Urban street art right up my alley

I like art that is clever.  On a recent trip to Powell's Books , I was highly amused by the miniature art in Slinkachu 's book Littl...

Kathy Griffin Judges Kids Pageant

Imagine this 4, 5 and 6 year old girls looking like miniature adults with make up, tans, big hair and Kathy Griffin in the mix. Kinda scary...

My Week

scenic drive to crater lake, oregon . . . . . . . . . . the deepest lake in the u.s. proved to be a wondrous sight indeed stairs in the hist...

Fruit Dip

Fruit Dip Fresh fruit will be in abundance soon. Here's a delicious recipe ...

Michelle Ramin's art auction

Portland artist Michelle Ramin just sent me an email announcing an art auction extravaganza.  Michelle is headed to San Francisco Art Insti...

I've got mail

I received handmade cards from two of my readers this past week- one from overseas! I was so encouraged, not only by the kind words inside, ...

Embroidering my art

I needed some twill tape earlier this week, so my daughters and I took a trip to the fabric store.  As I was getting 8 yards of twill tape m...

Sun Burn Remedy

Summer is here, and we will be spending hours on the beach or at the pool. Aloe plants hold the perfect remedy for sunburned skin. The ge...

Kids Say the Darndest Things

My two year old grandson was visiting. Because I don't see him often, he gets to sleep with Mama when he's here. He wakes me at 7:30...

Fabric tape now in shop

I'm having so much fun with this fabric tape idea .  Yesterday, I just bought a gizmo off of Craigslist that can put adhesive on the ba...

Mr. Potato Head

Mr. Potato Head is still alive and just as popular as ever. I remember playing with Mr. Potato Head when I growing up, when I came across t...

What An Idiot?

What an idiot! You've heard the controversy with Perez Hilton and the Miley Cyrus photo, right. If you haven't, Perez Hilton placed...

making your own fabric tape

I was thrilled to discover last week a wonderful new blog called Annekata .  The first post I read was a tutorial on how to make your own fa...

Preschool Graduation

I attended the graduation at my grandson's preschool last week-end. It was adorable. We decided to put him in nursery school last year,...

Printing your own designs on fabric

Lately, I've been determined to print my own designs on fabric.  After browsing some diy blogs, I finally ran a test run yesterday on m...

Tahoe's heavenly light

The way the sun falls on Lake Tahoe is as breathtaking as the altitude.  Located a mile above sea level, Tahoe's alpine terrain lends it...

Fun Pancakes

Summer's here, you know what that means. School's out and you will need to keep the kids busy with lots of treats and fun activit...