I remember reading somewhere that mercury glass was once known as the poor man’s silver. But nowadays, that poor man’s silver is very expensive. And while I have a few pieces of silver and a couple of mercury glass ornaments, I felt I needed more to make an inpactful display. So I went on a search to find (read: make) more…
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‘Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse; The stockings were hung by the chimney with care, In hopes that St. Nicholas soon would be there. Well it’s clearly not the night before Christmas, but in preparation for, look at what sprouted from the Craftberry Bush this week-end…….savour and enjoy!…
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Making the simple complicated is commonplace; making the complicated simple, awesomely simple, that’s creativity. – Charles Mingus Last week, I started a series of simple, yet elegant wrapping ideas. I will continue this series every Saturday for the next 3 weeks (can you believe there are only 5 weekends before Christmas?!?). Would you join me? I would love to inspire…
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What happened to November? It seems like just yesterday when we were getting ready to go trick-or-treating and now, we’ve skipped over November and jumped right onto the Christmas sled…;o). I put away all of my fall decorations today and we will soon be dusting off our Christmas ornaments. But before we get all tangled in Christmas lights, I wanted to…
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I am thankful for the first breath of life I took as I entered this world. I am thankful for the one that gave me that life and chose two wise souls as my parents. I am thankful for those two souls that gave it all for their children’s happiness and still do. I am thankful for my siblings, a…
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