Since my car was at the mechanic’s for a couple of days this week I turned my attention towards homemade gifts. In particular I’ve had a wool sweater that I’ve been wanting to upcycle into slippers. I’ve had this sweater for so long that I […]

We had a great time this past weekend in Hope,NJ. The weather was wonderful and record numbers of people turned out for the Christmas festivities in this quaint New Jersey town. We were very busy but happy to see some familiar faces and meet new […]

Well it has been a busy time for us –  sewing, painting, planting, crafting, in preparation for this weekend’s Christmas Craft Market in Hope, New Jersey.  My husband took off from work this week to help me finish up some furniture projects and help care […]

I’m still busy making book page ornaments for the upcoming Hope Christmas Market.  Today, however, I spent some time packaging a few up.  We wanted to find some way to protect these small wreaths and make them pretty for gift giving.  This is what seems […]

It’s official … Country Living Magazine will feature one of our original table runner designs in their magazine.   Having seen our grain sack style table runner in our etsy shop, we were contacted by the magazine awhile back and asked to send one for […]

I’ve been in a bit of a knitting frenzy lately. Not that I don’t have other things to do (it’s actually a very busy time, getting ready for the Hope Christmas Market) but it’s knitting that I’m drawn to. It’s an activity that I sneak […]

Each year, during the first weekend in December, the historic town of Hope, New Jersey, hosts their annual  Christmas Craft Market.  This year marks their 34th year and the dates are December 3rd and 4th.  Over 200 crafters participate in this event.  The crafters are […]

This past weekend Elizabeth and I had the pleasure of doing two seminars at a Women’s Retreat here in Mount Bethel, Pennsylvania.  On Friday night we had fun with some of the gals, showing them how to make book page ornaments. For those of you […]

While vacationing at my parent’s cabin in northern Minnesota two years ago, I came across an old quilt made by my Swedish great grandmother, Hannah Anderson. It was in terrible shape but no one had had the heart to throw it out so it had […]

I love the look of open shelving for storage, especially when it’s outfitted with baskets or other pretty storage bins.  But sometimes open shelves are really difficult to keep looking good, particularly when many family members are accessing them.  Such was the case in my […]