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Archive for 'Flowers'

Pressing Matters… In The Garden

I finally clipped some Queen Ann’s Lace to dry between pieces of newspaper in my homemade press. I can’t wait to see how they dry. I’m thinking these lovely flowers may resurface as starched snowflake window decorations this winter. Check back in a bit for CraftSanity episode 118! And then I’m off to Seattle to [...]

Queen Anne’s Lace: Nature’s Doilies

Tonight I’m working on my column while Jeff edits the Maker Faire Detroit highlight video we shot yesterday. In the meantime check out the view of the West Michigan sky in the evening looking up through a bloom of Queen Anne’s Lace. Huh? I admit I’m procrastinating. This is what I often do when I’m supposed [...]

Mother’s Day Dandelion Fork Flower Tutorial

Dandelions rank among my favorite flowers. I used to pick them for my mom when I was a kid and now I get to watch my daughters pick them for me. Because most people consider them weeds, no one ever gets on your case for picking them and I love that, too. I wrote a [...]

My JTV Debut and a Felt Flower Project For You To Try at Home

As I mentioned in May, J Schwanke, uBloom CEO and JTV host, invited me to be a guest on his web-based flower show and I agreed. J and I are regulars guests on “Take Five & Company” a weekday morning show on  WZZM Channel 13 here in Grand Rapids. He’s the flower expert and I [...]

Crafting with J. Schwnake on JTV in Grand Rapids

Pardon my sagging apron. I had no idea it was doing that. I was too busy geeking out on the felt flower craft J. Schwanke and I made yesterday during a taping  of a JTV webisode. I’m the new craft expert for J’s uBloom floral design website and got to co-star with him on this [...]