• Catching up with projects, old and new

    Last fall we had some technical problems with the site and an external hard drive and … Well, don’t ask what happened, I couldn’t even begin to answer, but my darling daughter and web manager Anna fixed the problems. Unfortunately in the process we lost the photos in the older tutorials! Big bummer! We had…

  • Instantly Age Wood, Part II

    Last fall I made some rustic looking wooden shelves for our market booth. I wrote a tutorial on the instant wood ageing process using tea and a mixture of white vinegar and steel wool. Read Instantly Age Wood in order to make more sense of this post. The reaction between the materials is still a mystery to…

  • Keys to My Heart

    Valentine’s Day is a lot more than just a pile of greeting cards. It’s a happy, fuzzy holiday all about appreciating the ones we love. But don’t let it fool you, heart and love related crafts are appropriate year round. Here are quick and easy instructions to make some of my favorite heart crafts: a…

  • Crochet Pattern: Baby’s Dino Hat with Cape

    Photos of naked babies on sheepskins is sooo yesterday! But of course it had to happen, now that I got real sheepskin for my second grandson Dexter. Now, all the rage is to use props of various kinds. They can be cute or funky or silly or geeky or anything that catches the parents’ fancy.…

  • Sneak peek …

    My grandson is now three weeks old. He’s such a sweetie! I’ve been helping out with night feedings and holding him due to his tummy aches. Poor little one. But I seem to have some granny magic because he calms down and feels better. As long as I hold him! I haven’t been able to…

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