This summer, I ran across this great little shop near La Jolla, California. They had some silver sea shells for sale (try saying that a few times fast!) and I decided to go home and try it out myself.
I just used metallic silver spray paint and some flat rhinestones and pearls from the scrapbook section at Michael’s. I think they would also look good with just a couple of them mixed in with some white shells. Cute, right?
What I’m writing about on the blog today is not my typical subject…but it hits so close to home, that I felt I had to share. Do you know that congenital heart defects (CHD) are the most common birth defects? Every year, about 40,000 babies are born in the United States with a heart defect….
I’ve been wanting to write a letter to my daughter for awhile now. I just learned that November is National Adoption Awareness Month, so I thought that this was the perfect time. The primary focus of adoption month is on foster care and the children who are awaiting adoption from within the system. For many…
So, my mom and I went to a painting class at one of our local studios called, Paint Your Art Out. We had been eyeing this cow painting on their website for a few months and they finally offered it on a night when we could both attend. If you’ve not been to one of…
My house has been in a state of change for the past year. We undertook a major remodel and right after it ended, Christmas came. Now we are in the process of trying to put all the things back where they belong, reorganize the entire house, and finish the rest of the painting projects from…
Does this cold weather make you crave warm comfort food? It certainly does for me! The colder the air, it seems, the greater my hankering for soup. One of my favorites is affectionately known in my family as “Grandmama’s Soup”. It’s perfect for a quick meal on a cold night! My great-grandmother lived in a…
My house was egged…. Easter egged, that is!  We found this sign in the front yard. I don’t know how well the writing on the sign will show up when I publish this, so if you can’t see it, it says: You have been egged!! There are 21 eggs hidden in your yard. Have…
