Today is September 22, and if you live in the Northern Hemisphere (as I do) that means that autumn starts today. Fall is my favourite season. It's a season of sensory delights - all those marvelous harvest flavours, the brilliant yellow and russet tones of the earth, and the special quality that the … [Read more...]
Kids’ Craft How-To
I was lucky enough to spend last weekend with my parents and my oldest daughter, my nephew and my two nieces. Now, the newest little one is too young for crafts, but while she was napping the other three kids and I sat down at Gramma's kitchen table to make some decorated gift bags and votive candle … [Read more...]
Definitely in the Genes…
In my family, I tend to be the creative one...you know, the one who's into crafts and baking, knitting and sewing; sometimes even sketching or painting. My sisters' hobbies definitely don't wander to the crafty, and although my Mom once made me a lovely painted piggy-bank at a ceramics class, and … [Read more...]
Tag Ball Craft How-To
You know the old story about kids having more fun playing with the box than with the toy that came in it? Well, I found the same thing to be true of my kids and the tags on their stuffed toys (or stuffies, or softies...your preference). So it didn't take me long to figure out that it would be more … [Read more...]
My Studio – Be it Ever so Humble
It's fairly common among the craft blogging community for people to post pictures of their studios on their blogs. Jenny of allsorts recently did it. Now, my studio is nothing like hers (first of all, mine is geared towards scrapbooking, and the sewing machine only comes out once in a while) but … [Read more...]