Beautiful Day – Blah Photos

So we went on a photo shoot this weekend.  Husband has good camera with him.  I had nothing more than my iPhone.  Needless to say my photos didn’t come out so good. Just the same – it was a beautiful day for a drive up to Virginia City and to mosey around...

Having A Good Weekend

  I’ve had a pretty good week.  So much great weather to enjoy after a long wet winter.  So I didn’t spend much time online.  Instead I played in my zen garden and did other fun outdoorsy things. I did get a drawing completed in my brown page journal....

Card Candy Party

Pre assembled paper embellishments are not a new thing.  However – there is a (relatively) new name for such things floating around the web.  The term “Card Candy” has been gaining strength amongst paper crafters everywhere and is trending pretty...

Sweethearts and Sweets

I hosted a 3×5 card swap at LineWeaving.com this month – titled “Sweethearts and Sweets”. For the theme we considered candies or other sweet elements and/or love and heart related goodies.   We were allowed to create using any type of medium as...

Magnesium for Migraine Prevention – Do’s and Don’ts

I’m writing this posting because my blog followers asked for the recipe I use in the migraine cream I mentioned a few weeks ago.  As promised, that recipe can be found in the bottom part of this posting along with several other magnesium recipes.  To simply give...

Valentine Greeting Card Mix

This is the 3rd posting in the Valentine Series.  The first one was a share I did of valentine mantel decoration ideas. And in the second one I shared easy to pull together wreaths, and table vignette ideas. Cards are the theme for this final posting in my Valentine...

Last Minute Valentine Decorating Ideas

This is the second article in a series about Valentine Decorations and Gifts.  In the first one I shared some inexpensive ways I added a touch of love to my mantel.  Sharing how I pulled together a crocheted bunting and a mandala created with rubber stamps.  Click...

Valentine Décor Series – A Sweet Mantel

I’m living with the “less is more” theme for myself in 2017. Learning to live with fewer things and a calmer schedule.  So just about anything I’m making these days is with scraps from my stash and I’m buying very few and sometimes no...

Pretty Little Projects

I have a mix of several little pretty things to share with you today.  These are projects that I’ve accomplished here and there over the last few months or so that have a feminine touch to them. Flowers and Flag First up is a card I did with one of my new...

Sing-to-Me ATC’s

Busy, busy, busy this past week.  I had several health appointments and spent a few days helping a friend move.  But I still managed to get some crafting time in the studio too – Wahoo! I put together a set of mixed media ATCs and I have a couple left over if...