by emilyneal | Feb 22, 2019 | Creativity, Silhouette
A few years ago, I downloaded a few of the gymnast cut files from the Silhouette store for our youngest daughter who has been doing gymnastics since she was three. I’m amazed at how many times I have been able to use those same files to make cute custom crafts...
by emilyneal | Jan 9, 2019 | Creativity
When I heard about the features of the Silhouette Curio early last year, I began dropping hints to my husband that this tool would make a perfect Christmas gift. I already own the Cameo 3, and I use it so much that the whir of the blade cutting vinyl is a regular...
by emilyneal | Apr 1, 2021 | Creativity
“I’m sorry. I tried for so long to belong. To be as they needed me to be. Now, I wish to be myself.” ~ Ana, “The Book of Longings” Last week, I got together with some friends from work and led them in an art project. We used modeling...
by emilyneal | Mar 23, 2021 | Creativity, Uncategorized
One of my life rules is that I don’t pick up old furniture that people have left by the curb. But when I saw this roll top desk in a neighbor’s garbage last fall, it called out to me. I had just finished painting the mandala picnic table, and I thought it...
by emilyneal | Mar 23, 2021 | Creativity, Uncategorized
Gather + Create That should be my tagline! I have only had one regret about the picnic table that I painted a few years ago and wrote about here. My husband built it in our yard, and I enjoyed having it down there. But I’ve often wished I could move it onto our...