Mark your calendar and plan to be at Mystic Paper on Saturday, December 2nd from noon till 3pm. Chris Herrmann from Ranger Industries and I will each be offering a free Holiday Make & Take. I’m not posting a picture on this one.. if you want to see what we are doing you will just […]

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Recently I was talking with my friend about some conversations I’ve had with students in my classes. The conversation got stuck in my head like an old song that you just can’t stop humming. I decided that I needed to write about it just to get it out of my system.
It always disappoints me when […]

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Are you getting into the holiday mood yet? I grew up in New England where the crisp fall weather and changing leaves helped to get us thinking about Halloween, Thanksgiving and Christmas. Now that I live in the Arizonan desert this time
of year has me thinking “best part of summer” rather than fall and winter […]

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I’ve scheduled 2 new classes at Stamp Works in Chandler Arizona. The first is a fun little gift bag with 3 matching all occassion cards. The class is on Tuesday, October 24 at 10am.
The second class is for an accordion fold pocket art book. The class is scheduled for Tuesday, November 7 at 10am.

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One of my very favorite stores is MYSTIC PAPER in downtown Mesa, Arizona. The owners, Kim and Jennifer, are some of the warmest and most down to earth people I know. Their store reflects their personality as well as their artistic vision. When I walk in there I feel at home and inspired right away. […]

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