say you Love it!

That's correct!  It was craft camp at the Peterson home in August. Holli and her friend Courtney flew in from Nashville. Katie and Daniel drove up from Aiken. Daniel didn't participate in craft camp, he had other things to do in Raleigh and Cary. And Jeff graciously took on the role of camp cook! We even squeezed in a movie at the theater and a fun game of Canasta that we continued each night. Everyone arrived on Thursday afternoon. The girls shared with each other what we wanted to accomplish. Then we heading out to purchase whatever supplies we still...

I am always trying to come up with a great backdrop for taking my product photos. I love the outdoor shots but sometimes that can be too busy for the jewelry. So one day this summer I see this pin on Pinterest I bought a square piece of wood so I would have lots of surface for taking my jewelry photos. I soaked the steel wool in the vinegar just as instructed in the original blog and this is what I got... brown, wouldn't you say? not black. So I tried it again for another overnight and it didn't change....

In 1999 I was introduced to the world of scrapbooking. My 1st niece was about to graduate from high school so I thought a scrapbook would be the perfect personal gift from me. That got the ball rolling for 'the graduation scrapbook' gift from Auntie Lo! Over the years since that first graduation I have made one for her sister, my three children and another niece. This year was my nephew's turn. With all good intentions to start it early, I waited until the last minute! In fact I began on Tuesday, April 24th and finished it on Tuesday, May...

How does a dear friend's 50th birthday slip by so quickly? There was that surprise party in early November. That's when I thought I still had plenty of time to make a special gift. Then Thanksgiving AND the actual birthday came and went. Then Christmas, then New Year's. Suddenly months have slipped by and all I had was a blank canvas and some ideas. I decided the canvas should represent all the 50th birthday celebrations that she had been blessed with. A trip to Paris with her husband. A trip to the Azores with her high school friends. The surprise...

I've actually been quite crafty since my last post, just not diligent with my crafty blog. Let's catch up. First I came up with a good use for two of the old doors that came out of the back hall remodel. I had been contemplating something new for displaying my necklaces at shows. cut down the doors remove the knobs pull out my favorite paper, scraps and maps and the white glue/water mixture and voila! I added cork sheets to the other side and then hinged it together. Here it is in action ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• Then there was the pillow for...