Materials and Methods, Page 2

New lamps from my custom fabric

It is so much fun to make lamps from the fabric I design and order from Spoonflower. They offer a 100% cotton …

Here they are – my first products from my custom fabrics! It has been a lot of fun to design the fabric, …

I learned my first origami model in about 4th grade and was completely smitten with the art form. It fascinated me that …

I think I may be addicted to color. Is that a thing? I have been having so much fun trying my hand …

I’ve been wanting to do this for a while. Here is my newest creation. I think it pretty much speaks for itself!

Last fall, our female emu, Mel (short for Melbourne), finally started laying eggs! After 6 years of keeping emus, we were thrilled. …

I’ve mentioned in other blog posts that I was a fisheries volunteer in Peace Corps, but what does that entail? First off, …

My kids are both in high school and I confess that I still have bags of their old clothes. We have donated …

A lot of the fabric for my lamps comes from clothing my kids have outgrown or that is now unwearable. It is …

I make many of my lamps from West African batik fabric that I purchased while in Peace Corps or on later trips …