Painting my house

To say that choosing paint colors was difficult for me would be an understatement. Each color looked completely different depending on lighting, which I found to be extremely frustrating — especially now that days are short and sunlight is limited.

Two months, 22 paint samples, and multiple splotchy walls later, I finally […]

2021-03-07T17:24:42-08:00November 15, 2013|

Boutique hotel decor inspiration

In case you haven’t noticed, my day job has been eating up my blogging time for the last year and a half. So, I thought I’d share a little of my day job with you.

Recently, I took a business trip to Salt Lake City, Utah, and I stayed in a lovely […]

2021-03-09T22:20:39-08:00April 22, 2013|

Spring 2011 craft workshops

I am excited to share the news that I’m teaching my first craft workshops next spring at Sharon Art Studio in San Francisco! I’ll be teaching three classes in February/March. 1) Paper Lantern Making, 2) Duct Tape Wallets, Cases, and Bags, and 3) Fabric Flower Brooches. If […]

2020-10-07T23:45:17-07:00December 16, 2010|

Victoria-inspired wish list

As promised, here is my wish list inspired by Victoria magazine. Vintage bicycles, feminine hats, and luxurious toiletries were mainstays of Victoria. You could always find classic fashion and luggage too.

The magazine also hosted a few artists- and authors-in-residence. I’ve included works by two of them: a book […]

2021-03-09T21:17:19-08:00May 13, 2010|

Neighborhood tour of crafty stuff

In lieu of a project this week, I’m posting some photos I took during one of my walks around my neighborhood in Menlo Park, California. It was an idea inspired by sfgirlbybay. Instead of beautiful, transporting images (I’m not the photographer Victoria is), I shot items that […]

2020-11-29T23:57:21-08:00May 20, 2009|
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