A big welcome to everyone who is here because of the PaperCrave feature today! PaperCrave is a great blog about all things paper-related, and I am so happy to be featured today! Head on over to take a look right he...
Thursday, 28 July 2011
Monday, 25 July 2011
This was our first free weekend in DC in months; I just looked back at my planner and didn't see a weekend without something written in since April. So there was a lot of movie-watching, some watermelon-infused gin, a three-hour game of Catchphrase, some pottery, avoiding the 100+ degree heat, and a really relaxing weekend. I can't wait to do it all again next week.And now, a look at what's going on around he...
Friday, 22 July 2011
One thing about turning your hobby into your job, is that you no longer have a hobby. I used to come home from work and make prints just for fun, but now that I do that all day, I no longer want to spend my free time printmaking. So, I needed a new creative outlet, and signed up for a ceramics class.I took ceramics in high school, and spent a few hours in the course of four years doing it in college, so my skills are minimal. I was nervous before...
Thursday, 21 July 2011
I've read a lot of articles about how "anyone can grow plants in their apartment," or "even a small balcony can be used to grow a garden." Let me tell you, this is not true. I have tried to grow so many vegetables and herbs in my apartment, and they have all withered and died, so I stick to house plants. And not all apartments have a convenient plant-growing balcony: some have rules that you can't put anything on the outside of the building. So,...
Tuesday, 19 July 2011
Thanks for an amazing weekend Baltimore! I was given lots of warnings before Artscape: that it's packed, incredibly hot, incredibly crazy, and full of "interesting" characters. It turned out to be all of those things, and a really great show. I hit my sales goal (and then doubled it), and got to do the best people-watching I've ever done. I had a booth in the DIY section, so I was surrounded by a ton of other great artists. While I was applying,...
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