the crafting corner

Happy Friday! I have been so busy getting to work with my Cricut machine, planning and dreaming about the upcoming additions to the farm, and quilting that I haven't been posting much. However, I did want to share some of the things I have been sketching. Maybe it's because bee season is just around the corner, or maybe I just have bugs on the brain, but beekeeping equipment...

Happy Friday! I have been working on a lot of new artistic projects this week, and I thought it would be fun to start a "Fine Art Friday" tradition here on the blog. This week, I have been making a lot of animated gifs (as you can see scattered around the site)! I finally got a Cricut machine and I am really excited to start learning how to make stickers, which has prompted the grand opening of our sho...

This is my fifth year as a beekeeper and my third year keeping my own hives. I usually paint the outside of my hives and that's good enough for me. This year I got the bug to try out pyrography. I've always loved the natural look of the plain hive body, and I wanted to see if I could get a finish that both keeps the hive weather-protected...