Inspired by the fantastic blogs "Dollar Store Crafts" and the Graphics Fairy I present my very own dollar store craft: this charming little votive candle holder featuring a blue angel. I've made a dozen or so of these candle holders as stocking stuffers for my office and now I've been asked to make a special order for my boss's Christmas dinner at home! Project estimate:Graphics Fairy "Best Little

Important: If you are reading this in an RSS reader, you really ought to click through to my site to see the embedded video. I am told it's not showing in the feed.MGM's Easter Parade was actually released a few days after the 4th of July in the summer of 1948 and was dubbed by the studio: "the happiest musical ever made." It was originally green-lighted as a Gene Kelly/Vincente Minnelli project

Hello and Happy Easter! I've got quite a little show planned for you, dear reader, coming up later this morning. For now, the early bird catches the digi-freebie belowPNG 300 dpiJPG 300 dpi

Now available for your fashion pleasure is my spring collection of fascinator/mini hats. In keeping with the theme of Easter this week  I thought I'd share with you this vintage clip. While my line of fascinators would make a lovely chapeau for the spring break, they are also make quite lovely Mother's Day gifts not to mention derby hats!Enjoy my spring collection at my Etsy shop by clicking

I don't usually post items I'm selling in this -- my personal blog -- because I use my shop links for items I'm selling either directly or through Etsy. I do this as a courtesy to my readers because who wants to read stuff I'm selling (which is a lot) all the time? I sure don't. Unless I'm in the mood to shop.But today is going to be different. I'm cross-posting this gorgeous Easter Bonnet/Vintage