I’ve always been a little ‘artsy-fartsy’. Although I’ve never really excelled in one area or another, I love to make stuff and I’m always willing to try a new way to show off my creative side. From drawing and painting, to sculpting, metalwork, crochet and most recently using silhouette cutting machine or making digital content, I really get a kick out of making stuff. Here’s a whole page devoted to all the artsy fartsy crafty stuff I’ve made.
My friend Kim mentioned that “home is where you hang your weapons” according to her oldest who’s a gamer. How true!
I picked up this yarn about a year before I finally figured out what to make with it. I love the fun colors!
Getting a little crafty with the vinyl on our bee hives.
Several of my co-workers requested that I make bunnies and bears for them. They turned out pretty cute!
I’m really getting into creating sweaters. They’re fun to make, and so useful!
A granny stitch sweater! The first sweater I’ve made with a pattern I made myself!
I took a little time to spiff up some of my yard art.
A funny warning to others to not mess with my stash.
Hippy gnome made for a co-worker out of leftover yarn.
Made a dog sweater for a foster pup out of leftover yarn.
This fun and chunky sweater was a quick one to whip up. I get so many compliments on it.
Bucket for a lemon plant, and a rum bucket.
Vinyl makes the rum buckets easier for you to keep track of which one is yours.
Temperature blanket. Each row is the average temperature for a day in 2020.
Trying my hand at sewing some pandemic masks.
Crocheted bearded hats to keep us warm! Makes me feel connected to my Danish heritage with that big red beard!
A festive holiday hat for the days that I’m feeling elfish.
My first attempt at crocheting a sweater.
Crocheting a new blanket out of old wool sweaters.
Two level cat house made out of reclaimed wood with custom vinyl decals.
Crochet Chicken Little complete with a sign proclaiming that the sky is falling.
Elmo and Cookie Monster blankets, created for a co-worker.
Crocheted Frankenbear at the request of a co-worker.
Crochet gnome that I whipped up on vacation.
A home made crochet cheese complete with holes! A perfect addition to my office. Because everyone needs a little cheese to go with their whine.
Seasonal blocks, with each season on a side.
Autumn blocks
Winter blocks
Spring blocks
Family name blocks. Made with paper and vinyl on wood. Cute and colorful to match our house!
Family name blocks. Made with paper and vinyl on wood. A more traditional look for my brother’s house.
This is pretty much always my camping plan. Tea, read, hammock, wine, sleep.
With my teardrop, I’m usually a happy camper
What a great idea!
There are always rules, even when camping
More vinyl fun for my trailer.
I thought the inside hatch area of my teardrop needed some color. So Vinyl it is!
Wall hanging made from leftover scrap wood and vinyl.
I officially named our little hill with a nifty vinyl sign
Good advice.
Scrap wood and a vinyl cutter made this gem. Our native pollinator garden is the perfect place for it.
One of the first signs for our yard. Hand painted on wood. (it took forever!)
What house can’t use a little inspiration from Harry Potter? My favorite thing about this is that the vinyl is on the inside of the lamp. So when it’s off, you can’t see the words.
Having cats, means having a cat door.
My son refuses to let me vinyl his room. but he never said anything about just outside his door…..
Brrrrrrring! For those of us who grew up with Sesame Street in the 80’s you may recognize this Yip Yip character.
This was such a fun gift idea. I had friends tell me what they love about my dad, and made him this list of 70 things for his 70th birthday.
What better way to spend the winter than crocheting? These three blankets were ultimately donated to those who needed them.
My son loved the book and enjoyed the movie, so I made this design to go on a Tee for him.
Sweet way to remember our wedding day with shells from the beach.
A fun and super easy halloween craft. Milk jugs, a sharpie, some creativity and a few candles.
Fun with clay and fimo. The little bug character reminds me of the dozers from Fraggle Rock.
A fun way to remember the states you’ve been to. A map with a photo from each state.
Who says a laundry chute needs to be boring? If you can’t hide it, decorate it!
Back when Minecraft was just starting to become popular, but wasn’t popular enough to have costumes yet. Sometimes a mom has to get crafty!
My teardrop was in desperate need of an awning. With a little determination and creativity, I managed to make this cute awning.
An old pair of pants and some patches were our ‘campground sign’ for a long time.
Creativity while camping. some natural items and just a splash of marker and pen.
What could be more fun than a duvet with all your favorite quotes? It took forever for me to pen all of these, but it was worth it!
The hubby brews beer, and I create unique labels for them.
Names made from famous signs around The Lou. If you’re a local, you can probably pick out what each letter is from.
My little monkey. I have this as a tattoo in honor of my little monkey.
Digital media can be fun. All these little monkeys are my little monkey from his first Halloween.
This little book turned into a geocaching travel bug.
Fun little 3×3 books made out of post-its and cardboard with hemp string.
Manipulating digital media can be so much fun.
One of a set of 4. Typically I’m not so good at drawing.
Pencil on paper. A project for art class in college.
