Selling Our House part 1

I’ve always been a little bit impulsive. Or maybe I should say when I get an idea stuck in my head, I usually act on it, making my decisions quickly and decisively. The opposite is true for my husband, Tom. He took three years researching our first “real” television...

Everyone Loves A Party

A good friend of mine’s daughter, Madison, began working for me when she was a junior in high school. She would come after school, learned how to cut panels, pinch pleats, work the front of the shop and just about anything else you could thinkof. She added a spark to...

3 Easy Tips for a Successful Graduation Party

It’s May again already. Graduation is in the air. You can almost smell the achievements and success; the promise of opportunities to come. Of course, you can also feel the stress of the looming “Graduation Party” planning. This was about where I was last year when our...

Should it stay or should it go?

I’m just going to be honest here, my husband, Tom, and I don’t always agree on things. I know, it’s a big shocker to many married people. For instance, when deciding between Guttergard and new family room furniture in our previous house, you probably can guess what my...

Repurposed Bedspread-Mastectomy Pillow

Note—-this is a repost from a last year post, in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness month.  This month, will be teaming up with a textile designer to create 2 more mastectomy pillows to be given away to someone for themselves, or to give to a loved one in need.  Be...