Cuthbert & Molly, The Onion Skin Twins A few weeks ago, I had the good fortune of discovering The Inner World Of Emma’s Bears. My timing was impeccable – my visit occurred in the midst of a giveaway for these precious bears! Their Fur Was Dyed From Brown & Red Onions – Hence Their Names! Emma chose […]
WOYWW 38: ATC JAMS
ATC JAMS – Work In Progress – Spots 1 & 2 Completed Last week, I received an exciting an unexpected surprise in the mail: an envelope filled with three ATC JAMS! For those of you unfamiliar with this term, ATC JAMS stands for Artist Trading Cards – Just Add More Stuff! It is a round robin ATC swap where three […]
My Sweet Boys
My Sweet Boys – Tsunami & Legend I love it when my boys rest peacefully together. I thought this would be the perfect photo to share for this week’s: Something Beautiful Sweet Shot Tuesday Wordless Wednesday (The Original) Wordless Wednesday at Faith, Hope, & A Whole Lotta Love Wordless Wednesday at Never Growing Old
Award Time: One Lovely Blog
Today I received a wonderful surprise. Bonny from Quick Tattletails honored me with the One Lovely Blog Award! I’m always happy when someone takes the time out of their day to let me know how much my blogging efforts are appreciated. I’m even more thrilled by the opportunity to honor 15 fabulous bloggers who have inspired me along the […]
My Guest Design Team Card For Ellephantastic Challenges
Criss-Cross Card Happy weekend everyone! Today, I’m excited to unveil my very first Design Team card ever! As part of my prize for winning Ellephantastic Challenge’s recent Remembrance/Sympathy Card Challenge, I was offered the chance to design a card for Ellephantastic’s Week 12 Challenge: Handmade Flowers. I thought a Criss-Cross card would be the perfect choice to highlight the […]
WOYWW 37: New Stamps & Exciting News
smARTworks Stamps This Wednesday, what’s on my workspace are stamps, stamps, and more stamps! Last week, I learned that smARTworks is having a 70% off sale on all of the stamps in their old catalog and I went a little wild when I discovered exactly what that meant! One of the things I like […]
Legend Meets Grand-ma-ma
Legend Meets Grand-ma-ma Hope your week is off to a wonderful start! Love candid photos? Join me at Wordless Wednesday – here and here – this week!
Vintage Treasures #2: Gifts From Israel
How do you define vintage? I am not a purist. For me, style is not always measured by age or appearance. The most important qualities for me are the feelings the piece evokes. Does the piece transport you back to a different place and time? Does it resurrect memories that are long forgotten? Does it help […]
WOYWW 36: Friends For Lulu
A few weeks ago, while taking the What’s On Your Workspace Wednesday tour, I came across a headline on Wipso’s blog that caught my eye. It was entitled A Flying Elephant and it featured Lulu, an adorable, Australia-bound pink elephant! So, I wanted to share that I have an adorable pink elephant of my own […]
A Multi-Challenge Sympathy Card
A Multi-Challenge Sympathy Card September is a month I associate with loss, so as soon as I saw Elephantastic’s challenge to make a Remembrance / Sympathy card, I knew I wanted to create something beautiful, uplifting, and comforting. Interior of Card I used these challenges as inspiration during the design process: Anything Goes Challenge Blog Week 14: Say It With […]
Strawberry Almond Chocolate Chunk Coffee Cake
Strawberry Almond Chocolate Chunk Coffee Cake This week, while flipping through our cookbook collection, a photo from William’s Sonoma Holiday Favorites caught my husband’s eye. The picture that whetted his appetite was an Apricot-Almond Chocolate Chunk Coffee Ring. However, my husband isn’t a fan of apricots, so we tweaked the recipe here and […]