Val's Art Studio

It's all in the Details, or lack thereof... I tried to (calmly) explain this to my husband when he said the dog had rectangular patches ...

"Keep a green tree in your heart and perhaps a singing bird will come. " ~Chinese Proverb What is it about me and the singing bird...

Coming Soon.... Sunday, June 7th 1:30 - 6:00 pm Market In The Garden 1110 Coronado Ave. Coronado, CA A special weekend with some very talent...

(Well, they're traveling together, it's   sisterhood, right?) The purses have left the building. They are boxed and shipped, and sho...

So here it is! I told the girls who were learning to Needle Felt at Paper Tales that I would post a picture of my latest wall hanging. As yo...

We had so much fun at Paper Tales for the first ever Needle Felting Class taught there (by me, yours truly :o). We crafted beautiful birdies...

Attention all you wanna be needle felters! I will be teaching my first ever needle felting class this Saturday at Paper Tales in Pt Loma. Y...

  "Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go." ~ T.S. Elliot I read a great and ins...

His phone rang and he walked away from his loud drunk friends. He told her a lie so obvious he flinched. She didn't care. Her lie was bi...

A Stumbling Block To Creativity - Me? Well, I came upon a wonderful new blogsite called Pikaland  through, of course, Twitter. (my newest fo...

Back from the Bay I know you have been waiting patiently for the second part of this walk, and I promise you will only have to wait a short ...

Whatever Lola Wants, Lola Gets Lola likes this walk. She really likes this walk, and Greg and I like it too. I call it the Beach and Bay Wal...

A flower filled Springtime Garden is in our midst, and we are loving every minute of it! The birds are enjoying it too, and that's why t...

I have secrets... for example... I lied about signing my mom's name on my tests in 4th grade, and swore I didn't do it - until I was...

Birdbrain... Me? Glitter, paper, ribbon, oh my! Give me a birdhouse And decorate, I'll try. A bird to perch here, An owl over there, Spr...

Thank You, Tamerie ! ... for that nice award. I do try to be creative with my blogging, and sometimes I think I'm successful. It's n...

(Ok, this is why I need your help Tamerie!) I DID take the Handmade Pledge, and have wanted to post this as a sidebar on my blog. Somehow I ...

Thank you, Elizabeth! For that wonderfully informative article in this week's Eagle & Journal . I tried to post a link to the articl...

Cute, Cute, Cute Just can't help this post, but I'm all about cute today... Maybe it's because I've been thinking about one ...

What's It All About? When I read Bairbre Aine's  post about her Pay It Forward Challenge , it just seemed like the right thing to do...