A Growing Violet

You will rarely see that title on my blog because I'm not the craftiest person on the block. But every now and then the crafty bug strik...

Several years ago we discovered a wonderful little family festival that is held one day each year in our area. We froze our tails off that y...

I have a wonderful Aunt (hi Kathy!) who is a teacher. As we all know, teachers have to use some of their personal paychecks on school suppli...

By the craft bug, I mean! Here is my feeble attempt to turn some wonderful stickers and paper doilies into an art project. It was so simple...

[photo courtesy of Jenni Simmons ] Friday was a great day for me. I spent the afternoon with my friend Jenni enjoying great conversation, c...

Violet loves to paint. Seriously LOVES it! So, we needed a creative way to display all the artwork that naturally flows in our home. I wante...

I love fall and everything that comes with it... beautifully colored leaves in hues of orange, yellow and red. Cooler weather with chimney s...

Today's project was water colors. Violet had a wonderful time making her artwork. We're now waiting on it to dry so we can display...

If you need an idea to keep a preschooler busy then you should try this ~ washing your coins by hand! It may sound utterly silly but it kep...

[photo courtesy of Sew Crafty's web site ] The 5 o'clock news had a sweet little segment last night. In the Heights area of Houston ...