Felting Techniques, Colors, Texture

Felting Techniques, Colors, Texture

by | Mar 28, 2023 | Creativity, Felting Techniques

While preparing for an author visit recently, I shared this image of my slide deck with a colleague. His reply closed with, “So colorful!” Vibrant colors and the unique nature of how felting techniques and colors create texture and shadows are both a challenge of the...
Needle Felting a Picture

Needle Felting a Picture

by | Jan 24, 2022 | Creativity, Inspiration

During the January 2022 live monthly felting class, I continued needle felting a picture of a sleeping child, one of the two characters featured on my next book cover. As I usually do, I took pictures throughout the process, which are included on the final lesson...
2021 – Our Annual Family Letter

2021 – Our Annual Family Letter

by | Dec 19, 2021 | Inspiration, Parenthood

Was 2021 a mixed bag or what?! It has no doubt been another challenging year, but we’ve made the best of it and we’re looking forward to 2022. We struggled our way through hybrid learning with the kids in kindergarten and second grades while Adam and I were both...
Hand Dying Wool Roving

Hand Dying Wool Roving

by | Nov 3, 2020 | Creativity, Inspiration

A full day of fun and learning all about dying and carding wool roving with Marty at A Wrinkle in Thyme Farm in Sumner, Maine – now THAT was an exceptional way to spend a “me day” for a little mommy time R&R! Check out the Facebook live video we...