Let The Creating Begin

Let The Creating Begin

Do you remember as a child how you could draw, write, paint, make up plays etc. for hours and never run out of ideas?  I used to write.  I would write poetry or short stories.  I was always thinking up the next story line.  I don’t think I could come up with...

A Little This and a Little That

I love playing around with all of my vintage papers and embellishments and came up with this journal, embellishment kit and an altered lunchbox.  I love that the journal or scrapbook is made up of bits of my vintage papers and then you can embellishment it anyway...

New Items Are On The Way

  I have been busy at work getting ready for the Country Living Fair that is coming up early September.  I will have new aprons, dresses, clutches, purses, plaques, journals, letters, frames and some new surprises at the show.  My Madolyn...

Unexpected Beauty

I live in Colorado and honestly I can take the beautiful weather and mountains for granted.  Whenever someone finds out I live in Colorado they go on and on how lucky I am….which I am.  I grew up in Illinois and I have a secret to tell…..I really...

A Yummy Night

On Monday my husband and I went to see The Police at Red Rocks Amphitheater.  We had amazing seats and the weather was perfect.  I have been to other events at Red Rocks, but never a concert.  I don’t think I will ever go to a regular arena...

Strawberry Rhubarb Crisp

I do a lot more cooking than baking.  I just don’t take the time to bake enough to really get great at it.  I have so many friends that are phenomenal bakers that they even bless me with cakes on my birthday.  It is sad how much of the cakes I can...

More On The Way

It is so much fun to work with vintage papers.  Whether I am doing art with vintage maps, ledger pages, book pages, sheet music or anything else old with character, I love that what I am using has been touched and used before me.  My dad recently found...

Perfect Find

Don’t you love it when you find the perfect piece of furniture…and you know what you will do with it and where it will go!  I just found this amazing German printing press piece.  The best part is that many of the drawers still have the typeset in it. ...

What You Didn’t Know

1. I am a night person 2. I am addicted to Starbucks 3. I love going to Napa with my husband 4. We really don’t know anything about wine 5. I hate leftovers 6. I collect clocks 7. I have three incredible children 8. And one amazing and handsome husband 9. I love...