sometimes i take a page from my journal. something that has been tucked away and most days forgotten… sometimes i bring it to life. today. she dances along the edges of this moleskine. and some days, a day like today. i add them to the shop. .     .     .     [...]

a very happy friday. the day after love day. because sometimes we just need a little extra love the day after. happy weekend.

i never thought it was such a bad little tree. it’s not bad at all, really. maybe it just needs a little love. ~linus van pelt. hello over there!!!! so tell me how are things going? over here i am busy. busy. busy. i don’t even have a tree up yet. well i do have a [...]

the shop had little visitors today. NEW items stocked on the shelves. get your order in this week for christmas! baubles   .   misfits   .   prints  .  originals. i have been having so much fun with the NEW misfits. i smile as i wrap each bead and lay them all in a row playing with the [...]

“the most valuable possession you can own is an open heart. the most powerful weapon you can be is an instrument of peace”. ~carlos santana      

photo: liz lamoreux ( a little exerpt from bepresentretreats.com) “This September, come along to the Pacific Northwest woods outside Seattle with Kelly Barton, Mindy Lacefield, and Liz Lamoreux as your guides. Our five days together will include three full days of unearthing the creativity that we each have within paired with invitations to spend time breathing [...]

the your story retreat was swell, but seeing the chickadees open their new bits of fun – so much fun to watch….  a BIGthanks to amy tangerine and american crafts for giving us amy’s fun day books to play with! …. And ek success was also generous and sent pink smash books for everyone.  falalalalalalaaaaaaa [...]

\ “it’s a helluva start, being able to recognize what makes you happy.”   lucille ball just because it is saturday and the sun is flitting through the  windows – a little love – follow the links that make me happy.  scrub-a-dub. soapwalla. i just found this shop via cheryl schulke at stash. here is what [...]

happy today that i have you. and you. you.you.you. you. and you. in case you are wondering – yes and you too. fill it up with happy smiling faces.

i am a scorpio. yep, it does make life rather interesting. i am passionate, i love deeply and i often have to fight those pesky thoughts of “oh boy you have really pissed me off this time. i am all around passionate. this morning, during my a.m. “surf” i clicked over to one of my [...]