We just finished a teacup challenge block contest over on the HGTV board. So, I can now post photos of my block. Over 30 ladies entered thei...

Just spent a lovely couple of hours with my granddaughter...playing with fingernail polish! And we didn't make too bad of a mess!  We ...

I am in the HGTV "All I Want For Christmas" swap...and have been gathering and making things for my secret "polly" to re...

Aidan is always asking me when I'll have time to stitch something "beautiful" for her. So, here are two embroidery blocks that...

A few of the ladies on HGTV Message Board had a beaded button swap not long ago. We decided to make the use of button "blanks...

I've been posting about stitch templates since beginning the Twelve Dozen in Twelve Months (TDiTM) series of stitches. And, I have alway...

Here's a new shadow applique pattern for you. It is fast and easy! So, if you have new babies entering your life...consider making this ...

I have been busy this week, but most of it I can't share just yet. On HGTV Message Board we have a "teacup swap" started by ...

Usually my pet jewelry is limited to necklaces that have magnetic closures or are strung with elastic bands that allow the jewelry to be sli...

Over the past few weeks, I've gotten some "how to" questions on embellishing the Queen . To answer those, and to share...I wro...

Aren't these the cutest! I have found a great site that has some free embroidery designs...and these are two of my favorites...which I w...

Finished! Yeah! My round of the mermaid block swap is complete. Several ladies from the HGTV Message Board have been doing a crazy quilt r...

Why is it that 100 always seems like such a milestone? I'm not sure why...but it does...and we made it!! Woot! Woot! Only 44 more to...

Wow, we are nearing the 100 mark! When I started, I wondered if it was actually possible to get Twelve Dozen seam treatments...using only w...

Happy Independence Day to all my USA friends!! To celebrate, here's another seam treatment for you!! The spokes on this stitch remin...

This stitch really appeals to me somehow. Certainly it is easy...but, I think it is a favorite because of the potential it holds. The le...

Wow, I can hardly believe that it has been months since I stitched a new seam treatment! I really have to do better at keeping these going....

Okay, I'm addicted...it's true! I love beading these cabochons! A dear friend from the HGTV Board, (hugs Renee) ordered two specia...

The water deep down at the bottom of the deepest deep...is dark and sometimes murky. When I saw the dark gray and brown tones on my friend ...

Just got back from a wonderful visit with friends in Ohio. We went to bead shoppes, a wonderful thread store, and spent the day at the Colum...