New Belgium Brewing's Tour de Fat was started to promote cycling. While I loved the wide variety of bikes and the ways people decorated them, the real fun was in seeing everyone, young and old, playing dress up. It was the perfect place to be to get ideas for what to wear this Halloween. Here is a tiny... Continue Reading →
Just When Is Take Down Your Christmas Tree Day?
I am at a loss. Since we stayed home for the holidays this year, I decorated for Christmas. Now I am wondering when I should take the tree down. Most of the time, you can count on the Unwritten Rules to guide you in a situation like this. You know the ones I mean. Look... Continue Reading →
Handmade Holidays: Cross-stitched and Stuffed Ornaments
Even though Christmas has come and gone, I'm enjoying all my handmade decorations so much I thought I'd share a few more of them before putting the holiday behind me. The first two are fabric dolls ornaments. Both were given to me as gifts, so I am unsure of the designer's name, but I know... Continue Reading →
Handmade Holidays: Quilted Stocking
When I got married in 2007, my husband already had a large cross-stitched stocking his sister had made for him. I wasn't up for trying to make a stocking that matched in style, but I did want our stockings to look like they went together. So I used his stocking to make a pattern, then... Continue Reading →
Handmade Holidays: Decoration Inspirations
I keep seeing fun handmade decorations on the web, and wanted to share them with you. Over on Missy's Crafty Mess you can see daily posts of great handmade ornaments from simple to complex. I've enjoyed getting a personal look at someone else's ornament collection. Another beautiful bauble, which reminded me of my own beaded ornament,... Continue Reading →
