This past weekend was our city’s annual Smoky Hill River Festival, a three-day celebration of food, fun, art, and music. Pottery, painting, embroidery, jewelry, fine art, plus crafts such as …
All Things Costume & Halloween
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Ah, glitter! The bane of most crafters’ existence. The allure of creating a shiny object can quickly be squashed at the mere thought of having to craft with glitter.
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Our local Party City is closing, and I’m a bit bummed about it. While I’m not a regular customer per se, I do pop in whenever I need that little …
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May is barely half over, and I am already spying Code Orange. I don’t know whether to cringe or be excited. Now, don’t get me wrong. I love seeing the …
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Last month I created some Haunted Kitchen Tea Towels for Halloween. During that project, I had my first experience with E6000 Fabri-Fuse. I love how the towels turned out, and…
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I have amassed a pretty sizeable collection of vintage photos from the early 1900s to the 1960s. The funny thing is, I have no idea who these people are/were, where …
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On a recent trip to the grocery store, I noticed that the pasta aisle was nearly empty. What the what? I needed a specific noodle, and it was nowhere to …
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I have a love/hate relationship with YouTube. One minute it’s my BFF, and the next, I’m hours in, and I have the urge to take up tatting or throwing clay.
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What to wear, what to wear? As a kid, I would ask this question a hundred times a day as I planned my Halloween costume. My mind flitted from character …
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I’ve been in the Halloween niche for over 20 years now. I operated an online shop for most of that span and my favorite time was when the wholesale catalogs …
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Easter season is on the horizon, which means dyed eggs, chocolate bunnies, Peeps, family gatherings, and Easter egg hunts. Now, I don’t know what plans you have for this Easter …
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Spring is less than two weeks out, but we are once again bracing for a winter storm here in middle America. It’s like the weather does not know where we …
