Spirit Dolls and More!
Judith Skinner and I will be at the 37th annual International Quilt Festival in Hoston Texas October 14-18 at the George R. Brown Convention Center. We’ll be there in booths #1848 and #1850, with Fun Polymer Clay Jewelry By Judith Skinner and Sarajane’s Polyclay Gallery. We’re bringing jewelry, beads, faces, spirit doll kits, face bags, dyed textiles, millefiore slices and cabochons, paper dolls, and of course BOOKS! We’re both working on new books for next year, and here’s a

Pepper Preservation
We’re having a slow summer this year with our garden, but between what we grow and what we get at the farmers market, we’re having lots of fresh salsa, and pico de gallo, which is a condiment/dip like salsa, but not as heavily tomato based. We chop peppers–lots, and some really hot–tomatoes, cucumbers, zuchinni, onions, garlic and corn off the cob with lime or lemon juice and a little salt and pepper (not much of either!). Let it sit and chill for an hour before serving, and wemake sure to have beer, water