Yes it is that time again. To me football means cooler nights, the leaves begin to change, shorter days, warmer clothes, the air feels diff...

Last night I was so tired I could not sleep. Have you ever been like that? Not really functioning very well, yet so tired you can't sl...

Friday night I went up to Raleigh to see a friend who was having a yard sale with her Mom and Dad. It is one of those annual things. When ...

The beginning of a beaded pendant necklace. The finished piece will be posted soon.

Quite the welcome to a very cool bead store in Raleigh North Carolina - Ornamentea . It speaks of all the delights inside. I am not a big ...

Who doesn't like getting award? It just sort of makes your whole day, sometimes your whole week. It adds a little spring to your step ...

Here is a very quick project for you. Take a large formica tag from one of the big chain hardware stores. Gesso the whole tag then paint w...

I am frustrated. I bought a product thinking I was doing something good for the environment, helping to save the planet in little ways, bab...

Happy Birthday Daddy! What a wonderful day. I wish I was there to spend it with you, but my heart is there. I know Chip, Anne and the boy...

At the start of the summer I gave my self a challenge. I would paint or collage one of these canvas panels every week. By the time next su...

My best bud from high school, bless her heart, is from Michigan. We are always comparing recipes and trying to get each other to eat health...

The Gods smiled on us here in Coastal North Carolina. The rain started about one o'clock yesterday afternoon. We had the bands of rain...

This has been a total weather related week. First watching Hurricane Gustav pour over the gulf coast and into surrounding states. Knowing ...

"The creative is the place where no one else has ever been. You have to leave the city of your comfort and go into the wilderness of y...

These are my Steampunk ATC's for a swap on one of the Yahoo groups. It is a make nine get eight back. I made ten so I would have nine ...

It has been several weeks since I have had the luxury to go yard saling. My days have been filled with family and friends. The end of summ...

I can't believe our sweet boy is four. In keeping with the pirate theme birthday we took the young one to the aquarium in Myrtle Beach ...

Several summers ago I took classes at Chautauqua Institute in New York. You could weave, quilt, bead, calligraphy, photography, etc. Most o...

Watching all the hurricane and tropical storm warnings on the television made me think of Texas and the Gulf of Mexico. So this week I pull...

I love recipes that include a soft drink. Don't ask me why but I do . Maybe it is the child in me. This was in the local newspaper an...

Just a small thank you to all the wonderful people I have met through my groups and my blog. What a wonderful art community there is out th...