Friday, February 18, 2011

UK Artists and Designers


Nope, my book work is still not done,
but I could not resist a post
featuring some of these inspiring artists and designers
from the United Kingdom.
Take a few moments and check out their work on

Friday, February 4, 2011

Digital Scrapbooks by Paislee Press

Are you like me and have piles of stuff that you want to put in scrapbooks?

When my oldest graduated from high school, I was going to make a scrapbook for him, but I never got it done.  Now that he is just about 30 years old and our first grandchild is on the way, I am eager to complete the task.  However, maybe my procrastination was good thing, because I just found this amazing site that offers images for digital scrapbooking.  It is called oscraps.com by paislee press.

In order to see how it works, I whipped up the image below using one of the free downloads they have available.  I do have Adobe Photoshop on my computer, but I have not mastered it yet.  The software that I use most all of the time for graphic layouts is PrintShop 2 by Broderbund.  (PrintShop is a inexpensive, super simple, and quite handy bit of software.)


The downloaded images are available in jpg, tif, and png formats as well as Photoshop psd.  That means they can even work in PrintShop.  Yea!  If I was going to use the image I created, I would work on it some more and make a few corrections, but it is pretty slick.  

Now, I just need to start scanning all the old photos so I can get to work.  The bummer is that taxes need to be finished first.  Maybe the thought of working with the wonderful images on this new site will be my inspiration to get the taxes done! It will be my reward.

You will definitely hear more about my digital scrapbooking in the future, but here are the links so you can try it out yourself.  =)

Friday, January 28, 2011

Transparent Canoe!

This has to be the coolest canoe I have ever seen!















It is made from clear polycarbonate and only weighs 40#.

My compliments to a company in Idaho Springs, Colorado called See Through Canoe for coming up with this ingenious idea.  They make transparent kayaks too, but the canoes are less expensive.  The canoes also look like they have more clear surface to see through, which is what makes them so appealing.

Click here for the link.

Also, thanks to Crooked Brains for bringing it to my attention.   =)

Unique Baby Shower Gifts for Boy or Girl on Etsy

                        

Treasury tool is sponsored by Lazzia.com.

Click on images to see links.

Sunday, January 23, 2011

Viking Weave Cabochon Bezel Tutorial



This looks like fun!  Thanks to my Facebook friend, Christine Rogers, for posting it!

Another Dream Studio by Modern Cabana


I am dreaming again about my own little studio.  Check out these neat pre-fabricated options from Modern Cabana.  Right now, I am also wishing it came with year-round outside warmth and grass too. (That is probably not an option in Minnesota.)

Tuesday, January 4, 2011

Monday, January 3, 2011

Trying to Disassemble A Kiln?


With all the holiday festivities, I put this off until after the first of the year.  
This is "do it" day.
 I need to send my kiln in for repair, but only part of it.  Um...Now what??? 
There are still four cords left to disconnect.  It is like a maze!
HELP!