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Semiquincentennial. Say that that 6 times fast. By about the 5th iteration, you might sound like you have created your own language.

While I was busy beeing I also started to work on some patriotic goodies. Lots of folks travel during the summer holidays. When my kids were littles, one of the things I liked to do in the evening “down time” was hidden picture games. See if you can spot all of these items in the feature image.

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Have you ever wondered why we have so many idioms and metaphors related to bees?

I’ve had a bee in my bonnet for some new designs inspired by the colorful pollinators. The hexagon, or beehive structure was a natural selection for creating strong cutouts in my product walls because they reduce the wall density and material usage while maximizing the structure left behind to carry loads. It works out perfectly for some of my newest 3D printed designs. It was a little harder to pull off the hexaons on my couched throw pillows and the fine laser cut details ...

There is something about the whimsy of a holiday that gives me the itch to create themed gifts. What started as making some valentine throw pillow covers quickly turned into button mirrors, engraving, and embroidery too. I always have a little something lying around that works for my crafts. When my sew day plans went bust last weekend, I just started making! Now I have a table full of love to share with my friends (and with you!).

One of my favorite pieces is the red quilt block key chains made from some of my leftover red acrylic from my ...

If you have ever visited my home, or even some of my blog posts you will find that I grew up watching Star Trek with my mom, married a guy who can quote the shows, and our enjoyment of the series bleeds over into home decor. As I busily worked on some laser crafted Christmas gifts this year, a few didn’t stay secret long enough!

I created some accessories from some of the transparent acrylic I have been using for quilting templates. The “Boldly Go” keychain insignia set features three of the original series insignia and the “Warp Speed ...

Over the last several months I have been experimenting with some new additions to my studio. Lasers! They don’t have names yet, but I am sure their personality will shine through soon. My love for leveraging this technology as a quilter’s tool started back in 2017. Over the years, I have occasionally used the Johnson County Library’s Maker Space. It was originally sponsored by Black & Veatch. My new lasers allow me to create custom laser cut applique and quilting tools on my own schedule. Meet my baby 20W diode laser and it’s big sister, a 55W ...