We're having friends over, playing games and stitching. Should be a wonderfully relaxing day! I hope all of yours is wonderful too!PS - the card above came from my Mother in Law from Blue Mountain - isn't it fabulous? Read Full Story

Monday mornings just aren’t the same without my usual surf of reviews and run downs on last night’s “Mad Men” episode. I’m having withdrawl. The interiors and the characters somehow rounded out my week and I’m missing it. So, starting next Monday we will  have an in depth analysis of the interiors on Mad Men - Do you have a Mad Men inspired (or just happened to exist) room? Does your home or office look like the show? I’d love to see pictures! So, wh... Read Full Story

Now that the "big drawing" is over - it's time to get back to real life and crafty stuff. Well, actually all of that has been happening all along, I just haven't had the time to write about everything that's happening.Now, brace yourselves because there will be some "kid pictures" here for the Grandparents who have heard a ton about our holiday happenings and weren't able to make it to any. HOwever, one event was crafty (so might be of interest).Missy C's class at school did projects on Denve... Read Full Story

I got this email from a reporter at the Denver Post and it made me think:   I’m working on a story about how people now, during the second holiday season of the Great Recession, are adjusting to the season. Has the prolonged economic slump caused some families to reassess how they approach the holidays? Maybe in the past the holidays were a spectacle of consumption, but now they are more an opportunity to step back and give thanks?  I know we are doing a lot of retro decorations –... Read Full Story

Number 3! Amy Falconetti - who didn't leave much contact information, but did say:I like fresh and natural scents too. But my favorite scent right now is my baby girl who turned 1 today! This is my first time visiting your blog, but I think I'll be back again.Yay! A first time visitor AND has a baby! So, Amy, unfortunately you didn't send me your contact info, but feel free to email me at mary-frances@widgetinc.com and I'll get the basket to you, courtesy of my new friends at Glade!I wish you... Read Full Story

Things have been intense and busy, but I wanted to make sure my mid-century friends knew about my give away on my “other blog”. My personal and crafty blog is “Frequently Wrong But Never In Doubt” and is where I post about the rest of my life – the non-midcentury, crazy quilt, embroidery party of my life! However, I would be remiss if I didn’t give all of my readers on this wonderful blog a chance to go over there, leave a comment and get a chance to win ... Read Full Story

Do you remember my post on my nice night out courtesy of Glade? Here I am in all my fuzzy glory holding the basket that CAN BE YOURS! That fuzzy lump in my hand includes an IKEA basket, an IKEA blanket, a glass container with chocolate and marshmellow drink mix, one of the really cool (more about this in a sec) Glade "Sense and Spray" starter kit with one refill. The blanket color is kind of my favorite color right now! Here's the cup I decorated - front (It says "I love Crafts"): And back (t... Read Full Story

So excited about this: I've been reading "Sense and Sensibility" and finished a while ago "Pride and Prejudice" - Rex claims everyone goes through a "Jane Austen" phase! And I ran across this on Craft Magazine (had I known I could win a copy I would have hopped right on it!) and so now have put in an "order" with my brother in England to get me a copy - it's crazy expensive here in the US. Anyway, right up my alley with historical needlework and crafts! I can't wait! Thanks for ALL the suppor... Read Full Story

So, I'm working on a HUGE article for a new online publication (I will announce it when it's published in all it's glory) and yikes! I'm having a hard time.Writers block!Ok, that's not quite right, but everything I write seems stupid. I'm sure it will look better with some editing and some rewrites, but does anyone else ever have this problem?Last night I had a FABU time at Morton's with the Mile High Mama gals! What a fabulous group and in a really short time (2 months?) I feel like I'm gett... Read Full Story

So, I'm working on a HUGE article for a new online publication (I will announce it when it's published in all it's glory) and yikes! I'm having a hard time.Writers block!Ok, that's not quite right, but everything I write seems stupid. I'm sure it will look better with some editing and some rewrites, but does anyone else ever have this problem?Last night I had a FABU time at Morton's with the Mile High Mama gals! What a fabulous group and in a really short time (2 months?) I feel like I'm gett... Read Full Story