiration, I came across a project that I did about 10 [...]
That someone is my son. I bribed him with a snicker bar to pose for the picture seen below. Some one’s knocking at the door. I changed the image to gray scale and printed it to a piece of cotton fabric. I added flowers to the basked using various spring colored silk ribbon. I [...]
….Plus Free download I work Full-time, I am a marketing consultant Part time, I am a parent and I am a craft project devotee. I love to embroider, I find it calming, it relaxes me, it is the perfect hobby for people in high stress jobs. Unfortunately, it can be very time consuming, therefore, sometimes [...]
I love going to the zoo. It’s a constant source of inspiration. This pillow was inspired by one of my many trips – it features a mom and baby deer. Check out the look on the moms face – she seems so proud. It’s the same look I get to when I see my son’s [...]
My Valentine’s day Project. It is written, if you fancy yourself a crafter, you must create a project for every occasion . Since we are in the season of Love, I have decided on a project that showcases my love for hand embroidered motifs. I started the project by doing a simple illustration (in Adobe [...]
