Here we are at the end of 2021 and it was a year that seemed to last forever and also be over quickly. These are the times we’re living in, though, where time is very elastic. But, being as it is December 31st, I thought it was the perfect time to take a look back [Read More]
Sarah Ann Banton 1833
I am so pleased to finally be able to release my first reproduction sampler to everyone. This is Sarah Ann Banton 1833 and she is the first design in The Legacy Collection. I originally reproduced her as an exclusive release for the Tudor Rose Sampler Guild’s twentieth anniversary in 2020. As you can see, she [Read More]
Haunted Dollhouse Project No. 2: The Staircases
Thank you so much for joining me on my journey with my haunted dollhouse project. In this episode I share the the beginnings of transforming the interior – starting with painting the staircases. Music: Bensound. A few progress photos from the staircase painting. Taped off the staircases for painting. Like all the trim in the [Read More]
Haunted Dollhouse Project No. 1: The Beginning
Thank you so much for joining me on my journey with my haunted dollhouse project. In this episode I share the backstory of my dollhouse and vlog clips from the initial repairs needed and the start of the transformation to a haunted dollhouse – new paint on the exterior. Music by: BenSound These are the [Read More]
Le Potager du Roi
In 2005, I stitched my very first Chatelaine design. On January 1, 2006 I put the first stitches into Mystery IX, Martina’s year-long mystery design. Mystery IX was later to be known as The King’s Vegetable Garden, or Le Potager du Roi, and was based off the gardens at Versailles. At the beginning of each [Read More]
Out of My Comfort Zone
I always like to have a New Year’s Day start and this year was no exception. I wanted 2018 to be a year where I not only focused on whittling down the enormous pile of WIPs, but I also wanted to work on something that would stretch my skills a bit. Last year I started [Read More]
