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A few years ago I started crocheting scarves using the Sashay yarn. These are mainly worn for fashion rather than function. I sold them locally for the most part, in Craft Shows, on Facebook Buy Sell Trade sites, shipping some across the country. As Sales eventually started to diminish, I made the decision to bag the remaining scarves and set them aside for another time. I moved on to designing and creating costume jewelry using beads and pendants. I added them with my sc

Are you one of those who takes pictures at Holidays and special occasions? My dear sweet Mom, God bless her soul, was a true shutterbug, through and through. She always had her camera with her. She never felt the need for perfect posed pictures. Some of the cutest pictures of me as a child had messy hair and or a dirty face. She captured the real us. She loved placing all of her treasures into photo albums, aka scrapbooks. Do you remember the ones where you used the li

About a year ago I veered off of my normal day to day, stuck in a rut, same ole same ole routine and decided to research a more natural, holistic, healthy way of life. Yah right, right? Okay, so not that I have become an all in "right or die" health nut. I have been blessed by the grace of God to be pretty healthy for my age. Okay, disclaimer right here and now, the beauty to the left is not me. At least not in physical form. In my mind, absolutely!! I decided to chang

Can you believe that Thanksgiving is in a few days? Where has this year gone? This time of the year is very special to me. I have such fond memories of my extended family getting together for Holidays and Birthdays. Cousins got to grow up being very close, always gathering at my Parents home. My dear Mother treasured nothing more than having her family around her. Family meant the world to her. Nothing would bring an ear to ear smile to her face quicker than family wra

Have you always wanted one of those famous sunflower wreaths but just don't know where or how to begin to make one? Today is you lucky day. I am offering a free tutorial on how to make the center section using what I call the poof effect. How to make a Sunflower Center for a 12 inch wire frame In the video we will be creating the center for a flower wreath. You can use this style center for various styles of flowers, not just a Sunflower. It just happens to be the flowe