Tom and I are spending part of this weekend planning our Christmas crafts, card list, and gift list. 2020 will be our third Christmas as a married couple! It’s always been part of my tradition to participate in as many Christmas crafts as possible. Since we are Roman Catholic, Christmas lasts a long time – … Continue reading Faux Postage With Stickers and Image Transfers
Back in 2019, I made a couple of square mini accordion books, 2″ x 2″ in size when folded up. While sending out my 2020 Christmas cards, I finally made envelopes for holding four of them and I sent them out to a few people in my Mail Art network. Here is an article I … Continue reading Finishing Touches For Mini Accordion Books
1. Download and print out the two-page PDF file Low Tech Faux Postage. You’ll use the second page for Part 2. (Part 1 is located here: Low Tech Faux Postage: Part 1) 2. With some light colored markers or colored pencils, color around the outside edge of the faux stamp sheet and inside some of … Continue reading Low Tech Faux Postage: Part 2
My husband and I have been gifted season tickets to the Repertory Theatre of St. Louis preview nights by his parents and it is our custom to go to dinner with then before each new production. Usually I like to ask if any of the party are familiar with the play. If it is adapted … Continue reading Pride & Prejudice: Light Holiday Entertainment?
Here is a paper submitted for Media and Culture class, presented here before grading. Carolyn Hasenfratz Winkelmann Dr. Amanda Staggenborg MEDC 5310.01: Media and Culture 12 November 2019 What is the Hallmark Channel Selling? People tend to consume culture that is in accordance with their own attitudes, values and behaviors (Silverblatt et al. 97). If … Continue reading What is the Hallmark Channel Selling?
This past Wednesday was a pretty gloomy day weather-wise. It wasn’t terribly cold, but it was relentlessly gray and damp. While working at Schnarr’s Hardware in Webster Groves on that day, I was given the task of helping to hang garlands and wreaths on the outside of the store. We were preparing for the Old … Continue reading The Joys of Decorating
In this project you can practice your skills in fabric painting, fabric coloring and applique. I had a lot of fun with my stashes of fabric, trim, buttons and threads to create different blends of colors and textures. I used blank burlap bags and fabric remnants to make festive and reusable containers for small holiday … Continue reading Applique Projects with Printed Canvas
While going through some old papers recently, I found a partial draft of an artist’s statement paper I wrote in the early 90’s when I was applying to the Bachelor of Fine Arts program at SIUE. I don’t remember what portions of this draft ended up in the finished paper – I did not find … Continue reading “John/Daddy, John/Daddy, John/Daddy!”
Last year at this time I was fighting major depression as a result of abuse. I am thankful that this year is much better for me but I know some people who are really struggling right now. I vividly remember how last year’s Holiday season made me feel worse. Winter weather and less daylight contributed … Continue reading Self-help techniques for depression
For many years I’ve responded to Christmas Cards by sending out New Year cards – I explained why I do that in this previous blog post: Why I Send New Year Cards Instead of Christmas Cards. I started this year’s design by collaging small pieces of paper onto scrap paper strips that were about 3/4 … Continue reading Finally Finished My New Year Cards!