Kaitlin has been student-teaching at St. Theresa's School in Phoenix. For several weeks she has been saying that we HAD to go to the ...

Another item I can't resist is the lone quilt block. Perhaps it was intended for a quilt that never was completed. Perhaps it was left...

I can't resist a vintage needlepoint canvas. I see one and I imagine the woman who worked on it intending some wonderful purpose. I ne...

A couple of years ago when Kaitlin was working for Anthropologie, she declared that her new favorite color was "marigold." She be...

These are wool and stuffed with lavender. The sewing room smells heavenly!

Here is a photo of my darling husband Ken, with Kaitlin on the front porch at Aunt Janice's house in Marietta Ohio a couple of weeks ago...

This is what the empty jars look like. They are in three sizes. The little ones are great for buttons, the mediums are filled with trims a...

We have an IKEA store not too far away - perhaps a 40-minute drive, but convenient to my daughter in Tempe. Somehow, I just never get ther...

Here in Arizona we are accustomed to the summer heat, but this year has been worse than usual. In fact we have now had 27 days of over-110-...

This is my grandma, Ruth Moe. I discovered this photo of her at my mom's house earlier this summer. I love it because this is probably...

I ordered a sample pack of wool felt from a seller on eBay and I've been having some fun with it. I used these bright colors for flower...

It's been one of those days. School starts next week which means we have a lot of running around to do. Today was registration at the ...

I am on another diet... sigh.... I am inspired by this coat. The designer, a friend, Emmett McCarthy named the coat for me and generously...

I love to make Christmas ornaments from vintage fabrics and trims. My favorites are these little stockings. I've made hundreds and hun...

The other day I was shopping at an antique mall when I discovered two plastic bags of children's books. The bags were securely stapled ...

I read about this idea here, at Bella Dia and I think I will give it a shot. I'm going to try to feature a photo of something in my ho...

Every time I discovered one of these "folkloric"-style ribbons I would put it in a box. Now the box is stuffed and it is time to ...

After discovering this blog which is called "Velvet Strawberries" but about so much more - I decided to search for my gigantic ve...

Our Ohio cousins came to Phoenix for a visit! From left to right we have James, Will, Kaitlin, Matt, Alex, Dan and August.

When I was a girl I used to love going to church bazaars. There would be row upon row of yoyo clowns, crocheted potholders and beanbag frog...