Happy Mother's Day! 12 May 2013 | 10:50 am

{My mom, me & Tiny circa 1962} Happy Mother's Day to all moms out there ~ unfortunately, I won't get to spend Mother's Day with my mom, but I will get to visit with her in a week or so. Since I happe...

Postcards done! 12 May 2013 | 08:08 am

{collections using collage and/or found objects} {collections with a sophisticated and elegant style} {Graphic and colorful collections} {important information!} As I mentioned earlier, I knew I w...

The Busiest Time of the Year! (for me) 17 Apr 2013 | 07:33 pm

{ad placed in Total Licensing} It has been quite a while since I have posted anything on my blog ~ not that I don't have anything to post about, it is just that I have quite a bit on my plate right n...

Happy & Safe St. Patrick's Day! 17 Mar 2013 | 06:52 pm

{image from here} Wishing you all a happy and safe St. Patrick's Day!  It is dreary here in Kansas City, so a good day to stay inside and catch up on some work! I had my fun yesterday as I ventured o...

Holy Smokes! 19 Feb 2013 | 05:21 am

{listed on ebay, but no longer available} After spotting the smoking children photos that I posted about a couple of days ago, I came upon this cute little cigar tin above ~ how dare someone use a cu...

Happy Valentine's Day 14 Feb 2013 | 09:20 pm

Wishing you all a very Happy Valentine's Day!  Thought I'd share some paper patterns I designed a few years ago for the Smitten line of scrapbook products for K&Company. I utilized old pieces and part...

Pre-Pubescent Puffers 9 Feb 2013 | 06:35 am

Happened upon this article on the Huffington Post ~ it describes the current exhibit entitled "Smoking Kids" by Belgian photographer Frieke Janssens. These portraits are strangely beautiful despite th...

Inspiration for a Gloomy Day 7 Feb 2013 | 08:51 pm

{textile jewelry by tinctory} It has been quite awhile since I have posted on the blog ~ life has gotten in the way! Since it is such a grey and gloomy day here, I thought I would share some subtle ...

Wishing you a Merry Christmas! 23 Dec 2012 | 06:21 pm

Fabulous Find ~ McCaskey Credit Register 8 Dec 2012 | 06:16 am

As I mentioned earlier, I have begun selling some of the vintage items I have collected over the years. While doing some internet research on McCaskey credit registers, I came upon this magnificent pi...