The alm Project – Diary of a Crafty Insomniac

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 [...]

…Using Silk Ribbon Step 1. Bring the needle up through to the right side of the fabric (at A) and pull through. Step 2. Lay ribbon flat on fabric and insert needle at B, piercing ribbon and the fabric. Step 3. Pull through slowly to the back of the fabric until the desired petal shape [...]

-With elements form nature. If you have visited the alm Project blog in the past, you will no doubt notice that I like working with silk ribbons. I like that they add texture to a project, I like that they are 3 dimensional and I like that they give instant gratification – after all, you [...]

Maybe I should have entitles this post how I restored a broken clay pot. Or I could have called it clay pot mod – (as in modification). Anyway, here is what happened. I came across some clay pots in a nursery in my neighborhood. They looked a bit different that the ones I normally see [...]

Yesterday my son got up early, got on his bike, rode 1.75 miles to my favorite nursery and picked out this beauty. I placed it in a vase that my best friend had made for me in Haiti. indeed, it was a beautiful day. I have been collecting succulents for the past year or so. [...]

What would you do with and abundance of air plants and a burnt out light bulb? Here is what I did. I removed the top as well as the internal portions of the light bulb – (Click here for how to) – blinged it up a bit, etched some daises on the top portion and [...]