Fundraiser: Beeswax Candles

Hey readers, someone who is very important to our family is battling a sixth reoccurrence of cancer. She’s gone through chemo twice, radiation therapy, and has endured six surgeries . . . and the damn cancer is back again. She has found a promising treatment, but it has not been FDA-approved which means her health [...]

Embroidery: Cute Ice Cream Girl

This is the last towel I stitched on for the Craftster Tea Towel Tour 5 swap. I’m sad for the swap to be over — it was one of the few swaps (the only swap???) in which I’ve participated for which I didn’t feel stressed at any point along the way. I had an easy [...]

Lookee What I Bought for Myself!

I’m a fan of Elsa Mora’s papercuttings (all of her stuff, actually), and when I saw her post this morning offering some wooden, laser-cut bookmarks using some of her papercutting designs, I promptly clicked over to her Etsy shop and ordered a set for myself. Check ‘em out, and feel free to be jealous [wink]. [...]

Health

I saw the dentist last week about my jaw pain. He did xrays and a thorough exam and there’s nothing hinky going on with my teeth, so apparently the pain actually was related to a sinus/ear infection, for which I’d already been taking meds. The pain was gone by the time I saw the dentist, [...]

Polyvore & Other Stuff

I’m a little late to the Polyvore party. After giving it a look-see tonight, I discovered yes, you really can lose hours puttering around the site!! While I love looking at dresses and skirts, I don’t particularly care to actually wear them — I’m very much a jeans-and-shirt kind of gal. It was fun coming [...]