Special thanks go out to Parents.com, the online portion of the print publication Parents Magazine, for featuring my Halloween painted jar luminaries in their Halloween holiday round up! I have worked with Parents Magazine several times in the past and always appreciate their professional and friendly staff. 🙂

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I’ve said before that I have several friends in the blogosphere, some that I’ve met in person, some that I haven’t. Cheryl of Tidy Mom is someone I’ve been working with online for quite a while but haven’t had the opportunity to meet in person yet. When Cheryl sent me this photograph of her beautiful […]

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I’ve said before that I’ve had the pleasure of meeting many of my blogging friends in person. This year I traveled quite a bit, but in June my friend Heather of Dollar Store Crafts came to CHA in Chicago, my neck of the woods. It was great to finally meet Heather and Amy as well! Heather […]

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If you frequent craft and DIY blogs, then chances are good that you’ve heard of the Mod Podge Queen, Amy Anderson of Mod Podge Rocks! So needless to say when Amy sent me a picture of her adorable pug, Nellie, I was a little intimidated. Amy is my good friend, don’t get me wrong, but […]

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I have developed quite a few lasting friendships over the past 3-4 years due to my cooking and crafting blogs. One such friend is Maria of Two Peas & Their Pod. Maria and Josh have a gorgeous baby boy named Caleb, whom I have had the pleasure of holding, cuddling and oogling over twice this year. […]

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I was recently interviewed for a featured blogger spot on Ganz Parents Club. I have been the Ganz resident craft expert for several months now, though this feature focuses on my food blog. You can see the featured blogger spot here, and thank you for the spotlight Ganz. 🙂

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My 18 year old daughter Kristen came to me on Thursday saying she had an idea. She would be attending her manager’s wedding on Saturday and had seen some photos of her and her fiance that would be great on a plaque. My daughter asked if I could create a plaque for Chantelle and her […]

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Almost two years ago I created some wood plaques with family snapshots for my living room. I was recently contacted by Dawn from Nicoli Productions, a photography studio in the San Diego area of California. She hired me to create some portrait samples that she can hang in her studio for clients to see and […]

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Recently I was contacted by Scott Eckert, CEO of Buy Owner, Inc. I’m sure you’ve seen their yellow for sale signs around, they are everywhere! Scott was looking for three signs, each one for a different beach house. This was a gift for friends of his that own the properties to display on or near […]

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Join me on September 11, 2012 at 10:00 AM Central (11:00 EST) on Fave Crafts Radio. Hosted by Amy Anderson of Mod Podge Rocks I will be joined by my good friend Shalana Frisby, Craft Editor for Reader’s Digest Publications. We will be discussing simple home decor ideas and answering your crafty questions! Get all […]

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