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
Post two of three wedding posts, consider yourself forewarned! This week I am working on a centerpiece for my friend Laura's upcoming wedding, a tissue paper pomander. Pomander is French for "apple of amber" and was originally a sweet smelling or perfumed ball. In Medieval times it was a locket of perfume, in Victorian times, it was … Continue reading 90: Tissue Flower Pomander
