Inspired by a recent Spoonflower challenge, I created a repeat pattern based on Insect Safari - a chapter in my book Backyard Adventures.
Friday, June 24, 2022
Backyard Adventures - Insect Safari
Even though I no longer have young children who need to be entertained during the summer months, I still think it is a fun adventure that needs to be shared. Here's how to create your own backyard Insect Safari.
Happy Summer!
Sunday, May 01, 2022
Books Adventure Travel Books
Home hobbies is this week's Spoonflower challenge. Arts, crafts, sewing -- these have been hobbies but also necessities. With three daughters to clothe I spent many years sewing and I loved it. But they moved on and so did I. At one point I worked in the DIY industry -- so lots of arts and crafts. Now, in retirement, I'm able to pursue surface design. Arts, crafts, sewing -- they are what I work at. Hobbies are what I do in my leisure time and for me, it's books and travel.
My "home hobby" Spoonflower challenge depicts books and travel. When I was still in my teens, I read
Saturday, April 16, 2022
The Ant and the Grasshopper
The Spoonflower Design Challenge this week is:
"Teamwork" can be interpreted any way you like – from beavers building a dam to honeybees buzzing around their hive to make honey . . ."
or ants?
A previous challenge was Garden Party -- so I was already thinking about ants coming to the party. And who hasn't seen them working as a team carrying cookie crumbs back to their nest? And from there my mind wandered to the tale of The Ant and the Grasshopper.
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