A while back, I challenged myself to make a handmade greeting card with my favorite photo of our cat, Lucy. (She was the best cat ever and has been gone for several years now.) I decided to make the card for my niece’s birthday. (She likes kitties.) Here it is. Pretty simple, but our Lucy…
Have you ever seen the movie, “Field of Dreams?” (If you are a baseball fan, you need to see it!) There’s a quote from the movie that always makes me smile. “Is this Heaven?” “No, it’s Iowa.” I kept thinking about that quote earlier today, as I floated in our pool. (Although, we’re not in…
Hand lettering and calligraphy have always been passions of mine, and when I get into something I really, really get into it! (Do you hyper-focus like that?) Brush calligraphy (brush lettering) is a favorite of mine. If you would love to get started with calligraphy using a brush pen, read on for some of my…
I’ve purchased my share of photography equipment over the last twenty or so years. (Maybe more than my share?) I’ve always loved my purchases, but I’ve learned some things along the way. It seems I’ve always been on a “how to improve my photography” quest. Tips for purchasing used equipment are below the photos! This…
Other than my last post, I have been missing here at my blog for quite some time. (Well, there was the sporadic quick post here and there to let you all know I was still here!) Why was I gone? Well, the answer is long and convoluted! But the short story is, we sold our…
See this adorable cat? (I’m just a tiny bit biased–she was ours. We lost her a few years ago, but we keep her memory close.) Lucy was taking time to smell the flowers. LET’S ALL DO THAT MORE OFTEN. Now, another challenge to myself this week is to create a card using this photo. (I’m…
I really enjoyed spending time at home with my kids (well, I usually enjoyed it!) when they were little. We did a lot of activities that were multisensory and fun, while my kids were learning at the same time. One of the fun, simple things we did as my kids were learning to read was…
Recently, I’ve learned Crayola markers can be used for brush lettering. Would you believe, you can achieve lovely modern calligraphy with just some markers you may already have? It works! I’m so excited to have discovered Crayola calligraphy. Now, I do have a lot of brush markers already… (Obsessed, remember? In that post, I talked…
I’m partnering with Oriental Trading for this post. Oriental Trading provided the products (which I chose), and the opinions are 100% my own. I literally scared Sunny with the scream I let out when I saw this Ewok dog costume onOriental Trading’s website, because it is so adorable. (Yes, they have kids’ and adults’ costumes too. Amazing ones!)…
I’ll say it again, “I LOVE BACK TO SCHOOL TIME!” I always have. (UPDATE: This is a throwback post. Daughter and son are now both college graduates, so I have no kids going back to school. I still love this time of year, though! Only one of my own “kids” will be going back…
I’m sharing a quick mini-scrapbook or journal idea today, that even the most uncrafty of you can make. Really! I’m going to show you how to make a handmade photo-book (that could be used for many other things besides photos!) This post contains affiliate links, which means I will earn a small commission, if you…
It’s nearing the end of another school year. Teachers are tired. When my kids were little, for a few years when the school year ended, we gave (with the best intentions!), the standard things that we thought teachers would like as a thank you gift (mugs and such.) Teachers get a LOT of mugs. They…