It’s Crazy Time Around Here

It's official. September is here and that means the holiday (and pre-holiday and pre-pre-holiday) show season has begun.  I kicked it off in Portland, Maine on August 25th and I will be doing a show (or two or more) every week(end) from now until mid-December. This year, I have set a particularly challenging (crazy?) schedule … Continue reading It’s Crazy Time Around Here

A Beginning

I am beginning work on a new wreath.  If you remember from a couple of posts ago, I am in the mood to make an angelic one and this is the lovely lady I chose as the centerpiece.  She has a ceramic head and reminds me a little of Marilyn Monroe.  I think she is … Continue reading A Beginning

Santa’s Greeting Wreath

Today is September 2nd.  I can't believe it.  Day after tomorrow the kids of Richmond go back to school and even though it still feels like a Turkish bath here, September signals to me that summer is over. Looking at the calendar, I spy that Christmas is a mere 3 months away!  I've got to … Continue reading Santa’s Greeting Wreath

Angels Galore

  I want to get started on a new wreath and I think it will be an angelic one. I have lots of wonderful angels in my collection.  After narrowing it down a bit, I have decided that one of these four angel toppers will be the centerpiece of the wreath. The one on the left … Continue reading Angels Galore

A Friend Indeed

Temptation alert: a Christmas shop! This is OLD WORLD ACCENTS in the Carytown area of Richmond, VA and it is owned by a friend of mine whose name is Jill Pillow.  Isn't this an inviting entryway?  It is in a 2-story building which once was a photography studio owned by two brothers and before that … Continue reading A Friend Indeed