Vanna White emceeing the Lion Brand fashion show Today is the close of the 2014 Craft and Hobby Association trade show, and, I confess, I had to cry uncle. After a couple of days of pounding the concrete and being…
Blogging: Art vs. Commerce
I have a few blogging friends that I can count on when I need a vent session, and unfortunately I didn’t get to see enough of them on this most recent trip, so I have to take my angst and…
2014 Crafty Goals
fanonly I’ve spent the last few days practicing a lot of self care, taking naps when I needed to, working on some slower more meditative projects that let me just chill out, and Working The Program has done wonders. I’m…
Bundled Up Cozy Christmas Tree Unveiling
Weekend of Adventure!
Bear’s extended family owns a beach house down in LA, so every Thanksgiving, this is my view. It’s pretty heavenly snapping green beans to the sound of waves, but since Thanksgiving was so late this year we had to jam…
Tips for shopping on Craigslist
After moving as much as I have, which means outfitting a new house with different needs every time, and sharing all my finds here, I’ve finally gotten around to listening to those of you who have asked for my best…
Tutorial: Family Goal Ornament
This week is a big one for sharing new traditions. Since New Year’s found me in a bit of a funk (if by a bit of a funk you mean clinical depression), and Atti’s birthday comes right on top of…
Having it all, just not the way I imagined
From the time that I was little, I wanted to be an actress. I’m a classic middle child: sensitive, feeling deprived of attention, venturing far afield to find it, and loved pretending to be somebody else. Somebody who was having…
Getting my house in order
Over these last few weeks as I’ve forced myself to slow down, I’ve followed tradition and used the new year to evaluate a few things about my life. 2012 was a bonkers year. Totally, totally, bonkers. And completely out of…
My subconscious is a writer
Since my teeth are pretty much worthless, I’ve been spending a LOOOOOOOOT of time (and money) in the dentist’s chair. And since my teeth are pretty much worthless I’ve developed a lot of anxiety about that. Oh the pain my…