52 WEEKS WITH 52 PROJECTS
I can happily announce after a whirlwind weekend that my dear friend Laura is now a Mrs! Which means I get to show you the invitations and decorations. Laura and I have been friends (and once even roommates successfully!) since our undergraduate days at Luther College. The nice thing about working with Laura is that … Continue reading 94: Papel Picado
When working at a local history museum, the collections encompass a very wide variety of materials. As awesome as we strive to be, no one person can be an expert in all materials. This is how the Aurora Historical Society's hairpin graveyard came to be. Back in 1991, a very professional and well intentioned curator (that I'm … Continue reading 93: Specialized Museum Storage Trays
If you are ever wondering where my ideas in fabric and needle crafts come from, I can pretty much guarantee Rebecca at Hugs are Fun had a good hand in it, or at least started me down the path. This week is no different, and she even took it a step farther by handing me … Continue reading 92: Laser Cut Appliqués
This week, at Jennifer's suggestion, I took a look into creating lens filters for my camera that would allow us to create custom-shaped highlights in bokeh photography. Firing the laser at some simple black cardstock, I carved a 2" diameter circle with some tabs to mount it to the zoom lens enclosure on my camera. In the … Continue reading 91: Bokeh Filters
