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  • Clip,Snip, and a surprise

    It has been a long time, like since I was a child, that I had a Valentine's Day this special. My mom use to give each one of us a little heart shaped box of chocolates and a handmade card with… Continue reading

  • Creative Book Exchange

    Happy Monday everyone! It was the perfect weekend to get a lot of crafting done. It was raining, windy, dark, and gray. Along with crafting I took occasional breaks to see a couple of movies. Leap Year was so sweet… Continue reading

  • Gnome Week,Day 1: “Make Magic”

    It is not an uncommon practice in Scandinavian countries to talk about the "gnomes" around us. These tales are usually propagated by loving and doting grand-parents. Mine were no exception, and so it was that we would hear of our… Continue reading

  • Merry Making Business

    When all is dark it's time to make some magic. May you have a weekend of togetherness and creativity. See you Monday. Continue reading

  • Crafty

    Today I will be away…..up in the mountains…..at my friend Susie's crafting cabin. There I will sit by a fire where I will knit and sew but most importantly, help Susie pick out the stones and tiles for her sink… Continue reading

  • The Naked Umbrella

    I've been stashing my yarn in a very large suitcase, just waiting for the day I had time to wind it all and start my various dreamed of projects. Once wound, I could beautifully display my stash within my wooden… Continue reading

  • Bending the Rules

    I had heard mention over at "The Angry Chicken" that Amy Karol's new book was out. As we were making our weekly trip to the library I saw it sitting there in the new book section. I immediately grabbed it… Continue reading

  • Sailing Away………..

                              It all started over a love of Toast. Before I knew it, I was discovering new friends in far off places. It was an immediate response to a heartfelt invitation. No not an invitation of words but the pulling… Continue reading

  • Unraveled……..

             She knew that her mother was a knitter. Though they had carpooled to the library because inclement weather didn't allow her to ride her bike, she had no way of knowing that her mother was there under "false" pretenses.… Continue reading

  • With Love………..

                       I always look at Valentine's Day as a week of perpetual baking.I love baking so it isn't a problem. We have the class parties at school which of course needs my grandmother's chocolate drop cookies. We have little O's… Continue reading