This year, it has taken me quite awhile to decorate the tree. I just finished wiring on the last vintage chandelier crystal last night...and...

I bought several ancient, (as in late 1800's) blue shutters from an antique shop quite some time ago for 5 bucks a piece...they still ha...

Today was a very busy kind of day...and I wasn't able to include photos of what the winners will receive...but I can promise they are ve...

Just a quick note to let you all know that Etsy now has a coupon code option! It is about time! So, to celebrate "black Friday", ...

A while ago, I spoke here of needing an "old dummy" to use to photograph my work. While browsing in an antique store I found her. ...

I have a fondness for old toys. The more beat up, the better! I like to think of the many lives they have had and the little hands that play...

I've got some new things in the Etsy shop ...I'm wishing I could stay at my little old shabby desk all day and create...want to make...

Branches that braille the morning sky, or the evening sky, have always been a favorite of mine. I love the skeletal branches that end in the...

Man, I love the photo filters on Picasa. That way I can just over soften the crap out of my face and make it look like I did it on purpose, ...

Health is slowly returning to me and I am ever so grateful. I had a productive weekend creating what I think are some of my prettiest things...

I've been at it again. Trying to capture assemblage necklaces in a realistic neck-like way on an old coat hanger...well, at least I'...

Fundraising efforts were not in vain, though somehow I feel like I've failed. Where did I go wrong? Only four people left comments. Did ...

I've been following Blood: Water Mission for quite some time now. It is a project that has a hold of my heart. Of all the things we tak...

Hi God, It's me. Hey listen, I've been told that I should not talk about my illness because somehow it will manifest itself more f...

I feel so fortunate to be included in all of these amazing treasuries on Etsy! You can see them here . This one is the most recent, and it ...

These days I've been feeling good and immersing myself in my work. I enjoy getting just the right photograph...it seems to me to make al...

On Thursday, I took Christian to his lesson. I inquired as to whether Nikki, his teacher, who was a concert cellist for the Kalamazoo Sym...

(to use this image on your blog, just right click and cut and paste) I got permission from a kind and generous stranger, Ella, who was wi...

Dearest Lucy, I made this for you today...I was twelve, I remember, when I read about you for the first time. So you must be in your late ...

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