Handmade Objects with Children
Sometimes I hear folks lamenting the perception that children today are not interested in making things with their hands. It is true...
Finding Time for the Things I Love
When people ask me about stitching and weaving in particular, or about handmade objects in general, their reasons for not attempting them...
A Legacy of School
Happy New Year! Now that I am back in place after the holidays, I am excited for my first blog post of 2020. When our oldest son was an...
Stitching Wedding Heirlooms
I was planning to post this on Wednesday, but it has been a busy week. For my third in a series of three posts related to handmade...
More Wedding Talk
On Wednesday I highlighted a wonderful, handmade gift that we received as a wedding gift. That got me thinking about other gifts that we...
Handmade Wedding Gifts
We have heard a lot lately about folks getting engaged and planning weddings in the last few weeks. I guess the holidays is a good time...
Local and Handmade
I recently heard some statistics that made me stop and think about how I shop for the holidays. Did you know that if you shop locally,...
Holiday Memories
Our holiday memories are often bittersweet. Though the sights and sounds of the season are generally positive, they are often tinged...
The Hands of Children
Having just spent the last few days in the company of my adult children for the Thanksgiving holiday, I am reminded of how important the...
Holiday Legacies
I hope that as you begin to prepare your house for the beautiful holidays of Thanksgiving and Christmas that you take an opportunity to...
