One of my upcoming projects is a TV tray for the man of the house. Here is part of the process, making the flag for the side of the tray. I carved a design in a piece of linoleum and printed it on paper. That way I can use the image over and over on other projects. more on this to come!

Last week Kathy was rushing to get ready to leave to Fresno for a week. One of things she had to do was make a 4th of July project for the ilovetocreate.com web site. She goes PLEASE MAKE SOMETHING! I grabbed a ceramic Chihuahua and a wood base and a toilet paper roll and made a devious little puppy statue. Check out Kathy’s blog for the directions. You can buy the dog from ilovetocreate.com. Happy 4th of July!

I’ve had this idea in my head for ages and I finally made it! It’s a tackle box inside your hat! I bought a hat at the army surplus store. I  kept it intact and created a shallow “tray” from acetate sheets and then used camo fabric I bought to go over it. I used hot glue to put it together. I made small compartments for fishing supplies. I also added a waterproof iPod holder on the side, and a small case for tiny objects. I also had to make sure that everything was very lightweight. No one likes a fisherman with a headache! Now that is what I call MANTASTIC!

Victor Domine from the Craft and Hobby Association has been one of my biggest mantastic supporters! I want to tell him thank you for mentioning me to this reporter. She did an article on how popular masculine crafts are becoming and mentioned me. Click here to read Men take on female-dominated craft world: Crafting’s new face, By Elana Ashanti Jefferson, The Denver Post. Thank you too Elana!

This is where it all happens. Except I use our family room too.

… a new painting! My wife loves to eat fresh fruit slices with Pico de Gallo sprinkled on top, or sometimes Tajin seasoning. To see the plate and how she arranges the pieces, it looks very vibrant. It was ripe to be painted! This painting is dedicated to all the fruit lovers out there! I have some mantasitcally cool craft projects coming up next week for Father’s Day so stay tuned!

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This is my sister, anjelica, and my brother-in-law (her husband, Ben). They went to Maker Faire to see Kathy and Maya. While they were there they got super crafty. Ben silk screened the shirt right off his body (muy mantastic!), and my sister sewed her top at the Swaparamarama. I guess creativity runs in the family!

This is my newest painting for framed prints and my host mascott for Mantastic Comix!You wont find her in any old poolside party but you can find her only here on the most Mantastic site ever!Help me find her a name and win her print for free!!

What can I say? At least I am recycling! Acrylic, glitter and varnish – on 40 ouncers. * click on headline to leave me a comment.*