A few finished brooches are on my table.  The wood bases made this weekend from walnut, hickory, mahogany (a new one for me), and a pie...

 A big thank you to all of you that stopped by my shop update earlier this week.  The last of the packages left with Marv the mailman yes...

  Over the weekend I finished needling those brooches I've been working on, and cut and sanded the wood bases too.  These 7 pieces wi...

  Earlier in the week I mentioned that I was making brooches and that I had several started.  I mentioned that I needed to be in a certai...

  Spring break is over, my boys are back in school, and I'm back to my routine.  Over the break I've been working on some brooche...

A working breakfast.

    I thought it would be fun, on this home project-filled spring break to make my younger boys a tent for their bunk bed.  The conc...

  Well, first day in of my week of home projects and my daughter reminded me that she's been asking for slippers.  The painting of th...

My chickens and ducks have started to lay with gusto so I find myself with a glut of eggs. I've already boiled up the older ones, t...

 The Art-o-mat stones are finished . The packaging has been stamped.  And painted.   And stitched.  The boxes hav...

  Whoa. Proof that they really do grow 'em big in Texas.  A gift from Christine at Rustic Carvings and Creations , some enormous, m...

 I had my first Art-o-Mat visit yesterday on the campus of the College of Saint Benedict in St. Cloud.  I liked that the statue next to ...

Thank you to everyone who stopped by for my shop update yesterday.  There's a little stack of boxes waiting for the mailman right now...

  I'll be putting a few new pieces in my shop today at 2:00 central time. There will be a few stone necklaces and a few stones ...

It occurs to me that the stone I'm stitching on has taken the impression of the hugulkultur in my backyard and the hoar frost th...