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Recycled paper art can be a great group project! This past weekend, my mother, sister, sister-in-law and I went on our annual ‘Girls Trip’ to the mountains. Every year we rent a cabin at the top of a mountain in Gatlinburg, TN, and do girl things. It is pretty awesome. And since my crafty inclinations…
Love miniatures? Want to make something amazing? Create a miniature scene inside a real chicken egg shell! This project is not as hard as it looks and the results are fabulous! My mother owns chickens; my sister owns ducks and geese. Between the two of them, they are keeping me well supplied in eggs for…
So I was perusing the dollar store the other day and ran across the mouse traps. After staring at them a bit, I threw a pack into my cart and was met by my husband’s questioning stare. “Crafts”, I said. He shrugged and moved on. Yep, my husband has gotten used to my weird way…
The month of August was an amazing month for The Sitcom! I had a record number of page views- nearly 200,000! This was in part due to the fact that my Quilled Starry Night was pretty darn popular. It was a thrill to be not only considered a crafter, but an artist too! …
I redecorated my study about a year ago, painting the walls a deep gold and adding a whole wall of bookshelves in a dark wood. The study is where I spend a whole lot of my time as the computer lives there, so I wanted it to be a warm, friendly place. It is by…
The art of papercutting has been around for many years. It requires a ton of patience, a steady hand and an artist’s touch. I was thrilled when I found Pye Squire. I like to have a large selection of different art forms represented here, and the papercutting artwork offered by Pye Squire is breathtaking. Whether you are…
Starry Starry Night is one of my favorites by Vincent Van Gogh. I love the colors, and I love the movement and it seemed like a great piece of art to represent through the art of paper quilling. For this completed project, I ended up using over 10,000 strips of paper! This is my completed UFO…
The month of June was a record breaking month for The Sitcom with over 140,000 page views and over 3500 followers on Google Friend Connect, Facebook, Titter, email and RSS Feeds! I am so excited about that! If you would like to take advantage of the momentum and become a sponsor of the sitcom, please…
You know what? Somehow I ended up with nobody to interview today. Summer is in full blast here, so I imagine folks are doing family things. As they should. So rather than take a day off, I’m going to bring back one of my more popular interviews. A summer rerun, so to speak. My interview…
The art of papercutting has been around for many years. It requires a ton of patience, a steady hand and an artist’s touch. I was thrilled when I found Pye Squire. I like to have a large selection of different art forms represented here, and the papercutting artwork offered by Pye Squire is breathtaking. Whether you…
Today I am featuring Carolyn and her blog Homework. Carolyn is a freelance marketing manager and blogger from Los Angeles, CA. Her blog features all kinds of creativity including paper crafting, sewing, gardening, cooking, decorating and much more. Her beautiful craft ideas are sure to inspire. Take a moment to swing by…
Looking for the Faux Metal Wall Art? Since this project was originally published on The Sitcom in December 2010, it has been my most popular project by far. Who knew that a bunch of toilet paper tubes and an idea would become so big? You can now find the full tutorial and FREE patterns on…
The month of November was another good month for Suzy’s Artsy Craftsy Sitcom. With over 30,000 page views (double from October), and now over 250 followers, I would like to take a few moments to offer some special thanks my awesome followers and to those websites that chose to feature my blog or projects. My…
Today, we are welcoming Jenny from Embellishing Life. I really wanted to make her feel at home, but I didn’t realize that my buddy Tom Selleck and his mustache had invited over Adam Richman from Man vs. Food. Now Tom apparently has the best intentions in mind. You see, he decided that my little…
Today we have as our guest, Carol from The Answer is Chocolate. Carol’s site is full of great crafty goodness, including jewelry, papercrafts and much more. And there is tons of chocolate! She even offers some chocolate recipes for those of us that simply cannot get enough. I wanted to make her feel at home,…