I was so psyched when I saw my piece on the cover of Somerset Holidays & Celebrations. I e–mailed my friends right away to share my news. I was thrilled to be selected to be in the magazine so you can imagine how I felt when I saw the cover. I am so happy.

I was hesitant to submit a piece because of that fear of rejection. I would advise artists to submit their work. Having a piece rejected does happen but don't take it personally. Go for it. There is nothing to lose. Even if your piece doesn't make it, the process might help you look at your work differently and you might even grow in the process.

I love to make decorations for the holidays, particularly Christmas. Firstly, because I have a whole year to plan for it. It's also fun, year after year, to unpack the decorations and see them anew. Christmas decorations can be so ornate – lots of reasons to use glue, glitter, pretty papers, snow, fibers; just about everything.

I have horses and sometimes like to do cowgirl–themed pieces with western–themed paper and stamps. However, I am very unfocused. Today you will find me knitting a funky purse. My craft room tabletop right now is covered with fabrics, sewing machine, yarns, paper supplies, glues, a calligraphy book, stamps and magazines. I love to create something from a group of supplies and turn it into a finished project I'm proud of. I get inspired and then go to the supplies. I'm kind of a “jack of all trades but master of none,” but I do have fun. I have always done some sort of creative process. I learned to sew when I was 10 and enjoyed that first rush of adrenaline, which I still enjoy every time I enter a shop filled with goodies just waiting for me to turn them into something new.

I read lots of magazines. Stampington & Company is really the leader because they are so current with trends. I also go to fairs, shops, and take lessons to see what is new and then translate it into how I see the process; how I can make it “mine.” The creative process is a very big part of my life and always will be.