Thank you to those of you who have written to see if I was okay. The truth is, I have been overwhelmed the last while and I decided to cut myself some slack. I’m sorry I haven’t chimed in with...
Wow, is it Thanksgiving week already!? I thought life was moving by quickly as it was, but add a new baby to the mix and whoo-ee! Hold onto your hat. Im going to offer to take my sisters family photo...
Kathreen from Whip Up has a new book out. Little Bits Quilting Bee is all about using small bits of fabric, such as charm squares, jelly rolls, layer cakes and fat quarters to create a bunch of fun, ...
Watch for my friend, Kristin Alber, in the new issue of Where Women Create. Kristin is the owner of Found, the most amazing boutique this side of the Mississippi. For this issue, Isaac photographed K...
Ex-smelly-armpits! About a year ago, I overheard Charlotte and her cousin, Jared, both 5, playing Harry Potter around Charlottes dollhouse. Their figurines were casting spells at each other through t...
Isaac and I fantasize about refurbishing and redecorationg an old Airstream trailer. When we head out on family campouts, we often stop at dealerships on the way to peek in the windows of old trailer...
We’ve decided to dress up the turret. Even if it only serves as a temporary nursery for the baby, this playroom space will surely be improved with color, curtains, and a little bit of magic dust know...
Check out the current issue of Where Women Create magazine—that’s me on the cover below. Included are the first public photos of our company workspace, a.k.a. HB headquarters, as well as photos of my...
How about I announce some winners? Has it been long enough? Har, har. As always, you’ve made picking giveaway winners extremely difficult for me. That’s a good thing. Thanks for the great comments! I...
Im back from maternity leave. I didnt intend to be away for a couple of weeks, but with family in town, my assistant moving into a new job, some replaced stitches, and the usual ruckus that accompani...
When the hospital called on August 17th to schedule a C-section for September 3rd, I got off my computer, and walked and walked and walked. Every day, for days. My best shot at avoiding surgery was t...
Is it seriously my birthday today? The day might come and go without this sinking in - at - all. There is so much going on around here. Not only are we adjusting to the back-to-school schedule (yeste...
Charlotte started 1st grade today. Elijah starts high school on Wednesday. With their schedules & activities, my own work obligations, and a newborn to juggle, we will be ping-ponging all over to...
In my ongoing quest to cute-up the dull, its time to attack the wrist pincushion. Who wrote the law that wrist pincushions must be ugly and uncomfortable? Did it begin with the red-plastic snap-on va...
Theres a fantastic new magazine out this summer called Fresh Style. The debut issue oozes with luscious color, decorating inspiration, fashionable crafts, and more, including interviews with me, Amy ...
A rambling hello and a Happy 4th of July to you. I love me a holiday. I dont always take the day off, but knowing that I could is a relief on its own. Today, my day is a mix....
A lot of my family lives nearby. So, when the time came to let everyone in on our baby news, I let my kids concoct a plan for spilling the beans. Charlotte and Elijah discussed their ideas for severa...
I have big news. And that news is growing bigger every day -- requiring a wardrobe overhaul every 3 weeks it seems. I’m having a baby! A little boy. And he’s coming in August, so I don’t have much mo...
I recently asked for book recommendations on Twitter. Here’s a list of what came through. Of course, who knows what literary taste each of these books reflects, but I’m enjoying the adventure of find...
I have a bit of catch up to do. More than a bit. I made a list of all the blog posts I would have done if I hadn’t lost my Wonder Woman headband last month. (Or is it a...
Drexel Heritage makes a sturdy dresser. When you come across one for $40 bucks at a thrift store with dovetail joints and great lines, you might be tempted to take it home and doll it up with a new c...
I have THE best lemon tree. It produces footballs. Juicy, tasty footballs. And when it is hung with a full crop of fruit, fragrant blooms pop all over it again for the next crop of lemons. My parents...
Elijah is suspended from school for two days. He punched the bully. Elijah is an intellectual, not really physical at all. But, after two years of constant harrassment of the most foul sort, he had h...
Heather Bailey reviews her new paint sprayer by Husky Pro and her 15-gallon DeWalt air compressor.
Woodworking projects sometimes call for a dowel or rod to be cut off at surface level. Power saws arent usually up to the task and most hand saws, on top of too inflexible to stay flush with the surf...
Chocolate is perhaps the best tool of all. Of course, if I was stuck on the prairie with bodies to clothe, food to procure, and a shelter to build, I may not think so. Then again, maybe I would. Ive....
A few years back I picked up an oddly-shaped silicone spatula on sale at a fancy, local grocery store. I was intrigued by its double-ended design and the claim it was heat-resistant to 650º F (340º C...
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Its Saturday! And Im determined to spend a good part of my day outside. Im either going to prune the rose bushes or clear out the garden to prep it for planting. Its stormy outside, so well see how i...
Ill take any excuse to whip up some sugar-coated sugar. Of course, for Valentines Day no justification is needed. Thats what makes it a holiday right? Or is it love? Something like that. This year Ch...
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