I needed to make a cover for another customer for her Surface tablet: She wanted one of my olive branch motifs, it’s one of my favorites! Continue Reading
Monthly Archives: January 2014
An iPad Cover for Lover of Purple, Blue and Hydrangeas!
I’ve got a client who loves blue and purple. A few years ago, she had me make her a set of nesting baskets for her office…including something that could hold pencils, which led to me making a small basket sized to fit a pint jar, making the perfect pencil holder: Fast forward a couple of… Continue Reading
Another Fun FMQ Class!
First off, a couple of winners from Diane Rusin Doran’s DVD Giveaway. The winner of a copy of her DVD is: Jody! Congrats! I’ve sent your email to Diane, she’ll be in touch soon. And the person I send on to Diane to be in the draw for the final prize of some of her digitally… Continue Reading
My Hubby is Awesome | Our New Coffee Table
I shared last week that my hubby’s hobby is building furniture. A long time ago, close to 20 years now, he built a Shaker style coffee table with a maple top and painted poplar legs. (Way back when we built it, we could just barely afford the maple for the top, hardwood for the legs… Continue Reading
All Southern 2014 | A Fun Weekend at Disneyland
The boys and I had a fabulous and exhausting weekend! Liam was Principal Trombone in the All Southern Honor Orchestra, with 2 days of rehearsals and then the performance in a Disneyland Hotel. As all the kids in this group technically live in commuting distance of Anaheim, they don’t have the kids stay overnight. Rather… Continue Reading
Our Refurbished Mission Rocker!
Yesterday I showed you the Mission rocker hubby and I were refurbishing, today I can share the end result! Now I’ve got to make a pillow that is this size: but with these colors! The family room is coming together! Continue Reading
Snapshots from the Studio (Garage) | Repairing Our Mission Rocker
Way back when we were first married (21 years now!) we lived in Chicago, Andrew started building furniture. I helped with the sanding etc., but it is one of his hobbies. Anyway, I had a friend at the lab I was working at then had a house with a broken down greenhouse, and inside it… Continue Reading
One Moment | The Start of Concert Season
If you’ve been reading my blog for awhile, you know my older son Liam is pursuing his passion as a trombone player. As a high school junior, he’s had a LOT of auditions last Fall, a lot of successes from those auditions, with the results from 2 very important ones up in the air until… Continue Reading