I’m going to walk you through the basic steps of a flat finished ornament. This is Joyeux Noel – the 1st in my Family Tree Series – it was designed for the French branch of my family. This original set was shipped off to them and I managed to take some photos during the finishing

Thank you to all who left comments on my last blog post and a huge thanks to Adornit for offering up their selection of Chamberry prints as a great prize! I have a winner…but first a few updates! (Would you really read on if I blew the surprise right now?) It’s been busy…heck, it’s always

Why do I design? I was asked that in an interview not too long ago and it was really difficult to come up with an answer that sounded plausible. I think I just need to. It’s my way of expressing myself…telling my story (whether you want to listen to it or not!) Speaking of stories

Before I begin – let me say…I still have “Made With Love Charms”. Read more about it from my February 6th post. Keep sending them…I’m even having the local stitchers send the SASE! I’ve gotten well over 100 responses so far & it’s been terrific reading the little notes (not necessary, but nice!) and seeing

Last year, my dearest & I celebrated our 25th Anniversary. I surprised him by designing a special piece that I finished & presented to him that special day. We spent the entire day together just doing simple things on a Wednesday…something we never get to do since we go in different weekday/workday directions. I had

how would you finish that sentence?? Hmm…it could be the season of love…the season of snow…the season of bone chilling temps! Right now, it’s the season of Market Prep! This is what I think (hope) my house looks like! This is what my house really looks like! Boxes & “to go to Nashville” piles everywhere!

Last year I packed up my 6 followers & went to the party…the Grow Your Blog party! It was so much fun, I thought I would go again. I’ve added quite a few followers & I love all of the comments & emails I get after each post! I feel like I have all of

I really should say – It’s Market Prep-Time! This is a seldom seen “behind-the-scenes” look at what will eventually be new releases at the Nashville Needlework Market. You will note that the quilt hanging on my design wall has been there for, ummm…quite some time. I hope to remedy that situation soon. I purposely made

Happy New Year! Did you make any resolutions? I did… 1- Let Go, Next: my new mantra…let go of the things that hold you back, look forward to what is next. I did a bit of that in 2013, but this year, I hope to put it into practice a bit more. (repeat after me,

Brrrrrr….I wanted to post the winner earlier this morning, but morning errands took a little longer than I had planned because it was THIS cold… The deep freeze, ice & snow have hit many parts of the country, so my wish for all is a SAFE & Merry Christmas! Anyway… the random number generator picked