Be Yourself

I saw a quote today that I felt deserved a prominent place in my home, so I twiddled around a bit in Photoshop and came up with a design that I think I like. I’d like to find a cool, modern maple or birch frame for it, as I’ve designed it to fit in an 8×10 frame. I love to …

Portuguese Chicken and Rice

When I was in Portugal, I was frequently served some version of this dish. It surprised me a little—after all, I previously considered rice to be an Asian food staple—but I really loved it. Well, surprise, surprise guess who loves it too?? Food allergy boy!! This is great news. Of course, since he’s three and highly suspicious of anything newfangled, …

A Christmas Carol

I didn’t think I particularly liked “A Christmas Carol,” but auditioning for it was a part of my “strategic” plan to improve my résumé. I didn’t think I’d really get into the spirit of Christmas. I didn’t think I’d particularly connect with it at all. Funny how I always think that, but turn out to be completely wrong. Like the …

Leather Cuffs for Christmas

It’s a good thing my kids don’t care too much about my design life, so I can post this here without risk of ruining the Christmas surprise. For the Minecraft cuff, I searched for images from MInecraft, copied one into my photo editing software and then printed it out on iron-on paper. I wondered if it would work. It wasn’t …

Customize Your Thanksgiving Wall Art

You’ve probably seen several witty versions of the “Keep Calm and Carry On” poster in recent years. I know I have. I ran across one at “Craftily Ever After” this year: I liked it, but I wanted something just a little personalized for our front hall so I decided to add a digital paper to it for that special touch. …

A New Digital Scrapbook Treat for you! Rhapsodie Odds & Ends

Coming in April, I’ll be releasing my new kit, “Rhapsodie” in my shoppe. To celebrate the release I am offering a companion freebie…you know, like I usually do when I have my act together! TO GET THE FREE KIT, JUST CLICK ON THE IMAGE BELOW.