We are getting ready for some more interviews with owners of creative businesses like we did with Kimberly of Cakes by Kimberly. We have a few scheduled but would like to ask if any of our readers have a creative … Continue reading
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Last week I had the privilege of hearing Dr. Ben Carson speak at our local college. His life story is fascinating. Even though he was raised in poverty in a single parent home by a mother who could not read with only a … Continue reading
It’s Labor Day weekend, and we have decided to take a little break too! Enjoy time with your loved ones, and we will see you all next Tuesday. We appreciate each one of you who stops by our blog. We … Continue reading
A very dear friend is having twins, and I wanted to make something special for her girls. She sent me a picture of the art she chose to put on the wall of the nursery. It’s not your typical nursery … Continue reading
It was time to pack up the kids and head to the nearest apple orchard (a.k.a Pa and Grandma’s backyard) I am not sure if you can call four or five trees an orchard, but it works for the grandkids! … Continue reading
My grandkids love to paint. I used to set them up with a paper plate onto which I squirted piles of whatever colors of paint they wanted to use. That worked and they had a blast. However, after a while, … Continue reading
Today, we are happy once again to have Jan’s husband, Tom Johnson, share a guest post. He is a wonderful husband, dad, accomplished entertainer, actor, singer, and musician, all around fix-it guy, remodeler, furniture builder, biker, and most of all–his … Continue reading
Today is the last day of our special week of inspiring you to transform clothing for back to school. On Monday we showed you a shirt that was transformed with a screen printed butterfly applique from another shirt as well … Continue reading
Did you start a new hobby a few weeks ago when we shared with you the basics you would need to start embroidering? If so, then today you can add some embroidery to a shirt to give it a new … Continue reading
This week we are concentrating on various ways to transform a simple shirt for back to school clothes. Today let’s start with a plain red shirt.Find some coordinating cotton print fabrics that will look nice with the red shirt fabric. … Continue reading