I love how the Hudson Valley Seed Library incorporates art into their heirloom seed packets. They describe the connection beautifully in their recent article about the upcoming Art of the Heirloom exhibit – “Artists tell compelling stories by creatively envisioning the lives of flowers and vegetables, farms and gardens. Art inspires agriculture.” One of my …
How do you see yourself? I mean really see yourself, when there’s no one expecting results from you. Do you ever find yourself daydreaming, getting lost in a thought; seeing yourself, for a brief moment in a completely different light? Every now and then, this happens to me. My kids will laugh as I stare …
I make my own laundry detergent – yes, I admit it, and no, I don’t have a lot of extra time on my hands either. I simply got sick and tired of watching my hard earned money go into the pockets of big corporations and really prefer more natural cleaning products around me and my …
If you love antiques, like I do, this is a great project that you can complete in a few days. My husband and I found this old barn window at a local flea market and I decided to turn it into a collage of our favorite family photos. I love when I can re-purpose old …
It’s no secret that I love to create things from scratch. Since childhood, it was always more fun to make things with my own hands than it was to go out and purchase it. About a year ago, my daughter introduced me to the very popular “Pinterest” site. Pinterest is an online scrapbook of sorts …
