I am overwhelmed. My friend Amy introduced me to this awesome kid craft site, The Crafty Crow, and visions of bats and ghosts are now filling my head. I love this site for its daily fill of inspiration. There is something about Halloween decorations...

Of course you aren’t. Because you understand that giving your child a set of chores to do each night gives them life-long skills that will enhance their lives, spare them from pink boxers, and even enrich their marriage.

We had no time to make a complete Gingerbread House, so, we just made the trees instead. These were simply made from a box of sugar cones, thin licorice, red hots and royal icing. Royal icing makes such a great “cement” for these projects, but...

Burlap is both earthy and irredescent at the same time. The rough texture and irregularities of the fiber, mix within this see-through luminosity to create a blanket of polar opposites that draws me in. I can’t resist this fabric. Especially at...

On the surface, Advent seems to be running smoothly, without a hitch. The cookies for two cookie exchange parties are partially done, sitting in my freezer. The On the surface, Advent seems to be running smoothly, without a hitch. The cookies for two...

After the tree was decorated and I went to sleep, my Mom would sneak to the Christmas tree and wrap the lights in angel hair — my entire favorite part of the Christmas tree. Angel hair went out with tinsel icicles, and is very rare to find today. But...

UPDATE:  Nate has received an abundance of cards, and he is overwhelmed with gratitude. You have helped him reach his dream. He is now very weak, and volunteers and family are opening the cards and reading them to him. If you would like to make a...