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Kindred Spirit – Aunt Jeanne

One of the many blessings of having a rather extended family is having relatives who are kindred spirits and understand my addiction love of vintage treasures, especially of the sewing variety.  Over this past summer a box arrived on my doorstep from my mom’s sister, my Aunt Jeanne.  Not only is she a retired teacher, [...]

Silver Bella 2010 – The Swaps!

I’m back from Silver Bella – energized and bursting with creative inspiration.  Some  of the  most anticipated events during Silver Bella are the swaps.  There’s something for every interest and skill level.  I participated in 5 (!) this year, and tried to choose at least a few that allowed me to spread my wings a [...]

Silver Bella 2010

Community,  Creativity…..

Companionship, Craziness….

Completely Wonderful.

Art Sisters and Inspiration. That’s what you experience at Silver Bella.

Projects in this post were made by some of the very talented gals at Silver Bella.  I’ll share [...]

Live Courageously

Sometimes things just come together exactly the way you envision them.  The stars align, the lace box has just the right pieces, and that idea that came to you at 3:00 am is exactly right.  I am loving this final swap item for Silver Bella.  It speaks to my heart in so many ways.

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Gearing up for Silver Bella

In just one week I will be whooping it up in Omaha with 150+ wonderful and creative souls at the most amazing art retreat – Silver Bella.  This will be my 2nd year attending, and I just can’t wait to reconnect with friends from last year, as well as finally meet in person all the [...]