Catching Up!!

It was a very busy fall and holiday season this past year. I committed to too many fairs and shops, it overwhelmed me to say the least! However, I met some lovely people along the way and was able to focus in on my product lines better. I did quite a few small paintings for the craft fairs, they are easier to tote!

My prints and art bevels were a big success, I plan on expanding those selections this coming year.


The gingerbread houses got assembled and nibbled as usual this year….

It is very serious construction…..

each house is unique and lovely!

But not as lovely as my nieces!

A New Idea

My new Art Bevels!

Working in softer colors and getting back to my favorite watercolors and pen and ink.

These little pieces of art can fit just about anywhere!

They are now listed on ETSY with more to come.

Happy Valentine's Day!

A peek at the Valentines Day decorations that I placed around the house.
The mantle in my living room decorated with some heart shapes and a vintage card.

I loved these two snowy owls at Christmas time and just couldn't put them away.

Owl always love this little twig tree!!

Another vintage card with some of my art.

Hope you have a lovely day!

Gingerbread Houses

My good old Kitchen Aid mixer getting ready for our yearly batch of gingerbread.

Goodies of all kinds waiting to decorate our houses.

A few busy elves.

My sisters and nieces and dare I say it great-nieces!

For the past three or four years we, my sisters and nieces and I (and when I can convince them... a few very special people) get together and make gingerbread houses.

Will we win any prizes? We think so and each year we have been getting better at it.

But the main thing is having fun and sharing memories during this very busy season.

I Love Halloween!

The Living Room Fireplace

Part of the Mantle

Hutch in the Kitchen



Rat in the Kitchen!!



I love the autumn holidays, Halloween with it's fun dress-up and Thanksgiving with it's food!

Where we live, we don't get many Trick or Treaters if at all, so the past few years I have been having a Halloween Party and sleepover with my nieces. It gives me a good excuse to get out all my decorations.

We play games and dunk for apples and then stay up late and watch scary movies and eat popcorn.

I love to scatter little decorations throughout the house and I placed a faux rat on top of my microwave. When I was cooking today I needed to get into the cabinet above and so I moved the rat to the open shelves next to it. As I was busy cooking I forgot that I moved it

and scared myself when I went to reach for the EVOO!