I went so ridiculously over the top with Halloween last year. Decorations for two full trees had me thinking of Halloween for half of the year. I see Halloween ornaments all over in the stores, but whenever anyone comes over…
Fabric covered bangles
My love for big fat bracelets is thoroughly documented. So when I found these wooden bracelet forms at my local craft store, I had to have them. The possibilities just made my mind race. I am such a crafty nerd.…
Camera Strap Cover
You know, it’s really hard to take a picture of your camera when you only have one camera. For years I’ve been seeing all those cute decorative camera straps floating around the internet, and I had it in the back…
12 Days of Christmas crosstitch
When last I shared this project, over a year ago, I’d gotten less than half way through and still had hopes of finishing before Christmas. Silly Tresa, when will you ever learn. Seven Swans a Swimming Six Geese a Laying…
Thrift store SCORE!
Over labor day weekend while Atti was playing with Grandma, I took the opportunity to sneak away with Bear and his dad to do a little thrifting. Ventura is a great little beach town with some wonderful shops, and I…
2010 Year of Pleasures #38
I found these while out thrifting over the labor day weekend. Do you know how hard it is to find vintage patterns in a modern size? I saw these and immediately hugged them to my chest while rapturous visions of…
It’s official
If you’ve been around this blog since before Atti was born, you read a whole lot of my angst about making my dreams come true and how I longed to be a capital W-Writer. It’s kind of mind boggling to…
Papercut Thank You Card
My dearest cousin Karen did me such a kindness a while back, that just sending an email was not enough. So I wanted to make a card as stylish and elegant as she is. I had an idea a while…
Fettuccine in a lemon cream sauce
The heat is starting to break around here, and we’re now entering that glorious Indian summertime. These days are some of my favorite of the year and disappear so quickly that I want to spend those perfect dusk hours outside…
I’m already hearing jingle bells….
As soon as I glimpse the end of summer, it’s pretty much a dead sprint to Christmas. It’s the time of year I find the most inspiring, and my head is always stuffed full of way too many ideas to…