It's happened - finally. I have been thinking about it for months and months now - wondering when I was going to begin. This summer I ...

This past week I was in Minneapolis for the Creative Connection Event - organized by Jo Packham, Nancy Soriano and a handful of other talent...

How could I resist choosing Elissa and her troop of Girl Scout Cadettes as the lucky recipients of our Craft Hope Giveaway? I was a Brownie...

About a year ago, we were asked to design a project for Jade Sims book Craft Hope - Handmade Crafts for a Cause. Craft Hope is an organizat...

A while back, my friend Pam was wearing a ring that I really liked - it was a polished cameo that had been worn for so long and rubbed so ...

Aren't they grand? I have picked up old pressed plants for years - the old ones - the one's that look as if they have been packed a...

Dear John...... Haven't seen you in a while but popped into Target today and was, once again, excited and inspired, upon seeing your new...

Last spring, I bought an old French quilt from one of my textile dealers that was a real doozie - a beautiful floral printed linen which had...

Please send along your shipping address and we will send out our Petite Coeur Kit. Thanks to everyone for playing!

When I moved to New York in the winter of 1989 I knew absolutely no one - but I had the phone number of a girl that was willing to let me sl...

I cannot overstate how much a generous spirit contributes to good luck. Look at the luckiest people around you, the ones you envy, the ones ...

Well - it's that time - time to get back to work! We've had our fun playing in the sun, now it's time to buckle down! First jo...

There is an old souvenir shop in the parte vieja of San Sebastian that opened in the 1920's, it is still owned and operated by the origi...

Almost every year, for the past 22 years, JZ and I have traveled back to his family home in San Sebastian. Located in the north of Spain, o...

I am always interested in food - breakfast, lunch or dinner - I enjoy a good meal. At the chateau this year, we brought in a couple of pri...

After digging through countless brocantes, vide greniers and antique shops here in France, I've found plenty of linen sheets, old mothe...

One of my favorite days on our Chateau Getaway has to be Wednesday, because Wednesday is woad day. Each week on Wednesday, Denise Lambert f...

We've been in France for a couple of weeks now - we've visited the flea markets, the hat factory, the farmer's market and been e...

Thought I'd better pick out a couple of lucky winners of our fabric giveaway before I hop on the plane to France! Sounds like everyone ...

It's taking me some getting used to Moda's fabric schedule. I never thought I would be able to even think about Christmas in July ...