My mother-in-law Sally is not what you would call a crafter. Even after ten years of sharing a family, she still counsels me to buy something I could make just to save myself the trouble. The closest she gets to…
Presenting….the new tree for 2008
This is the view from the bottom of my stairs. Since I caught the Christmas bug, I’ve dreamed of having a little indoor Christmas tree farm. And slowly, slowly, I’m working towards that goal. I’ve been working on this tree…
Snowflake Gift Tag
By now it should come as no surprise that my over-the-top-ness extends to every insignificant detail of Christmas, so I couldn’t think about leaving out the gift tags. Each year I pick my wrapping paper early and buy enough to…
An Assortment of Wreaths
Wreaths seem to be my new obsession. Last year I made some Halloween wreaths, which I still have to share with you, of course, and that kind of launched me into a wreath making frenzy. Just like my garland experience,…
Christmas draped all over the place
Floral design was one of those things that intimidated me for a long time. I’m a self taught crafter, and somehow I thought that there was some mysterious trick to floral design that I just wouldn’t be able to crack.…
Let the festivities begin!
I hope you all had a great Thanksgiving weekend. Mine was a wonder. I got to just zen out in my kitchen with a very patient sous chef, and stuff myself sick. We’re still dealing with leftovers five days later.…
Thanksgiving Tree
I’ve kind of become obsessed with trees over the years. I think Christmas got me started. I don’t know what it is, but nothing makes me happier then staring at a beautifully composed Christmas tree all lit up, with a…
Holiday Decorations
I have to admit, I normally skip right over Thanksgiving. We’ve rarely been home for it, and our Halloween and Christmas over-the-top-ness tends to just swallow it whole. But this year I’m actually hosting, so I had to at least…
Come see what I’ve been working on….
As I’ve mentioned once or twice now, I have been working on the house really hard lately. I’ve got all kinds of projects I’ll focus on individually, but for today I thought I’d give you an updated tour of the…
A Dream Come True
There are about seven different paths I could have gone down in life and still been happy. One of them is as a chef. Culinary school always sat in the back of my mind as something that I would love…