Halloween costumes are always fun to make.  We have girls so we have made a lot of princess and [More]

We are still (or maybe I should say again) working on the girl’s bedroom makeover from last spring.& [More]

Last week I was reading a Comment in her blog on removing stabilizers. [More]

Our 5-year old granddaughter wanted to make something for a friend’s as a gift for her new little si [More]

As is our tradition, the girls all made gifts for each other and their mother.  Not all were do [More]

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

  Wow, the pool opens this Saturday and the kids can hardly wait.  We had a couple of rain [More]

  Has the first few months of 2014 been as busy for you as it has for me?  Time has flown [More]

For centuries, women have decorated their bodies with everything from charcoal, crushed flower leave [More]

  My daughter has a baby due in a few weeks and since it is her fourth she needs to replace a f [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 [More]

If you are a newbie at embroidery, you may be thinking about the up-coming holidays and giving gifts [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]

The quilters among us will recognize this stitch type but some of us are only just now finding about [More]

Back to school.  Everyone is saying it - it is posted in every store and website that we visit. [More]

We are preparing for VBS this week.  My daughter volunteered to co-ordinate the craft room and [More]

Lucy's birthday party is coming up in a couple of days.  She wants an apron, and those things you wear on your hands (oven mitts).  My daughter said it should be bright and colorful and wanted to make it herself but there just isn't much time and I was busy getting ready for a rath... [More]

My best friend's daughter is getting married.  And I was going to give a shower at my home in April.  The colors were ivory and pale gold with touches of red.  It was the nearing the end of March and although there was still plenty of time I had been thinking about how to dec... [More]

While out one day a few weeks ago my mother and I saw some really cute little door stop decorations [More]

We had our first really nice day here today in what seems like forever.  And tomorrow is suppos [More]

Our third granddaughter is not a sit in the corner type.  She is always in motion.  On top [More]

I love hearts so Valentine's Day is one of my favorite days of the year.  And it is right aroun [More]

Today's blog started out on my stocking stuffer list but I was just in the mood to try one after fin [More]

Like to color? Add a new dimension to traditional embroidery with fabric painting. I first read about fabric painting in an Anita Goodesign newsletter. The idea is to stitch an outline design and color it, giving it a watercolor appearance. They used Copic markers and a Copic blending tool wh... [More]

I am fortunate to live in an area where I am surrounded by autumn's brilliance this time of year. With some water-soluble stabilizer, an applique design, and organza in shades of red, orange, and gold, fall leaves can be enjoyed well beyond their typical lifespan. Using the same Amazing Design... [More]

Do your kids love to read?  Ours do, but keeping track of the library books can be a challenge.   And while our daughter was reorganizing their schoolroom area she wanted a reading nook and a place to keep those library books.  Here is what we came up with:   The original ... [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]