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Scrappy Flower Coaster and Applique

The other night, I was making fabric rosettes for my new pillows, when I got this idea for some flower appliques.  Then while making the appliques I thought, hey! Coasters!  This is a great project for...

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Gluten Free Coconut Almond Cookies

Back before I went gluten free, I used to collect specialized baking pans and lots of baking cookbooks!  Sometimes I really miss them.  The other day I remembered my Madeleine cookie pan and realized...

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Coconut Oil Body Cream DIY

There are lots of fun projects on Pinterest.  I know I have pinned many more than I'll ever get around to doing.  I have tried a few; some are successes and others big fails.  For fun check out the...

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Yippee!

I'm so thrilled that my garland is featured in issue 3 of Simply Crochet magazine!  They have an article on beaded crochet and asked to include a photo of my beaded garland.That's my mom's tree it's in...

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Mercurial Problems

Do you ever have those dreams where you can't move, or you can, but only very, very slowly?  Sometimes real life feels like that.  My thrift store living room re-do has felt like that.  How can such a...

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Thrift Store Living Room Facelift: Part II

Finally, I can show you my living room update.  Mind you, there are no painted walls, or new furniture purchases, but I am happy with the boost of color I got from my $14 thrift store spree.  I used...

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Textile Art - WIP

This is going to be one of those posts where I'm kind of thinking out loud.  I want to show you an art project I'm working on, but I don't have it all sorted out in my mind yet.  I'm hoping that...

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Crochet Pretties

I recently had the opportunity to create this new garland for a custom order.  This customer has both a husband and daughter in the military.  She has a room that she has decorated with red, white, and...

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Hankie Panky: A Textile Art Series

I have finished the first three pieces in my Hankie Panky series.I wanted to give you a quick peek at them.They are going to go live someplace else for a short while.And while they are gone from here,...

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Etsy Finds

It's dark and dreary, and it's snowing again, so I decided to do some virtual shopping on Etsy.  Then I decided I should share my finds with you:) This simple, glass pendant by bprdesigns reminds me of...

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On My Workspace

This is what is on my workspace this week.  There is work to be done, and in between I'm going to squeeze in some play time.  Looking at this photo I see an intersection of work and play.  Up in the...

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Blogging from the Accountant's Office

Yes, I admit, I procrastinated and here I am at the accountant's office and didn't get the blog post I had intended finished.  She is saying things I don't really understand.  So instead I'm going to...

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Creative Play

One of the pitfalls of working for yourself is that it is really easy to get in the habit of just working constantly and never taking time to play.  This has really caught up with me lately and I've...

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Handmade Joy in My Mailbox

I recently participated the Handmade Joy exchange that Anne of My Giant Strawberry organized.  This is the delight that arrived in my mailbox last week!  My handmade joy came from Dana Barbieri.  It is...

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On My Workspace

Has anyone out there figured out how to clone yourself yet?  Because, seriously, I need to be two people (or more) so I can do everything I want to do.  In my constant battle to be present in the...

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Lazy Rainy Friday

Do you ever just shut down?  That is apparently what I'm doing today.  According to my blog calendar, I had planned to blog from the garden today.  Instead, I'm sitting here in the dark, like a slug on...

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Monday (I think) WIPS

Did I tell you anything at all about what I'm doing with these textile art pieces?  I don't think I did.  Here is another little peek into my process.  This is a project I've been incubating for the...

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Whining on a Wednesday

I am in avoidance mode.  My fingers are cramped and it hurts to knit, so I am doing everything but.  I know I only have two more days to finish my art work.  I'll get there.  Right now, I'm taking a...

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It's Friday and I'm Finished!

Wow.  I feel like I'm about to lay my soul bare.  This is a very personal body of work.  Usually, I'm just painting or stitching happy little birds and flowers; this stuff is about the environments...

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Installing the Show

It seems rather petty to be blogging while Boston is in such turmoil.  It distracts me though.  When tragedies like this happen, I glue myself to the television, watching the video over and over,...

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Fermenting Things

There's a lot of fermentation and culturing going on over at our house.  I'm re-learning how to make yogurt.I'm not a gadget person, so I never saw the need for a yogurt maker; my idea of a food...

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Crocheting, Listening to the News, and Sending Love out to the World

I think I won't be getting much done today.  I'm glued to the tv keeping up with the news.  I have my crocheting in my lap, and I'm holding Boston in my thoughts.  It seems impossible to concentrate on...

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Join Me for a Virtual Gallery Tour

The Utah Surface Design Group show opened Friday night at the Michael Berry Gallery here in Salt Lake.  It was absolutely wonderful!  Members of the group made their own interpretations of prayer...

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My Book Problem

I want to start this post by apologizing for the poor photo quality.  Apparently I was having a blurry picture day yesterday.  I think it's time to admit to myself that I need to start wearing my...

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Surprise! I've Moved!

I've been busy, busy, busy creating a new website and today it's ready!  Click over here to see it bobbilewin.com.  Don't forget to update your bookmarks:)

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