Archive for polka dot creations
Have a heart
Last summer, I was asked to submit a beginner-friendly polymer clay project for the upcoming Craft Hope book. The book will feature pairs of projects and charities, the idea being that you can make the projects and then donate them to the charities.
I was honored to be included, and so I set to work and [...]
Couch dents from the easily-distracted
I feel like this week has gone by in a whirlwind of super-busy-being. And yet, I’ve spent enough time on the couch that I wouldn’t be surprised to find dents the shape of my rear-end in the cushion. Weird week.
Every first full week of January, having just re-opened my two shops (Polka Dot Creations and [...]
Eye candy for the new year
Technically, I am still on my Christmas vacation until Monday, but I had promised to take a day out of my holiday-having to ship Bettina Welker’s new book when it arrived. I’d been checking the tracking information online every couple of days, but there’d been no change in status since December 15th. Ack. So you [...]
continue reading "Eye candy for the new year"Just beachy
Now that both of my kids are school-age, I find that I appreciate my role as at-home Mom most deeply in the summer. I’ve gotten used to having them both on schedules and gone for a great portion of the time during the school year, but in the summer? In the summer, we can drop [...]
continue reading "Just beachy"Four Things
One
It has rained here so much this summer, that dark lazy mornings have become the norm. Rainy days bring out the loafer in me, so you can imagine how hard it has been to get anything useful done lately. Luckily, when I loaf, I can still be productive, albeit in a way that may not [...]
continue reading "Four Things"The book pile, volume two
I do so love crafty books. If I had unlimited funds, I’d run right out and stock my own creative library. How fabulous would that be?? Sadly, funds are anything but unlimited, but I do get to treat myself now and then. Since all of the books in my inspiration pile have cycled onto the [...]
continue reading "The book pile, volume two"Ancient Modern inspires
Look what showed up on my doorstep last night, fellow clayheads. Ancient Modern by Ronna Sarvas Weltman. I’ve been looking forward to this book, by virtue of the piece on the cover alone. I’m happy to say that the fresh aesthetic of the cover image is carried through the entire volume.
Now, I should stop and [...]
The book pile, volume one
Every year in May I go a little bit book crazy. I think, maybe, after several years of receiving birthday cards with Barnes & Noble gift cards tucked inside, I’ve become conditioned to mine my wish list for some creative reading, as my special day approaches. I spend much of May mentally spending any birthday [...]
continue reading "The book pile, volume one"Delusions of Springtime (and a winner!)
I should have known this would happen. It’s practically a given. If I’m going to spend a week being under the weather and stuck in the house, then as soon as I feel well, I am going to take myself to the nearest shopping center and do a little damage to my wallet. The more [...]
continue reading "Delusions of Springtime (and a winner!)"Don’t judge a book by its cover
Having a warehouse (er, basement) full of books for Polka Dot Creations puts me in a position to observe the relationship between a nice looking cover and the content inside the book. I’ve seen a fair amount of awful covers in my time, and while sometimes the book itself is truly awful, often the content [...]
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