Last month we had the pleasure of renting a house on Lake Skatutakee in Harrisville, New Hampshire. I've been there many times but this summer was the first time I came across a fabulous antique co-op nearby. It was one of those places that I could've poked around for...
I am crazy for old window sashes. One of my best scores ever was found on Craigslist. I arranged with the seller to meet behind a dumpster in a very sketchy strip mall. Thankfully it was all legitimate and she opened her car to exchange her six window frames with my c...
I've just finished this side table. I found it at a neighborhood yard sale recently.
This little table also presented me with a BIG learning experience. I avoid furniture pieces with laminate/partical board like the plague. I love solid wood. But every once in a blue...
I've got a thing for lockets and iconic images. I've recently finished two necklaces featuring the Mona Lisa and the Mother Mary. In both pieces I've use halves of old brass lockets, recycled vintage gold chain, and strings of rhinestone. Each image has been set in re...
This past weekend, I took a little break from making art. We traveled to upstate New York to retrieve my daughter from soccer camp in Geneva. As a girl, my parents took us every summer for camping vacations in various parts of New York. Think old wood paneled station w...