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Craft weekend!

My girlfriends and I had a lovely time in northern Michigan last weekend. There was much talking and much crafting. Three of us drove up from down state Thursday night and were treated to a lovely sunset. Perfect for destressing,…

Transforming the jewelry box

While hunting around on YouTube for things to watch, I stumbled on people taking small travel jewelry boxes and turning them into travel sewing kits. They pretty much had me at “kit.” I adore making kits. I’ve made fire-starting kits,…

Working Out an Idea

A little bit of online window shopping lead me to The French Needle and some lovely rainbow-colored, felted wool flannel. It was a bit pricey so for days I went back and looked and looked again and each time decided…

Late Spring Trip

Summer heat has moved in and I’m grateful for the many ceiling fans in my condo. I’ve spent hours working on my latest embroidery piece and it’s finally done. Last week, I drove to Watkins Glen State Park in New…

Felt lion

True to form lately, my next project is made of felt. I buy almost all of my felt from Felt on the Fly on Etsy. She sells 100% Merino wool felt and it’s beautiful to work with. Felt is lovely…

Hello

I retired during the pandemic and it took me a while to realize just how important having a purpose in life was. Finding your purpose isn’t easy, but it turns out it wasn’t that hard, either. I knew what I…