ACreativeCorner

Sometimes a project isn’t just about making a thing. It’s about pulling together skills you already have, making mistakes along the way, and choosing to use those moments as opportunities to try new techniques or ideas. It’s about fixing what doesn’t feel right, experimenting without pressure, and ending up with something that makes you smile every time you see it. Even after years of creating, mistakes still happen… and honestly, they’re often where the best ideas come from. That pretty...

I mean… not to toot my own jingle bell, but I’m not a bad-looking elf. 😉 ******************************************************** Soooooo, I have a confession to make. I didn’t get to sew my projects as much as I wanted to. I know. TRAGIC . Instead of happily thread-sketching away in my sewing studio for two upcoming classes, I was informed by Santa that I needed to leave my post and assist the decoration elves. And once that mission was complete? Straight over to help the wrapping elves....

Two Girls, Two Techniques, One Happy Maker: Creating Ornaments with Appliqué & Inktense There’s something undeniably magical about turning a simple line drawing into a keepsake you can hang on your tree. These last few months while in the studio, I had the joy of creating two versions of the same sweet winter girl, each made with a completely different method. And friends… I loved both for totally different reasons. Ornament with Appliqué + Thread Sketching For the first ornament, I leaned...