saturday night in london was a ton of fun. we went out dancing & found ourselves on crowded dance floors celebrating the music of michae...

this lovely book was tucked into one of my favorite christmas packages this year. the beautiful gift included the singer reference guide, an...

i promised my niece a while back that i would make her a calendar for her locker. i forgot, she didn't & i was so gently reminded ye...

most of the deotte clan (& more clearly, my feet) made it to hawaii for my cousin carrie's wedding. my short trip was filled with am...

i stumbled upon this lovely old sign in petosky as kacey & i hunted down a place to get food & watch the sunset. i arrived safely on...

whew - cross this project off the list. while my nieces were over for their sleepover, we made succulent terrariums & they turned out s...

i mentioned earlier this week that i've had house guests since the beginning of june & on wednesday of this week - the rest of my fa...

i was 10 when my great grandma passed away. it's funny because i still feel close to her. i'm sure it has something to do with all o...

here are quick pics of my parents with their christmas gifts i made. my dad got beer labels for his at-home brew. i'm posting it mostly ...

in the last couple of weeks i have a couple of apartment additions. first is a four generations picture of my mother, my grandma, great gran...

my mom called me from fife lake, mi to ask me if i wanted these suitcases. the story is that she went to the estate sale of the woman i was ...

while back in northern michigan for 9 days, i decided to do a project with my 2 nieces, ages 8 & 5. i had read about using freezer paper...

img missing here has been a small lull in crafting, by this i mean i haven't done any new projects in a couple weeks. again, i am int...

i'm the daughter that inherited the domesticity. i'm the one that wants all of my great grandma & grandma's old needle poin...

i have fond memories of bringing cupcakes baked in rainbow sugar cones in to school for my birthday, maybe from second or third grade. they...