Note: Going forward on our “Creating the Life You Want,” adventure I will be talking from my own personal experiences. I am not trying to be preachy, teachy, or to… Read more Using a Catalyst for Creating the Life You Want →
Last week I talked about creating the life you want and I am well aware that it sounds easier than it is. I know this from experience. I have a long history of not being able to maintain the life I attempt to create. I am my own worst enemy and here is why; I am a perfectionist! I actually feel guilt (and shame rears its ugly head up now and again too) if I spend time doing what I want to do. I, have been adulting, since childhood. It… Read more Creating and the Guilt of Dropping the Responsibility Ball. →
is something that all of us can do. I think that we often get so busy keeping up with the expectations that other people impose upon us (not to mention… Read more Creating the Life You Want →
Happy New Year! I am a bit late getting back into the swing of things. I have no idea what happens to me over the high holidays but every January… Read more A New Year →
From the global nomad. I have been awol recently. Working the Winter/Christmas handmade markets and things have been busy but great. Selling out of my Radford and Martha Jane ski… Read more Happy Holidays… →
I am feeling better than last week and so are all the pets. Lily’s test results came back and everything is fine she just picked up a gut-bug at the pet sitter. Our vet suspects Lily may have eaten spoiled food which means the pet sitter may not have been watching her as well as she claimed. The cats have purged all their hairballs and nights have been peaceful since a truce has been issued between Nicolas and the baby raccoon. I am also back in the Studio; painting, knitting… Read more Monday Mosaic: Christmas Past →
This is my Grandma, Martha Jane, or as I like to say…”The Original Martha.” Long before Martha Stewart built her “make it, bake, it” empire my grandmother was a one woman creative force. She literally could do it all and she did it exceptionally well. I learned a myriad of things from her and somehow never quite did them as well as she did and I am okay with that. Here is why I am okay with that. My grandma has reached legendary status in my mind and by doing… Read more Christmas Crafts and Martha Jane →
Pointillism is a technique (and a movement) in the Art world; developed by Gorges Seurat and Paul Signac in the 1880’s, it consists of tiny distinct dots of color that… Read more Tuesday Tutorial: Marker Pointillism →
