Last week I guest posted over at Delightfully Noted for Wicked Week. Thanks for having me Jennifer! This is another project I made for Halloween.   So there is a black haunted lady in our front yard. A black widow. She jus ...

Welcome to the first day of our week long Pumpkin Parade. Today I am posting along with Primitive & Proper and Decor and the Dog. And the parade continues on tomorrow and the next couple of days with all of these fabulous ...

Say hello to my little friend newly dressed up fall mantel. This mantel came together in a very short time. Isn't that the best kind? I went to Michael's yesterday on the way home from the library. We just finished our H. C. ...

Instead of a leaf on a wreath, how about a wreath on a leaf? Yes, let's do that. Browsing through the new fall stuff at JoAnn's recently, I found this leaf made out of branches and a small wreath of black acorns and a stem w ...

Well, it's September and I am beginning to be in a fall mood. I wonder if that means I am not a stand (up) guy gal. Ha ha. You know, as opposed to FALL... Ok, ignore that one. That was so lame. Last year, I went a little nutty ...

Every year on the fourth of July, we go to our local lake in the evening. It's filled with people waiting for the fireworks to start. One year I set out to get a couple of fireworks shots. You know, just a few, 200+ shots... ...

Last year we went to our local 4th of July parade and it was quite magnificent. B was in the parade with his cub scout den. Here are a few images I snapped that day. Happy 4th of July everybody!! Learn how to cap ...

Aaaaand did you see where this and this post were going? I am getting ready to wishing you all a happy Easter. But first a vignette and a few more Easter crafts. And of course if you also guessed that word of the month was inv ...

It's going to be a three post day today, so sit back and relax. First up is a project perfect for Easter, but really, you could use this as an accessory all through the year or tweak the idea to another shape. Here is how. ...

Are you a ready for some non yellow and green Easter decor? I am ready to switch it up. Just a little. It was time to spruce up my front door wreath and say goodbye to the Winter front door wreath I made in December. Here is my ...

Are you familiar with the whole Ryan Gosling "Hey Girl." meme? It's been going around. It's rampant on Facebook and Pinterest. And in the homeschooling community. You see, he famously said that he was homeschooled and then it kin ...

This year's B and I made these for Valentine's to pass out at a Valentine's party later this week. When coming up with a Valentines craft I always try and come up with something that you can make a lot of in a short amount of t ...

Happy New Year!!!! I just finished packing away all our Christmas stuff. I love to decorate for Christmas, but I also love to lead a pretty uncluttered life. So I am always trying to strike a balance between the Christmas thin ...

The many presents of the Advent Calendar. Here is what was inside all those packages. For the gifts I did a mix of crafts, toys, activities and candy. Click on any of the images to view larger. (For the best view, please go to ...

Now that we are homeschooling - first anniversary coming up in about a month - there are certain activities that we miss from school. Yes there are a couple. One of them is making gingerbread houses for Christmas. So I thought: ...