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It might be a bit odd to claim a favorite letter of the alphabet, but the letter “C” stands as a perpetual favorite of mine. With the letter “C” you can be… Cozy.  Comfortable.  You can have… compassion and community.  And let’s not forget, you can enjoy… COOKIES! Did you know today is National Cookie Day? Soft orContinue reading “C is for COOKIE!”

I love the warmth that comes with seeing friends and family during this time of year. Even here in Texas the air can occasionally  be cold and crisp, but it doesn’t deter folks from getting together and enjoying each other’s company. As much as I enjoy my time surrounded by wonderful people, winter is theContinue reading “Joyful Rituals!”

What are you doing to feed your creative muse during this holiday season? The house is decorated, the calendar is filling up with holiday social events and the gifts are almost selected, wrapped and ready. Time is at a premium during the holidays and it’s easy to put sewing and designing on the back burner.Continue reading “It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like the Holidays!”

I recently had the good fortune to take several Quilt Market & Quilt Festival classes from Cheryl Sleboda of Muppin.com.  Cheryl shared lots of great information for  those of us with a creative arts business and many of her thoughts apply to ANY business endeavor, particularly if said business has a social media presence. TheContinue reading “Challenge Accepted!”

Dear Alamogordo, Tuesday evening I attended a meeting of the Quilt Guild of Greater Houston. Pam Holland was our guest speaker and as you probably know, she makes an annual trip to Alamogordo in conjunction with the Southern New Mexico Festival of Quilts.  Pam is a world renowned artist and she “pays it forward” throughContinue reading “Dear Alamogordo…”