If I can't be a dragon-whisperer, can I at least befriend a talking dog?
As I explained last week, I’m doing a project-of-the-month (POM) challenge for 2026. I’ve picked twelve projects I want to start or finish and numbered them. I tried for a range of sizes and types of projects, with mixed success. There’s lots of sewing here, because that’s what I’ve accumulated the most of over the... Continue Reading →
Finishing The Gift of Sensitivity was much harder than I expected. When I decided last February to focus on it in 2025, I didn’t realized it would actually reduce my productivity. Giving myself a deadline usually helps me to finish things, but in this instance it also caused some problems. As I’ve mentioned before, my... Continue Reading →
The last things I made for my miniature scene “The Gift of Sensitivity” were a book, a candle, and pea pod. From the beginning, I imagined the sleepless princess reading, so the book and candle were a given. Because the pea that’s under the mattresses can’t be seen, I wanted a pea pod on the... Continue Reading →
The linens for the bed were the easiest thing I had left to make for my Princess and the Pea miniature “The Gift of Sensitivity.” At least that’s what I thought. I already had a sparkly comforter made in 2009 when I was assembling all those mattresses, but I still needed sheets and pillows. I... Continue Reading →
I finished making the pieces for the Princess and the Pea miniature "The Gift of Sensitivity" on the last day of 2025, just meeting my deadline. I haven’t had a chance to photograph the completed scene yet and I want to talk about my experiences making the rest of the pieces before the final reveal.... Continue Reading →
