A picture tells a thousand words.  As someone who makes and sells craftwork online, I struggle with taking a good picture of my items.  I h...

I just finished an order of hearts for The Walker Art Center Shop in Minneapolis and thought I'd share some of the color here.  The...

My Araucana just laid her first egg! In the middle of January! In Minnesota! Yeah, I know, I get excited easily. I'm so proud of ...

We had visitors again yesterday.  One quietly crept up within 12 feet or so of my kitchen door, curiously sniffing my birdfeeder (from the...

I should be cleaning.  I could be crafting.  I would be more productive... if I weren't having so much fun putting lobster hats on my...

We had a lovely sunrise this morning; a splash of mango and robin's egg blue through the trees. My camera doesn't do it justice, I...

After the hustle and bustle of the holidays, life is starting to slow down again.  I'm taking advantage of this time to kind of regrou...

We're hitting the road for a few days to see friends and family and usher in a new year, but before I go I wanted to wish each and eve...

After a busy holiday of frantic gift-opening, sugar-fueled kids, and running to and fro to various gatherings, I was only too happy to g...

Our dream of a white Christmas is here.  We have 7" of new snow on the ground with the promise of more tonight.  We'll be cuddled...

The annual cookie-a-thon has begun in my house.  Each year I bake cookies as gifts so about a week before Christmas the house begins filli...

We had visitors today.  I was sitting in the living room with the kids, making a blanket fort when the mighty four year old said "Loo...

I did some holiday crafting this weekend and whipped up some presents for my nieces and nephews and my two youngest sons.  Last year I mad...

I'm taking a little bit of time off from my Etsy shop in order to spend some quiet time with my family.  Last year at this time I had...