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This is a post dedicated to #needleworkmonday challenge hosted by @crosheille. My granny squares adventure keeps going on. Last time I made a pillow cover from 18 squares. This project is much more ambitious,

A while ago I stumbled across #needleworkmonday challenge hosted by @crosheille, and I got hooked 😊. This Monday I am sharing my latest Pom-Pom hat. I became really good at this. I crochet fast and don’t

Knitting is a popular activity, especially in winter. For many of us, knitting associates with grannies, but lately I see a lot of young girls and even men doing it. I think it is a very therapeutic activity.

Happy Holidays! The season of giving is here, and what better gifts than hats, scarfs and gloves? I am glad that I picked up the crochet hobby and I was able to make some pretty hats and scarfs to gift

Christmas season is a wonderful time to get creative, especially when it comes to needle work. Santa hats are so much in! I stumbled on some cool patterns and I decided to try to make something a little

My “Tree of Love” mixed media canvas art is ready. 🌳❤️ Honestly... I am not sure it is 100% ready, because I usually add something if I have the canvas in my possession. Now I look at it and I think I

Love Story is a beautiful movie that was made in 1970. I watched it in the ‘80 and I still remember it, very touchy. This movie set the trend of ladies’ beanie hats with a flower on the side. We still

These are the things that can be achieved with the fabric. it really looked beautiful

As cold weather is settling in, I picked up a new hobby: making hats! I know how to knit and crochet... my mom taught me when I was little. However, as I was living many years in warm weather in the Caribbean,

Back to my mixed media project. In the previous stage I started to add beads. I continue doing this until I fill the two lovers and the tree branches. After that step, I started to add silk flowers and

My Tree of Love project is coming alive, little by little. In the previous post I showed you guys the materials and some of the first steps I took. For those of you who missed part 1 of this project, here

End of year project! I will make a Tree of Love. I have another large canvas, 4 feet by 5, that I bought at a hotel liquidation sale, actually I got 3 for $20. I love to recycle, re-use and re-purpose.

Cold weather is already here, and what is better than a warm, comfy comforter? I am a big advocate of recycling, up-cycling and re-purposing, so here is a great idea how to make a warm comforter by using

This is my contribution to #marketfriday challenge hosted by the lovely @dswigle. Today I invite you to shop with me at Michaels. I need some crafts parts, let’s go. This store is located in Seacaucus,

My speciality is wire wrapping, I am a free-form type of designer. However, when you make jewelry for living, you must know many other techniques. I constantly experiment and learn. I break a lot before

Finally! I found the time to finish my OWL. She is definitely a Queen. I hope you like her as much as I do. It shows on my face, doesn’t it? Big smile 😀 In the last post I showed you all the elements

Remember my owl project? In a previous post I showed you how I made the head. Meanwhile I made some more elements that I will soon assemble and finish my owl decor. But that will be in the next post. In

source Owls are birds of the night. They are often seen as mysterious, because humans have always found night to be full of mystery and the unknown. Night and darkness usually include magic and mystery.

I finished my mixed media canvas! YAY! Many of you guys were waiting for the final result, so here it is! I hope you like my Mother Nature interpretation, I surely do. In my last post I we finished the

This is where we left our canvas art. It is dry now and ready to receive new life. Let's do this! Today I will do some contouring, because we want some features to stand out. First we do the face features.