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Sure are a lot of rainy days here lately. Damp. chilled. When it rains a lot I get buggy. I start rearranging furniture. Things. I get that from Mom. On rainy days she used to call me and say, "Whatcha doing?" I would say, "changing the rooms around". "Me too". That is what she wo...

It's been a wonderful autumn so far in the Arizona high desert. I bring some inside... Pumpkins, dahlias, cosmos, roses, zinnias and basil are abundant. Soo many giant dahlias. And such a tall long stem red rose, wowie! Pewter and lacy things turn up on drizzly autumn days. I packaged jewel or...

I absolutely love just about anything that includes peaches. Peach sorbet, peach preserves, peach sweet-tea and peach yogurt just to name a few. You just can't go wrong with peaches which have that perfect blend of sweet, mildly tangy flavor combined with a soft, juicy texture. With my lo...

Many, Lord my God, are the wonders you have done, the things you planned for us. None can compare with you; were I to speak and tell of your deeds, they would be too many to declare. ~Psalm 40:5 One of the greatest joys for me as a parent was getting to experience life all over again through...

Some people call this time of year Fall or Autumn or Pumpkin Season or Everything Pumpkin Season and while some people hate this time of year (the mister), I look forward to wearing sweaters and boots, sitting by the fire wrapped up in a quilt and eating anything made in a Crock Pot. So when I...

read part three here. It's so easy to gloss over not getting all those jobs in the fall of 2006. If this was feel-good story in a creative living magazine it would be romanticized and I'd say I failed because I was supposed to be working for myself and "everything happens for a reason" but that'...

Welcome! I'm on the road this weekend, headed to a Kalamazoo, Michigan, for a Copic Workshop Saturday. I'm hoping to meet some of you there! Just before I left, I had time to upload one more card using the Papertrey Ink Phrase Play #8 die. I was totally inspired by Kristina Werner's fabulous p...

Hi Stampers, Today we will be making my October Thank you notes using the beautiful stamp set called For All Things (w)# 135152 (c)# 135155 All items are listed below to view larger click photo/s Holiday catalog click HERE Weekly Deals click HERE Have a Wonderful d...

Welcome back friends! Are things beginning to look a lot like Christmas yet? LOL! Well... I've got another Sneak Peek to share with you today! Tag Builder Blueprints 2 Die-namics is a great new set of dies that make tags SO easy. I've combined that with my new Christmas Labels and Tags & Chris...

We will be feeding 52 mini cheerleaders and 47 regular cheerleaders all day Saturday at Mini Cheer Camp. I was washing 13 pounds of apples this morning for one of the snacks. We will be precinct walking again for the bond school bond measure. And I will be working my you-know-what off on assig...

Welcome to a Fall seasonal salute to Art Squares that will take you to 11 different creative blogs, beginning with the CardMaker blog and ending at the All In An Inch blog. Are you familiar with Inchie Arts' larger Art Square sizes? As designers and papercrafters have discovered, Art Squares ...

What Alice Forgot by Liane Moriarty | I liked this one. Not too much to say other than that. It was another memory loss book (what's with the string of those for me?) but it had a bit more interesting characters and not quite as predictable of a story line. Fun read. The Big Tiny by Dee Willia...

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12 Weeks of Halloween 2014 Tiny Treat Box The next issue of the ink and inspirations 12 Weeks of Halloween 2014 goes out at 1:00 PM CT to mailing list subscribers. This week's Halloween project and video tutorial features this Tiny Treat Box and twine pom pom. It's the perfect sized box for ...

I've recently found myself with a pile of really b-o-r-i-n-g partially finished projects---the kind that make you groan to even think about dragging out, but that really need to be done. Make that-----DONE. I hate that I've thrown the church charity knitting in this category, but knit 3, purl 3,...

Hi-ya! Welcome back for Day 2 of the Papertrey Countdown! I've got a couple more cards for you today, featuring Birthday Classics: November. All of the new products you're getting peeks at this week will be available for purchase at Papertrey Ink beginning on October 15 at 10pm EST. To star...

The chill of winter can be a beautiful thing with freshly fallen snow, holiday lights twinkling and shimmering and the heart-warming act of giving gifts to others. Hopefully today's introductions will help you to enjoy these things just a little bit more this holiday season. {photo credit} ...

When I thought about setting up the nursery for my little one, I knew two things going in: 1) I was on a budget and 2) I wanted to make the room as personalized as possible. Ikea was, of course, my best option for nursery furniture while Pinterest was, of course, a wonderful source for handmade ...