I’m not generally a fearful person. I’m not afraid of spiders or tornadoes or zombies. I’m not afraid of heights or small spaces or flying. But like a lot of people, at times I am afraid of failure, afraid of rejection, afraid of what others might think, afraid of success (yes, there is such a […]
LOVE is all you need: Back-painted heart frame
Happy Valentine’s Day! I’m going to sneak in one last heart project. This is a subtle variation on the back-painted mirrored year project I showed you last month, so I won’t belabor the steps again. (Go check out that post or my other back-painted glass projects if you want to see more.) I ran across […]
Creatively repurposed gift #3: Rusty junk art
Inside of my handmade gift challenge, I secretly challenged myself to make my brother a bunch of gifts re-purposing odd stuff I found in my basement. Fun, right? This is one of the gifts. Find: I have a bad habit of picking up rusty pieces of metal and other random objects in parking lots, etc. […]
Creatively repurposed gift #2: Countertop sample wall art
Inside of my handmade gift challenge, I secretly challenged myself to make my brother a bunch of gifts re-purposing odd stuff I found in my basement. Fun, right? This is one of the gifts. Find: Dan’s mom gave me these countertop samples from (I’m guessing) the 70s or early 80s. She was (of course) totally […]
Back-painted mirrored year painting
Over the past couple of years, I’ve made many pieces of back-painted glass. The truth is, I never get tired of them. They almost always yield great results and leave people asking, “wait, you made this?” (especially when there’s mirror paint involved). My husband and I and his two siblings and their spouses all live […]
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