Hope Is A Blind BardSister Maura Eichner This week, I received some distressing news. As a result, I’m departing from my regularly scheduled WOYWW post to share a poem that a former teacher, friend, and mentor wrote. I am sharing it in both written form and on video – I was actually present at this reading! […]
Photo Of The Week: Now This Is Love
Legend & Prince Charming at Create With Joy Quote Of The WeekWhat greater gift than the love of a cat?Charles Dickens This is one of the first pictures I ever took of Legend. To this day, it remains one of my favorites. Legend had just arrived in his new home after a long trip across […]
Celebrate Valentine’s Day With Song
Graphics by Rose Petals From Heaven Happy Valentine’s Day to all of you, dear readers – and especially to you, Prince Charming! This year, as we celebrate our 13th anniversary, I invite you to stroll down memory lane with us as we share a song of great significance to us – our wedding song, Valentine. Valentine Written […]
Vanilla Pear Bread
There are few things in life as wholesome or satisfying as a loaf of home baked bread. I especially love breads that can double as desserts due to their natural sweetness. So, I’m delighted to share with you our latest creation – Vanilla Pear Bread – which was adapted from a Williams Sonoma muffin recipe! This […]
WOYWW 59: Decorating Delights
ATC by The Paper Princess at Create With Joy Happy What’s On Your Workdesk Wednesday, dear friends! Excitement is in the air at The Paper Palace as Valentine’s Day – a holiday ranking right up there with Christmas and Thanksgiving in my world – is just around the corner. Prince Charming and I am celebrating 13 years […]
Photo Of The Week: Luminosity
Tsunami at Create With Joy “Who can believe that there is no soul behind those luminous eyes!” Theophile Gautier Welcome to Create With Joy! One of my favorite blogging tasks is selecting the topic for each week’s photography post. Since all eyes have recently been on Legend due to his over-the-top antics and larger-than-life personality, I thought I’d shine today’s spotlight […]
Vintage Valentine: Buttons & Lace
Vintage Valentine Card from Create With Joy Would you like to create something special for your loved one this Valentine’s Day – something that’s sure to stand out against an endless sea of pink and red – something you can easily make using items you already have on hand? With just a piece of textured cardstock – a stamp, archival […]
WOYWW 58 & Wordless Wednesday: Mister Naughty Pants Is Back!
Mister Naughty Pants Is Back! I’d like to address a somewhat serious topic on today’s edition of What’s On Your Workspace Wednesday. It involves my beloved Legend. As many of you know, Legend recently hijacked my blog and wrote a post that intimated my workspace wasn’t all that it could be. He got all […]
Welcome To One World One Heart 2011
Welcome to the 2011 One World One Heart extravaganza – a special event that provides bloggers from around the world the opportunity to get to know each other! As a second year participant, I could not be more excited to welcome you to my blog! Have a look around – make yourself at home – have […]
Fresh-Baked Cornbread
Fresh-Baked Cornbread at Create With Joy Many years ago, I frequented a Mexican restaurant that served the most scrumptious cornbread I’d ever tasted. It was moist – it was flavorful – and every bite was punctuated with fresh bursts of corn! So, you can imagine my excitement when I discovered that Girlichef was hosting Bread Baking Day […]
WOYWW 57: Unmounted Rubber Stamp Organization
A Few Ways To Store Your Unmounted Rubber Stamps Happy What’s On Your Workspace Wednesday to you all! Today we are going to ignore that ever-expanding elephant known as my desk (my, that Legend sure knows how to spin a tale!) and focus on something positive – like how I recently organized my entire unmounted rubber […]