Just as a baby takes his or her first steps, crafters take their first steps in the creative world. And like a toddler falling over and over eventually learns to navigate with their new mode of transportation, a crafter learns by making mistakes over and over until eventually she masters[Read more]
With all those coffee shops out there – you know what I’m talking about – does anyone out there ever invite friends over to their house anymore for coffee? Well I just did and we had a great time chatting up a storm. I’m thinking maybe I should do it[Read more]
As I pondered what I was going to share today, I decided to be a bit sneaky. Don’t tell my daughters but I’m going to share a “Handcrafted” Wednesday on “For the Home” Thursday. Yes, we try to specialize each day of the week with a topic for the Blog[Read more]
Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in me, though he die, yet shall he live, and everyone who lives and believes in me shall never die. Do you believe this?” John 11:25-26 “What! So you are saying that a murderer can go to[Read more]
When we bought our house I really never thought too much about the brick fireplace wall until we moved in. The family room became the one room I spent most of my day and I soon realized how narrow it was and how dark the brick made it feel. I[Read more]
When I put together a holiday menu I think of several things. Are there any traditions to include What did we have last year What can I do to make it special and yummy OK, we don’t have any “traditions” for Easter dinner that I have to include, I don’t[Read more]
This was a fun project. I used large needles, large yarn, and an easy stitch. I call this cowl Easy Peasy. And as most of you know I love to use variegated yarn and I love the layers of color I got out of this skein. The autumn colors really[Read more]
All the Nelsen kids and spouses (except Jake – had to study) converged at the Nelsen Family home this past weekend. Alex arrived on Friday while Courtney, Mackenzie and Nathan arrived early Saturday morning. What was the occasion you ask? It was a scheduled “family meeting” – no, we weren’t[Read more]