Office Redux Part 1 - in which I add some color to the gray walls of my personal cube.

I have so much to share – and just haven’t taken the time to update this blog and show you the projects! But I have been crafting away – promise!
I think part of the reason I haven’t updated is because I haven’t had any new patterns to share. I have a ton in my head, but just haven’t taken the time to sketch them out and put them in a “shareable” format. And it just boggles my mind that there are people out there that like my patterns enough to …

I’ve been craving to craft lately, but with a very needy newborn it’s proven more difficult than I anticipated. Luckily my husband had a few days off work and since he was home to care for the baby I decided to do a little family project. I love to document the growth of our children in our life and decided I would make a little art for the hallway incorporating that.

So I hope you all are having a great Valentine’s day!
This year, both my kids are older and there were no organized exchanging of those cute little valentines.  However, my daughter and I made some for her to pass around to her friends.  They were a big hit at school.  We had only made 30 of them and when she got home she said “Mom, we totally should have made like 50!”   I’m so glad they were a hit.
Using the posts from House on a Hill Road and 24-7-365 as …

Yesterday was my sister’s (Renee) and my birthday.

28 years ago, on my 6th birthday - I got two of the most awesome presents a little girl like me could ever want. I got a two-story tree house with a deck that rivaled any other tree house in the city.. (or even the tri-state area!) and… I got a baby sister. I had begged and pleaded for a baby sister (not brother!) for about 2 years before my dreams came true. She was perfect.. and well - nearly …