Check out a new article about sewing with neckties here. Yours Truly is one of the featured designers! Here is a basic tutorial for my ve...

After saving a bunch of AMAZING neckties from the 70's I thought it was high time to make something from them. First, a skirt.... Then ...

A new Sugar Patchwork Messenger bag - so cute!

A great vintage shift, from the 60's or 70's. All linen. Love it!

Our son has graduated from Desert Mountain High School and is headed to ASU in the Fall. That's four down, one to go.

Graduation is next...

After Dan (age 21) got a new haircut today, he looked so good that I "forced" him to pose for a photo. So handsome! With four at...

This was lots of fun to make. Hope you like it!

I'm thrilled to see my necktie bag in the brand new issue of "Greencraft" magazine published by Stampington & Co. Thank ...

James's sweetheart is modeling for a local boutique! So cute. Click here for the listing. There are other photos of her on etsy. Ya...

I love this BH&G cover. The colors and the mood are wonderful, aren't they? January looks nothing like this in Scottsdale, AZ...

An original design made from cotton batting and vintage lace. The face is embroidered and the hat is black velveteen with vintage milliner...

...and to all a good night. Kaitlin and I made this wreath today from vintage ornaments!

Here is a "cast photo" from the 2009 SBC Christmas program. Can you locate yours truly? (Click to enlarge.) Here is the 2007 ...

I hosted my first feather fest today! We made feathered fairies for Christmas. Kaitlin, Amanda, Lindsey, Sunny and Ryan are seated and B...

Christmas brunch with the gang. I took the photo, so I'm not in the photo - oh well... Mary, Melanie, Karen, Gail, Star, Linda, Mary ...

Kaitlin, James, Daniel, William and Matt - back in San Diego for Thanksgiving. We ran in the morning, enjoyed the hotel buffet, visited wi...

A new schoolbag fashioned from vintage barkcloth and assorted trims, buttons and pins. It's hard to tell but I cut motifs from a seco...