Today I broke out my camera and photographed a series of paintings that earned Chloe an award at the Northern Suburban Conference Art Festival this past Spring. For her art […]
Art
What to do with your Sea Glass Collection
Dear Chicago House, No trip to the beach is complete unless I come home with something in my pocket, it maybe a shell a beautiful pebble or if I am […]
Weird Street Entertainers in the UK
Dear Chicago House, My month long trip this summer seems like eons ago now. It was very knackering with lots of college visits for Miss Chicago teen, who seems hell […]
Tutorial: Sea Glass Sea Horse
Dear Chicago House, I have been a bit quiet of late, having spent the last month in the UK touring around universities with Miss Chicago teen. It was quite an […]
DIY Coastal Art: A Fun Octopus
Dear Chicago House, I watched a video the other day about an octopus that has been taught how to take photographs ( check it out here) It inspired a sudden […]
Breaking out the Paints
Dear Chicago House, I have had so much work recently that it has been hard to find time for any extra curricular creative fun….but as a self employed web and […]
Do Brits Celebrate Thanksgiving?
Dear Chicago House, As a Brit living the in US, I often get asked whether I celebrate Thanksgiving. What’s not to celebrate, we would be crazy not to cook up […]
Driftwood Fish Tutorial
Dear Chicago House, After Sally the Seahorse had her 15 minutes of fame on an episode of “unlivable” on the FYI network a few weeks ago, I was inspired to […]
Zentangle, the New Name for Doodling
Dear Chicago House, It appears doodling has a hip new name, all these years I thought I was just doodling, but no . Apparently I have been Zentangling. How bizarre […]
Design Your Own Fabric : Another Easy Technique
Dear Chicago House, Who knew this little post on custom fabric creation would get so much interest. I shared only one technique for creating your own stunning fabric but I […]