February 25th has been declared Natalie and Alice Fish day by Utah Governor Herbert. Those of you who live in Utah may have seen some new coverage on the Fish family. Two of their children are undergoing treatment for a very rare condition requiring chemotherapy and bone marrow transplants. Information can be found here at …
I’m up this week in the Crafterbowl at Pinkapotamus! This week’s challenge was clothespins. Here’s what I made with mine. First I took a bunch of them apart and dyed the wood parts in some black Rit dye on the stove. This was left over from when I dyed canvas shoes for my …
I’m pretty sure I’ve mentioned before that I served a church mission to Portugal back when I was 21. For 18 months I lived in Portugal (and also the Cape Verde islands) learning the language, learning about the people, and talking to them about Christ. It really was an amazing experience. Since it was *soooo* …
I have some calorie-free candy to show you.I did this ceiling centerpiece (someone else did the draped fabric and lights) and took a picture with my phone. Then here’s the stage area that a bunch of other people worked on. In case you’re curious, here’s the rundown of how I made the ceiling piece. I …
Add me to the list of blogs who are trying out a new “follower” tool called Linky Followers. You’ll see it to the right, just under my Google Friends Connect (which will be disappearing on some blogs soon anyway) You can read a little more about it at It’s So Very Cheri . I’ve also …
It’s a good time of year for love stories, right? My husband and I had our first kiss 10 years ago today. *awwww* Exactly 2 months after that, he gave me this card (yes I kept it!) along with a bag of Hershey’s kisses. So I thought it would be fun to give …