One of my favorite "Doctor Who" episodes is the one in which the Doctor goes back in time to meet Vincent Van Gogh, and then takes him to the D'Orsay Museum in present day so the artist can see how popular and famous he has become. (I cry a lot at the end ...
Nice set of books, right? Ah, but it’s a trompe l’oeil illusion, art that tricks the eye into thinking it’s looking at a three-dimensional object. What you’re actually seeing is a book façade hiding secret storage compartments — courtesy of Eileen Hull's ...
This month, we celebrate the 8th year anniversary of Fosse and Gershwin's adoptions. They were rescued two weeks apart and became instant friends. So to mark the occasion, as well as St. Patrick's Day, I made leprechaun costumes for them to model. Peop ...
Maybe I was in the holiday spirit. Maybe I had reindeer on my mind from watching Rudolph on TV. Or maybe I was just inspired by how versatile my craft wife Eileen Hull's Sizzix dies are. I love her Basket Die, which I was going to use to make Christmas or ...
I really needed a desktop iPhone stand because when I sit down to work and take out my phone, I always lose it somewhere on the desk. But having a stand would keep it in its place, and also be there to play music or showcase photos. So for this month's ...
Now that it's officially fall, it's time for me to get all cocoon-like and get in the spirit of decorating with homey things. Still, my style is more Jetsons than Waltons, so I do translate that modern aesthetic to all things autumn. My most used craft ...
My craft wife Eileen Hull has a new collection for Sizzix coming out soon called "Book Club," and it's a winner. One of the dies is for a trinket box and frame. Well, I turned it sideways and thought it looked like a fish bowl, so I made a desktop aquariu ...
This month, all of us on Eileen Hull's Inspiration Team are showcasing innovative ways to use her Heartfelt House/Pocket Thinlits die from Sizzix. I've already made quesadillas with them, so this time I tried something less culinary and more home decor. I ...
Whenever my craft wife Eileen Hull and I get together, we eat. (We both love hamburgers.) So it was inevitable that eventually I would make something delicious with one of her Sizzix dies. I was looking at her new Heartfelt Thinlit dies, and I was wonderi ...
I hate to throw away boxes. Cereal boxes, toothpaste boxes, gift boxes, you name it. Not that I’m a hoarder or anything, but the cardboard used in packaging is a valuable crafting resource. It’s thick, durable and can be used in myriad DIY projects. I pay ...
