Quarry books sent me this wonderful book and when I received it in the mail I was so excited to dig right in. I really love the author’s path in her life – from painter to paper cutting – which seems so similar to my own – from painting to […]

When I went to check my mailbox on Monday I was delighted to find a Cross Stitch kit in the mail! What a pleasant surprise! Barns & Noble is putting out this great kit for their book stores and it’s packed with great goodies. It’s the perfect thing for someone […]

Today is my 26th birthday and I didn’t anticipate all the running around that would happen today – special lunch, getting a new driver’s license, going to the garden center, and then just the have to do random things that I can’t talk about because they are top secret even […]

I think that one thing that is the most confusing and scary for me is taxes. It’s not that I’m bad at keeping track of things, making spread sheets, or saving my receipts. It just seems like a great unknown to me and everything I’ve read on the subject just […]

There have been some great projects coming out of the Craftzine kitchen lately and I’m happy to report that April (my birthday month) is Crafting with Nature Month over on the craftzine blog! You can see the archive of projects here so far for this month, and don’t forget to […]

Hi ya folks! Sorry about the lack of posting tonight. I’m afraid it’s going to continue until Wednesday. I’m going to try to post a little something each day, but I have quite a few separate projects that are all due next week – including a workshop for a crocheted […]

For about the last week or so I’ve seen more and more Easter themed crafts coming up in my RSS feed. It think it’s about time I share with you some of my favorite tutorials, project, and inspirations. Painting Easter eggs has always been my favorite Easter craft and, rightly […]