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Transformation Of A Room

What do you feel when you see an empty room?  Anticipation?  Untapped potential? Possibilities?  When we built our house, this room was slated to be hubby’s office.  Imagine it loaded with all kinds of computer gizmos, bookshelves full of manuals and other important guy stuff.  During the past year we finally moved him upstairs to [...]

A lovely way to spend a snowy day

While the snowflakes piled up outside, I have been cozy in my studio working on a few Christmas gifties for some dear friends at work.

These little tags with bleached and glittered bottle brush trees will go to the gals on my teaching team.  The “Happy Christmas” card was painted for me several years ago [...]

Oh So Pretty!

My daughter received an ornament  from Janna in the mail a few days ago, as part of the Little B.I.T. Ornament Swap (B.I.T. = Bellas in training).  Isn’t this just lovely?

Janna also included a wonderful tag, some bling-y bracelets, and chocolate (insert big wahoo from my daughter here!)

And here’s a full view of [...]

The Gift that keeps on Giving

Is there anything better than an unexpected package in the mail?  Here’s what came today from sweet Heidi.

I had mailed her some silver and pink bullion, after she had admired some I had brought to Silver Bella to use in Teresa’s McFayden‘s Victorious Medals class (kits are now available on her website here).  Heidi [...]

Stretching her Creative Wings

One of the most lovely things about blogging is making connections with like minded souls who “get” you.  Thanks to an amazing bella, my daughter is able to experience some of the wonder and fun that such connections can bring.  She  participated in this swap (her first!) sponsored by Sheila.

Bellas in Training Ornament [...]

Where Women Create – Holiday Fun

Jo Packham, the editor of the exquisite  magazine, Where Women Create has a wonderful blog that is currently hosting a 12 days of Christmas event.  Each day from  Dec. 1st through the 12th her blog is featuring a giveaway  donated by one of many talented and creative artists (for example, today’s giveaway is a [...]