Dutch Girl Originals

Let's talk rooftops. I have come up with a solution for my paper-mache gnome homes . Not that there are any paper-mache boxes out there ...

Ever since I made my first fairy abode of an apple tree branch , I have been playing around with other possible fairy houses and gnome homes...

They could dance the Can-Can!  But alas, these little Dutch girls have no limbs, or even faces for that matter. I know they are happy though...

A thrifted embroidery hoop, a piece of burlap, and a pink plastic needle is all you need to learn to sew.

My daughter Lola celebrated her fifth birthday last week. And naturally she brought treats to her friends at school. But not cupcakes, birth...

When I opened my Etsy account, it came with a shop but it has remained empty for more than two years. A little while ago I decided to start ...

I have been organizing my craft room. Again. It seems to be a continuous process of cluttering and decluttering. I hav...

My adventures in crafting started many moons ago, making baby gifts. Back then I worked solely with wood, making mostly music boxes. Thes...

I stumbled onto a beautiful felt tree trunk Sunday morning while going through my reader at seven in the morning. Very, very impressive. ...

We have a large screened-in front porch that is only used in the summer. We always come in through the back door. Even the UPS guy and th...

My grandfather was a craftsman who liked working with wood. He made my grandmother a hutch once but mostly he made small things like coffee ...

In my pantry sits a tub of lard I bought years ago. It was intended to make birdseed balls with. I am not really sure if lard is suitable fo...

Lola and I were making birdseed ornaments earlier, with suet. I don't like the smell of melting suet, so I whipped a fresh batch of sto...

No snow? No problem. We will make our own snowy winter scenes. All you need is Epsom salts, bottle brush trees, little figurines, and clear ...

Silver jingle bells on stakes adorn the path from the garage to the house. Just like me, they are waiting for snow. There is some in the f...