The Holly Hobbie Purse

Every time I clean my house, I dust a “trinket” that sits on the floor of my livingroom – a wooden, octagon, decoupaged purse.  The decoupage is of Holly Hobbie. I made this purse sometime late 1960’s or early 1970’s….

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RUSTY OLD BEDSPRINGS

This is a re-post of a previous page as I am re-arranging my website.  Thanks for your understanding.   We finally dug into the rusty old springs from the baby bed we bought on the 100 mile KANOLKA garage sale…

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RAG RUGS

This is a re-post from a previous date as I am re-arranging my website.  Thanks for your understanding.   I am currently reviving an old project, the making of rag rugs. I am the proud owner of several very large…

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NEEDLES AND PINS

I have been doing a fair bit of sewing lately. As I have mentioned before, I used to sew… a lot!  I felt that I was pretty accomplished.  Then, I graduated from college, got a job, went back to grad…

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