This weekend is one of those three day weekends that our nation celebrates, and I would venture a guess that many do not even know why. Lots of people who work in offices, government jobs, banks, schools, etc. have the … Continue reading
Jan
This past week, my other creative daughter was visiting, and somehow, we ended up at our local Micheal’s craft store not too long after her arrival. Imagine that! She knew she would be needing some thank you cards for her … Continue reading
As with so many across our country today, our hearts are broken for those in Oklahoma who experienced so much devastation and loss of loved ones from the storms yesterday. We have friends living near there and are glad they … Continue reading
Spring seems as if it has finally come to our neck of the woods! Every time I thought about putting away the coats and sweaters, the temperature would drop back down to the 30’s. My 10 day forecast says it … Continue reading
Have you ever wondered how they make the designs on fabric and wallpaper so they match up perfectly? How do the artists know how much to draw on each edge so they do match? I wondered too, so I searched … Continue reading
Today, we are happy 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 grandkids … Continue reading
I used to have a long list of blogs that I tried to keep up with daily in my RSS reader, but a few months ago, eliminated most of them from the list. Many of the ones I decided to … Continue reading
The other day, we were on a family walk on the path by the visitor center at the lake. At the beginning (or end depending on where you start) of the trail, we saw this pile of picked wildflowers laying … Continue reading
Not too long ago I saw this pin on Pinterest and thought it would be a fun idea for our craft room:Melinda and I needed some place to jot down ideas we had for future posts. Now I know … Continue reading
We have spent the last four weeks talking about ways to save money on fabric for your projects. You can read those posts here: Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 What we want to talk about today may … Continue reading