Tag: Crafts

• Welcoming Autumn

  It’s hard to believe fall is already here! I’m glad it is, though…I love the rich colors of autumn—bright orange pumpkins, mums that bloom in rusty reds and vivid purples, and changing leaves in all kinds of brilliant, beautiful colors. I found lots of wonderfully inspiring autumn decorating ideas to help welcome in the season…

  nancyc

  September 23, 2011

  Autumn/Thanksgiving, Decorating Ideas, Gardening, Seasonal

  Crafts, Gourd, pumpkin, Wreath

• Make A Lavender Sachet

  Lavender is one of my favorite scents. I have several lavender bushes—one in the front yard and one in the back. I started making lavender sachets because I didn’t want all that wonderfully–scented lavender to go to waste! The sachets are so easy to make, too!

  nancyc

  July 18, 2010

  Crafts, Creative Gift-Giving

  Crafts, Lavender, sachet

• Creative Stitching with Aimee Ray

  If you love stitching and embroidery, you’ll need to check out Aimee Ray’s book, Doodle Stitching: The Motif Collection. Aimee does some wonderfully creative stitching-—I’ve seen a lot of her projects for this book in person, because I used to sit right next to her at work! We were both designers for a greeting card company,…

  nancyc

  April 21, 2010

  Books, Crafts, Creative Inspiration

  Aimee Ray, Crafts, embroidery, sewing, stitching