This summer my family took an amazing impromptu trip to the Okanagan Valley in the interior of beautiful British Columbia. If you haven't visited there before, I'd highly recommend it. The Okanagan area is…

Today I'm excited to share a fun freebie for creatives, bloggers, Instagrammers and small businesses. Good images are a key part of putting together great visual content for your website, promo material or blog posts. But…

In honor of Throwback Thursday, I'm resurrecting an oldie but a goodie. Over two and half years ago I posted my second ever blog post called "PILLOW MATTRESS SEWING PROJECT". At the time, I…

Hand embroidery is so challenging and tedious - oh, and it's sooooo old school! Let me be the first to correct you on both points. I'm the last person in the world to take…

For Christmas each year, I make some sort of handmade gift for all the amazing women in my life. This year it was a variety of soaps and my award-winning lip balm (ok, maybe it…