We've been spending a lot of time in Los Angeles, lately. For a couple of years, we need to travel between Venice and Seattle for my h...

Do you love paper beads, but find yourself creatively "stuck" when it comes to making them? You might consider using you...

I was looking for an inexpensive way to store pens and markers the other day, but wasn't ready to invest in an expensive storage syste...

Here is a fun project for creating a journal using junk mail, items that would normally be thrown away, and leftovers from other projects. ...

I have a confession to make. I don't buy a lot of card stock. The occasional scrapbooking paper pack, bought with a 40% off coupon or...

What do you do with all your creative paper scraps? Those bits left over after punching or die cutting or trimming your paper? Those intric...

Last week, I shared a tutorial on how to make a junk journal, using an O-ring binding machine. This week, I am sharing a flip through of t...

I love the look of deft tile. When my daughter was young, she had a piano teacher who had been a missionary and had traveled a great deal...

Several months ago, my dear friend from Colorado joined me at the beach house for a week of creative fun and beach combing. One of our crea...

When I was in college, we created altered books in one of my art classes. As the instructor described the project, I felt as if a chorus ...

A couple of years ago, I found a great deal on old LP's in a local Goodwill. They were ten cents a piece, so I grabbed a stack of albu...

I recently realized I'd lost all my marbles -- actually, that's not entirely correct. You see my husband's mother passed away a...

Here is an easy last minute card or gift tag idea that helps bust your stash of decorative tapes and paper scraps, and diverts old book p...

Don't you just love old fashioned Father Christmas decor?  Father Christmas ornaments always seemed a bit intimidating to me, so I nev...

These adorable little snowman hat ornaments are easy and fun to make, using recycled cardboard tubes and boxes. Last year, on a trip...

A good friend was recently visiting from Colorado, and she gifted me with a Spicy Farkel game. This was the same friend who gifted me with ...

I'm loving this bottle cap upcycling project! It's so fun to flatten out used bottle caps to turn them into unique jewelry, but you...

If you love a good upcycling project, love thrifting, and love unique handmade jewelry, this post is for you! Here is a simple belt upcycli...

It's that time of year again! I don't know about you, but I've always measured years by when the school year starts. As a kid, ...

I have several sets of Melody Ross debossing stamps, which I LOVE. Along with my sets of letters and numbers, I have a few extra tools. If ...