Cleaning Distraction

put·ter 2  v. put·tered, put·ter·ing, put·ters v.intr. To occupy oneself in an aimless or ineffective manner. v.tr. To waste (time) in idling: puttered away the hours in the garden. [Probably alteration of potter, probably frequentative of Middle English poten, to poke, push, from Old English potian.] putter·er n. Do you ever start out cleaning but end [...]

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Fun to Fruition

Speaking of fall……. Last April I had the privilege of working with Fons & Porter’s “Love of Quilting” on a couple of Halloween projects. Featured in their Sept./ Oct. issue, which just hit news stands, is my “Hair-Raising Halloween” fabric and projects.  Kits for the quilt are available through F & P and fabric is [...]

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Crafting Concluded

Crafting this past weekend was a welcome break from the normal deadline driven art schedule however, it will be put on the back burner once again. I wanted to share a couple of my projects as the final post featuring the Mary Engelbreit Home Companion Workshop. Both of these projects were taught by Charlotte Lyons [...]

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Unchartered Territory

Hi – This morning I’m multitasking, AS usual! Gathering some supplies for my first workshop, stocking up baked goods to help feed the church building group in June and a hair cut at nine. Crafting, baking and candlestick making! I’m attending my first artsy, craftsy workshop which begins tomorrow. Several months ago I signed up [...]

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God’s Time

Waiting upon the Lord – For many years the vision for a new church has remained our hope, until now! My church home is building this summer and we, small body of believers, are very excited. On Friday, an absolute gorgeous day, I was inspired to take a drive on the country roads to check [...]

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St. Valentine

HAPPY VALENTINE’S DAY! Bit of History – Valentine was a holy priest in Rome, who, with St. Marius and his family, assisted the martyrs in the persecution under Claudius II. He was apprehended, and sent by the emperor to the prefect of Rome, who, on finding all his promises to make him renounce his faith [...]

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…More Details?

Did someone ask for more details? Well, this week we are in the process of making two Valentine boxes for Syd, 9 and John, 4. In the previous post Syd can be seen working on hers and here is our progress so far. First we needed to edit some of the cool stuff. Syd had [...]

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Snow Downside

There is nothing like going back to basics to really slow your life down. We rely on two satellite dishes for television and internet. So, with yesterday’s snow on the dish, we were forced to get creative when we lost service.

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Ain’t She Sweet?

Who doesn’t want to try their hand at the art of paper and mixed media? I have been admiring this popular trend for a while now and recently signed up for Mary Engelbreit’s Home Companion Workshop in the Spring.  (Workshop is April 30 and May 1, www.maryengelbreit.com for more details) When my granddaughter ask me [...]

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