I never imaged I’d be in or have something of mine featured in a magazine…but it’s happening! Faerie Magazine found my wee blog and has featured my Druid Lantern Tutorial in their Autumn 2018 Outlander Issue out this month! My original Druid lantern tutorial blog post can be found here: Outlander Inspired Druid […]
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Lost a T. Rex Hand? Make Your Own Replacement Hands!
It’s all fun and games until someone loses a hand…and then T. Rex is sad. I’ve yet to find a source for replacement hands, and with multiple requests on the blog and my friend’s wedding coming up in Las Vegas (she too is handless), I decided to make my own. You can too! I’ve digitized […]
Meet the Maker (That’s Me!) on The Original ScrapBox Blog
When a representative from The Original ScrapBox contacted me about being a feature in their Meet the Maker series, I was honored to be asked, proud to share my craft room and hobbies, and terrified to be on camera. I’m way too shy for this kind of thing! But the representative was so sweet and […]
Join Space Force at DragonCon and Do Your Part, So Say We All
As we inch closer to DragonCon 2018 and are all frantically sewing, repairing, and upgrading costumes, I’m sharing our Battlestar Galactica costume upgrade to include a Space Force cap. As an Air Force veteran, I’m used to my branch being picked on by all other branches of the military (except the Coast Guard), so this […]
Costuming (Burlesque) Loki: The DIY Helmet
For my girl Paige, and anyone else suffering through a DIY Loki helmet/horns… Last year I came to DragonCon in Atlanta with my Burlesque Loki costume. The costume itself was very easy to make, and very striking when completed, but the helmet/horns were quite the challenge. I was so intimidated by the project that […]
Cork Craft Round-Up
Don’t throw away those corks! I keep mine, plus ask for them when I’m out and about. And when I have enough for a project, I make something to keep or give as a gift. Corks are little wooden memories, and I’ve yet to see any of them go bad. So I’ve collected a round-up […]
No Photoshop, No Problem: How I Make PowerPoint My B!tch
I do ALL of my drafting and designing in PowerPoint. I just never had the opportunity or the resources to work in Photoshop, so I made PowerPoint work for me. From maps and other technical displays early in my career at small oil & gas companies to designing my logo, business cards, banners, Pinterest pins, […]
From Dead Curtain to Craft Room
It all started one day when I sacrificed a curtain for a costume. Or maybe before that when I couldn’t see the guest bed for the big pile of costumes draped all over it. Whichever, it was time to convert this guest bedroom to a craft room. The conversion took about 6 months to get […]
Costuming Wonder Woman Fan Art (Pinspired)
As a huge fan of the recent Wonder Woman film (2017), I had already made Diana Prince’s blue gala dress and Amazon villager, but this Wonder Woman fan art pin by mushroomtale on Pinterest…this called to me as a woman and as a costumer. I’m fit, but nowhere near Gal Gadot, no matter how many […]
Costuming Outlander Inspired “Cross Creek” Claire
It’s the duvet that keeps on giving. When my dogs attacked my prized Pottery Barn duvet cover in the dead center of it (rendering it completely useless as bed clothes), I cut the bottom lining off to use for other projects and saved the decorative top for…whatever may come up. Turns out I have super […]