Since my first blog post about rickrack I’ve come across a few really nice examples of rickrack combined with crochet. I found the first in...

It’s been raining where I live since Sunday. And not a nice soft drizzly rain either. The downpour kind. Not only is my basement flooded, bu...

People have definite likes and dislikes when it comes to strawberry shortcake. My grandmother always made it with biscuits (with some sugar ...

Back in May I did a photo tribute to my mom for Mother's Day. This one's for my dad who died of pancreatic cancer six years ago. The...

When my friend Deborah at ChicCosas mentioned the new magazine Adorn and how nicely designed it was, I ran right down to Borders to check ...

Guess who's taken up residence in my strawberry patch? And it's worse than that—there are two of them! I went to check for ripe berr...

For as long as I can remember I’ve kept journals. Oh, nothing formal – just plain notebooks usually. I write quotes from books or magazines,...

I thought I’d show off a recent Ebay purchase and new embroidery project today. It’s a matching set with a baby bib and highchair tray cloth...

The May theme for the Tie One On apron show-and-tell was to make a smock apron to wear out—something I had wanted to do anyway. I bought a ...

For those of you in Philadelphia this coming weekend, be sure to check out the 3rd Annual ART STAR CRAFT BAZAAR on Saturday from 11-7 and Su...

Ah, Memorial Day weekend. The start of summer and never mind that it doesn’t officially start until the middle of June. It is the official ...

I made a quick stop at the antique mall on Saturday and found a bunch of cool stuff at the button booth. Notice the square and diamond theme...

If you do any sewing, and especially of you do a lot of it, you end up with a bag full of scrap fabric - pieces too small for pillows or clo...

I discovered this website recently and thought I’d share. I love the clean look of the site and the fun sketchy drawings of ribbon jars. And...

violets Originally uploaded by primrose_design . We planted these last summer and they're looking pretty spectacular for their ...

“What are the sounds in your studio?” Sit quietly and listen. I am sure you’ll be surprised at what you hear!” My studio is a pretty quiet p...

I've been slipping up on my blog updating this past week. And I had such good intentions, too. It's just that it's been so beaut...

One of the very best things about working at home is that I can stop working when something really interesting happens. Like today when one ...

I was saving this picture to go with a future post about vintage buttons. But, when I heard the Studio Friday theme this week was Sparkle/Sh...

I’ve been selling at a wonderful little shop in Stevensville (Bradford County, Pennsylvania) called Shades of White. Owned by Monika Kennedy...