Cartwheels and Pearls

Don't expect any before and after pictures for a LONG time. We don't even have time to consider anything until at least June. *Sigh* To say the least, our basement is a flashback to the 70's. (I think my mom said that. I wasn't exactly alive then to confirm this). Let's just say, it could really use some updating. See for yourself: Here's...

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I was at a New Year's party yesterday and there was LOTS of delicious food. Heck, that's the one reason why I go every year. Anyway, I soon spotted some apples in this spread just calling my name. I'm serious. When I went and tried it, I was in heaven! We decided we just had to recreate it! My mom picked up some...

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It's sort of a right of passage. As soon as you get a big, fancy camera, you have to have a cover for the big fancy strap. You can't let it run naked, can you? I picked up a half yard of fabric and a half yard of fusible interfacing from an extremely over priced store. Even though the fabric was half off...

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I made this like 3 weeks ago. I hadn't even taken a single picture of it up until now. Gasp. There are no in-progress shots because... well, I didn't feel like it. I found the addresses of various homes that my parent's have lived in... the one where my dad grew up, where my mom grew up (less than a mile away from...

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