Cardboard Clock

I recently became enamored with Mora clocks for their elegant, instrument-like shape.  At the same time, I was researching interesting things to make with cardboard.  So, this recent project of mine combines both interests into a cardboard Mora inspired clock. It is a working clock with real swinging pendulum and is made from an up-cycled cardboard furniture box swiped from a dumpster.

Bright Mod Quilts

I made a couple of quilts as Christmas presents this year. This one was based off of a great Alexander Henry fabric called "le jardin de San Marcos". Those are some bright colors! It puts me in a good mood just looking at those sunny yellows.



This one, for my brother, I tried to make guy-ish with all geometric patterns. I love, love, love that zig zag fabric by Robert Kaufman!

Upholstery- french settee and chairs

We bought a settee and chairs a couple of years ago with the intention of re-upholstering them. Finally, this summer I bought my first power tool- a pneumatic stapler- and tackled the job. Here are the results! I stripped all three pieces of furniture down to the frame, painted, tied springs, stapled foam and fabric, and glued double welting- viola! I would have been totally intimidated by the process if it hadn't been for the awesome instructional video by Amanda Brown of Spruce. I totally recommend it! Do you spy some Umbrella Prints and Danielle Stewart hand printed loveliness?


Just adding on a picture of a little Christmas craft I did for the ever changing mantle montage. E calls it the Yonder Star.

Patchwork Embroidered Pillow

A big, feather-filled, bit of cheerful color, lean on me and read a page turner or make faces at the baby pillow. Welcome to our sofa! I used up some scraps from Danielle Stewart (love her designs) and added some embroidery. I was really enjoying hand sewing and made these little hearts to add to our art wall.

Another addition to our family room is this table makeover. My husband bought this animal-chewed table at the neighbors garage sale for $10. I patched and painted the legs and sanded and stained the top. I wood burned a leaf design and filled it in with white craft paint, then sealed with an eco-friendly water based poly. Now it's oh so country rustic meets modern! Yay!

Colorful Hand-Dyed Batik Quilt

I loved making this quilt! The whole process of dying and stamping with soy wax was completely improvisational- my favorite way to work. I knew I wanted something really colorful and went with whatever came out of the dye bath, or if I didn't like it just bleached it out and started over. I was inspired by the beautiful and cheerful hand-dyed batik fabric and quilts of felow Austinite and well-known textile artist, Malka Dubrowsky of a stitch in dye. The pattern uses two types of blocks that alternate in rows, for an improvisational look. I copied it from a book at the book store, but I don't remember what it was called- sorry! This was also my first machine quilted quilt, and wow, it came together so fast! This quilt now resides on our family room couch, adding a bit of playful color while waiting to assist in cuddle time and catnaps.