my first book signing…
It was wonderful. It was a little chilly, but I brought an antique wool “car robe” I bought at a yard sale for $8.00 years ago. It’s pretty toasty. So many wonderful ladies came to visit and buy the book or bring a book for me to sign. […]
Lucketts Holiday Open House 2012
Not only is tomorrow the first day of the famous Lucketts Holiday Open House, but it’s also my very first book signing. I feel sort of nervous about it…well, really nervous about it. I don’t know what to expect. I do know that I’m just going to enjoy the ride. I also know that I […]
how to make glittery pine cones
This project is simple, but I was so happy with how beautiful and elegant these glittered pine cones turned out that I thought I would share a tutorial on how I made them. I bought these over-sized pine cones from Hobby Lobby, but you can use freebies collected from your yard or an obliging neighbor. […]
Writing a book | Now I actually have to write a book…
The impossiblepossible thing had happened. I had received a book contract from Thomas Nelson and I signed it. (You can read about how it happened HERE.) It was now my job to produce 35,000 encouraging words and over 250 inspiring photographs in 10 chapters. And I only had about 3 months to do it. AND […]
glittery & Sandy
The Lucketts Holiday Open House is next weekend and it really crept up on me. I usually start making ornaments in September, but I didn’t start until last week this year. Because of my late start, I’m just making German glass glitter ornaments and won’t be making any of my sheet music ornaments. In addition […]
the world tour!
I’m being a bit facetious with that title. Or perhaps hopelessly optimistic. The amazing thing about this blog journey is that it always surprises me. I think, “Oh, such-and-such would be pretty far-fetched, so it probably won’t happen.” But then it does in some unexpected and amazing way. So, will my book end up taking me on […]
writing a book | how it happened
Despite the fact that I just wrote a book I feel like I’m totally the wrong person to give advice to an aspiring author on how to get published. I thought it might be helpful, though, or at least interesting, for me to share my experience and the process. So, here we go… I’ve shared […]
MMS Decor Steals Pick of the Month & Giveaway
Welcome to another Decor Steals MMS Pick of the Month! I’m sort of getting geared up for the holidays and when I spotted this beautiful Frenchy crown, I immediately saw it fitting in with some evergreen branches and sparkly ornaments. It’s subtle enough, though, that it can be used as a decorative piece year round. […]