There’s a massive effort underway to help the survivors of the bushfire that devastated parts of Australia over the weekend killing more than 180 people.  I’ve read the media reports online and the destruction is hard to fathom. According to Reuters, the disaster area is more than twice the size of London and encompasses more [...]

I’ve always loved Shrinky Dinks and the mysterious way they shrink and thicken up when you bake them in the oven. So when I decided to do a pincushion project for this week’s “Take Five & Company” craft segment, I couldn’t resist the opportunity to incorporate Shrinky Dinks. So I bought a 10-sheet pack in [...]

I’m on a pincushion kick this week. I’ve admired the work of Jen Segrest for a while and finally made time to give her bottle cap pincushion tutorial a try. (Check out the great tutorial over at Craft Stylish.) And, wow, are these pincushions addictive. I was not able to make just one, so I [...]