We interrupt Color Week to introduce you to Boring Office Guy: Apparently in this house, trying on a new suit is enough to invoke an entire alternate persona complete with theme song. Also, please say hello to Mr. Oops I. Scalpedhim Evidently I am not to be trusted with clippers once I’ve let the boys’ […]
Read More: IntroductionsMonth: April 2008
Bestsellers for April
Top 5 Sellers* for April, 2008 1 ) Project Book:The CF Sculpture Series Down Under 2 ) Project Book: Creative Canes 3 ) DVD:Innovations Intricate Kaleidoscope Caning 4 ) DVD:Innovations Arabesque Canes 5 ) DVD:Innovations Celtic Canes and Beads Bestsellers for previous months Want to be notified instantly when this list changes? Click here to […]
Read More: Bestsellers for AprilColor Week: Orange


I have roughly ten minutes before the little one and I have to head off to Kindergarten Workshop – our school district’s excellent, parent-run, 3-morning program that helps prepare the kids (and the parents!) for Kindergarten. I went through it with Aidan three years ago, and now it’s Eamonn’s turn. Before we go, though, how […]
Read More: Color Week: OrangeColor Week: Yellow


Today is Yellow day for Curious Bird’s color week. Not surprisingly, yellow was not the easiest color to find around this house. I thought of the first shot as I was dozing off last night, but the rest were scavenged in the few minutes before the school bus came. The school bus, which, now that […]
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I found Color Week by way of Erin and thought I’d play, too. I really want to improve my photography, and taking part in simple little challenges like this is one way. This is Jack. He’s a life-size doll that my mother made for me. At least, he is life-size to a six-year-old. He’s a […]
Read More: Color Week: GreenDon’t hate me because I’m prolific


Remember those “Don’t hate me because I’m beautiful” ads? I remembered the phrase, but couldn’t for the life of me remember the product. (It was Pantene. Gotta love google.) It amuses me that advertisements can be so effective at getting into your brain that you’ll remember their taglines twenty years after the fact, but at […]
Read More: Don’t hate me because I’m prolificThrifty stitches
There’s a relatively new Goodwill store within 1/2-hour of home, so we all hopped in the van today and took a field trip. I was hoping to find a funky sheet to use for the swap. What I found was this very neutral taupe sheet – not exactly funky, but sometimes neutral is good – […]
Read More: Thrifty stitchesColor Challenge Finalists for March/April


Another month gone by, another Color Challenge over! Actually, it’s been two months this time. KELLY GREEN was a fun one, and saw 320 photos entered into the pool. Yikes! I love how the challenge is attracting so many participants, but it certainly makes my job of narrowing things down much harder! But narrow it […]
Read More: Color Challenge Finalists for March/AprilTry not to panic
There’s been a terrible development in my kitchen. The box of Dr. Pepper? It’s empty. I peered inside, felt around with my hand, picked it up and shook it. Confirmed. We are all out of Dr. Pepper. Noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo! I’m going to try to soldier on, and finish this post without my fizzy brown companion, but […]
Read More: Try not to panicBins, bins, and more bins
I have a bit of a problem in my dining room. It’s called “Inability to clean up crafty messes when I’m done making them-itis.” Perhaps you can relate? My living room has been clean for months now, but I can’t enjoy it fully because my view from the couch is this messy dining room. It’s […]
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