This year, we are exploring what Christmas in a renovation zone is like. What have we found? It can still be as magical and as full of friends and family as it usually is -- it's just a little more dusty than usual. Stamps by Tim Holtz and Stampin' Up. Well, it's a lot more …
I've started my Christmas crafting. I am slowly working my way up to the really fun stuff like making Christmas cards to spread cheer to all my family and friends and building garlands to use in our home. But I thought gift tags could be the gateway into all that festivity. Nice quality tags like …
I'm getting a studio!!!! Have I shared that our house is under renovation? Like, tear a third of the house down, renovation? Well, it has made creating a bit of a challenge. Lots of stuff is packed away, and my regular creating space no longer exists. All this is to move into bigger, brighter, and …
This has been the question behind yoga practice for the last couple of weeks. An almost impossible question to answer. I am all sorts of things, a librarian, an artist, a cook, a dishwasher. But I am also a procrastinator, a selfish person, a professional time waster. Or am I a music lover, a friend, …
The renovation of our kitchen begins tomorrow! I am excited, terrified, stressed out, and grateful. We've waited a long time to start (maybe too long) this project. A few things left to move. Renovation may be an understatement. We are demolishing an addition from the 1920s, putting in a foundation -- it was all the …
Over here in New Hampshire we are checking things off our summer bucket list. We've taken a lovely trip to Bar Harbor. We've played mini golf. We've gone to a few baseball games. I've even scheduled a paddle boarding lesson. As we try to consciously enjoy the great summer weather, it becomes difficult to spend …
I pulled out some tools I haven't used in a while; my stencils and vintage alphabet stamps. Having my trusty friends around me helped spark my creativity in a way that the crummy weather has not. I dig this Scout and feel his confidence. This gang looks ready to rule the world. You are, you …
Thought I'd share a few projects I've been working on as I wait, wait, wait on Spring to arrive. It's still cold, there is still snow, blah. The sun is out and I heard that the bears are waking up. . . so not too much longer. This gem is a guest book. Any one …
Something I love? Having time to goof around in my art journal. Something else I love? Free magazines. So, fussy cutting models out of fashion magazines and gluing them in my art journal for later artsy inspiration is way high on the list of awesome. Giving myself time to play is one way I show …
This past week in yoga class we learned about the third chakra; Manipura, the lustrous gem, the solar plexus, the center of personal power. We talked about our inner fire being a gold, bright light, and our teacher said the most amazing thing: "throw your limitations into the fire". Whoa. Just throw 'em in. Let …
