I have been thinking about doing this blog for about 3 years - but, what is the hurry??These are tru [More]

I am in a decorating mood and saw a 3D picture on a wall in a magazine. The photo was of a plain pie [More]

I consider my stash of designs collection in the same loving manner as a coin, stamp or even vintage [More]

You and I know that embroidery can be so many things, an heirloom (don’t forget to put your name and [More]

I remember, years ago, I was told something like – If you think of something, a red convertible, for [More]

Note: This is from a very old Blog that a reader commented upon. Very few people will see the post b [More]

The Christmas tree has been put away(finally), the lights rolled up, the wreaths wrapped and hung in [More]

I do subscribe to HGTV's Magazine. I really love the whole magazine, especially the "High/Low List" [More]

We love to give and receive baked goods any time of the year.  They are so appreciated at a tim [More]

We all know most of the ‘generalized’ stitches for embroidery. Those are the work-horses of the embr [More]

The thread that binds and then shreds. I have been working at collecting ideas that work for others [More]

Aside from Christmas, I’m not much of a holiday decorator; but as I watched all of the adorable deco [More]

I do like to create something unexpected when I embroider.  Some times that includes using a te [More]

No matter how I plan and get prepared for the holidays, especially Christmas (for me), there are alw [More]

Most people know that California, where live, San Diego, and even more specific, La Mesa.We have bee [More]

Romance is in the Air!! [More]

chocolate recipes designs bundle [More]

I love sharing tips and tricks.  I have so many of them and I think you may enjoy reading about [More]

We have been slowly repainting the rooms in our home.  It has been a long process and we are no [More]

We have had snow and ice twice already this season.  So, what do you do with three little girls?  Make stuff of course.  A couple of years ago our oldest granddaughter was intrigued with snowflakes and we made lots of them.  I showed what we did with some of them in this blog.&nb... [More]

Do you have unfinished projects from past years?  I do.  I am always inspired at the beginning of the holidays and have lots of ideas.  Then it seems the season always gets hectic and some of the things I start just do not get finished.  So, this year I decided to finish those it... [More]

Today I just want to share another addition to the Halloween décor for my daughter's fireplace displ [More]

It's here again.  Already!  Halloween, apple picking, pinecones and colored leaves.  The season's fly by so quickly I can hardly keep up.  We took a trip out to the Old Town main street the other day to pick up our fall and winter spices.  It is an all cobblestone st... [More]

Now that I am a grandmother, I can look back and see what I did right, wrong and strange with my chi [More]

Have you ever just had an idea that kept calling out to you?  This is one of those projects.  More than a year ago I found this pile of blocks in the clearance section of a local department store.  The packages had been broken open and a couple of the lettered blocks were missing.&nbs... [More]

If your Mother is like mine she really, truly doesn't want anything for Mother's Day.  And we k [More]

OK.  It is the Thursday before Christmas!  A few weeks ago my daughter showed me a picture of a playhouse made from felt.  It fit over a card table.  Very cute and felt is easy to work with. So I planned one for the girls for Christmas.  When I showed my drawings with the me... [More]

While I live in La Mesa California (adjoins San Diego) now, I lived in Phoenix for many years. I am [More]

Nothing like needing something at the last minute to make your heart race a little, right?  A f [More]

Hard to believe summer is almost over and Autumn is right around the corner.  Autumn can be a beautiful time of year though with all the colors changing, and is a good time to start on your embroidery projects for all of the upcoming holiday and seasonal events.    &n... [More]