at the beginning of the week my friend candice sent me this fabulous package . such a bundle of lovlieness! the blue sash is tied around ...

the birthday fairy is officially stopping by here to wish my sister kris the happiest of days! i am hoping you made it to your cabin retrea...

the boxes of fabrics i have saved for years are flying open and i am sewing everything lately. i guess during my sewing-quilting phase i bu...

i am sending off a gifty to my cool sister-in-law today! i sat down to make something for her out of my box of dyed and recycled wool pieces...

before i put everything christmas away, here is our christmas card for the year. marina painted it! its how i feel to be headed into januar...

my friend Laurie , from california sent me the most lovely gift for the holidays. it was a vintage tin with presents inside all wrapped wi...

i am still trying to decide if i want to blog. i do enjoy reading other blogs and love the wonder and enchantment to be found in the bloglan...

i spent the weekend in florida with my mom and two sisters. it was an absolutely perfect couple of days wandering the beaches, kayaking the...

It was a dark and spooky night. . . all the ghouls and goblins were about after a full week of decorating, parties, dressing up, and dry ice...

one great big happy birthday wish to my wonderful sister Katherine! this is her dressed up in my marge simson halloween costume. i had my c...

trying some techniques i learned in carla's class using my own style. I have had fun doodling around. this series of kids was started wi...

It was such a wonderful couple of days at Art and Soul in Portland! I am unpacked and settling in to my life again. I want so much to have...

i found these cool halloween tally cards at my fav antique store. there are six of them in the pack, two of each design. of course i am wa...

i ran over my neighbors cat last night. the shock and anguish. i was helpless there in the road as the cat writhed in pain with its thick r...

i found this vintage speedball carving set at a yard sale last summer and have had such fun with it. i started a black eye page in my littl...

And deadlier, curse more dread. . . a new page from my little black altered book. fitting for halloween don't you think. the book is an...

i have been dying to make some halloween stuff. i found some very cool papers and paint to get started. first i dig through all my junk an...