"ALWAYS AN ADVENTURE"

It has been awhile since a post. Well it is a New Year after all! LOL I found a unique Tutorial on making a Simple Weavers Frame. I just love it! WEAVING LESSONS || HOW TO USE AN EMBROIDERY HOOP AS A LOOM Hey guys! This post is for those of you who want to try weaving on a circle loom, but you are not in the market for yet another loom. I get it, if I could I’d have 100 different looms, but that’s not happening anytime soon. So a more affordable option is to use an embroidery hoop! I’m so excited to share this with you.  Here are the steps: step 1| remove the outer ring and set to the side step 2| tie your warp thread to the embroidery hoop with a  slip knot step 3| pull the warp thread straight across the hoop step 4| bring the warp thread over the hoop and then down and around step 5| now pull the warp thread back towards the center, but an inch to the right side of where your warp thread started with a slip knot To pause for a moment and recount ...

Follow my blog with Bloglovin We just became a member of a free website called, BLOGLOVIN. You can now see  and follow our blog posts there too! While your there check out other blog posts, save any posts you would like to come back to. Here is the First Blogger I decided to follow.  HEATHER CLAWSON  Here is a featured story about her from ONE KINGS LANE, of which we are followers of too! A s the force behind the beloved blog  Habitually Chic , Heather Clawson lives in a richly visual world. Between studying 19th-century painting, designing interiors in New York, hunting through flea markets, and logging frequent trips to France—and, of course, being all over Pinterest—she’s trained her eye on thousands upon thousands of images. For anyone into design, art, and travel (and who isn’t?), her site is the perfect daily fix. Take a tour and spend time with the lovely Heather Clawson at home. Thanks to One Kings Lane, Here is the link to see ...

HAPPY NEW YEAR! The New Year was brought in with our Daughter's Wedding!  A Garden Party was held at Rae and Jon's Home in Phoenix. I helped with the food preparations. I made my favorite family dessert, Peanut Butter Cheesecake Pie. It was a hit and everyone wants the recipe.  So here it is! OUR FAVORITE FAMILY DESSERT  PEANUT BUTTER CHEESECAKE PIE has been a family favorite!  Everyone says,"IT JUST MELTS IN YOUR MOUTH!"  I found this recipe in a cooking magazine. They should have named it, Peanut Butter Melt!  In a mixer add: 8 ozs softened cream cheese/ 1/2 cup sugar/ 2 teas butter/ 1 teas vanilla/ 3 cups whipped heavy cream or cool whip/ 1 cup creamy peanut butter. Mix all till light and fluffy. Spoon into an oreo or chocolate cookie pie shell. Top with more topping and some crumbled oreo cookies This is the link to my blog! ENJOY!! Cindy from Craftflaire!

Interesting ways to decorate your bedroom wall as a Headboard! https://www.onekingslane.com/live-love-home/ideas-for-above-bed/?utm_source=Content&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=85126&utm_content=8/22/2015.12665051.pm&utm_term=Content.Post.4 My Latest News! I was contacted through my Etsy Store to do a CUSTOM ORDER for Four Windows at: These will go in the exterior windows in one building in Mickey Avenue in Shanghai Disneyland.  Here's a good article from the press event back in July. http://www.cnn.com/2015/07/15/travel/disneyland-shanghai-first-look/ Angela DeVore Set Decorator Walt Disney Imagineering Here are my photos of the Hand Knotted Textiles I designed for the windows!   My practice Piece.   The three blue/off-white/gold.   Photo of one of the  blue ones against black background showing the colors. I call this design, "Diamond Chain Weave". The pink/rose one I call :"Shadowed Rose". SH A...

Well here it is, almost through May! About time for a blog post huh? I follow an Inspirational Site called, THINK SIMPLE NOW, and I want to share their newest post! Good Reading! Think Simple Now How to Be Grateful When You Aren’t Feeling It Posted: 18 May 2015 12:00 AM PDT You want to be  grateful  for what you have, but if you cut straight to the truth? You aren’t feeling it. For a lot of people, acknowledging that truth brings with it immediate shame — the shame of knowing that in a world where so many people go homeless or hungry; or are hurt, abandoned, or abused; or are dealing with a serious illness or the death of a loved one, not feeling grateful is very, very bad. So, we try gratitude on. “Okay,” we say, tossing our hair back and squaring our shoulders. “Let me focus on  gratitude . Here I go.” We think of 10 things to be grateful for, and then … deep breath …  it  is still there, that subtle and abiding sense of low-grad...

MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL MY FAMILY, MY FRIENDS AND MY FAITHFUL FOLLOWERS HERE AND ON MY FACEBOOK PAGE! I found a Tablescape for the Holidays I have to share with you  From ELLE DECOR!! TABLESCAPE TIPS Interior designer  Brian J. McCarthy  loves to entertain. And whether it's a detailed celebration planned months in advance or a dinner party pulled together the day-of, setting the table always comes first. Here, he shows us how he sets up for a holiday party with a look inspired by his interiors and his guests.   Avoid obtrusive centerpieces. If your flower arrangement is so elaborately large that you can't see the guests across the table, then it's time to downsize.  McCarthy adores this glass tree sculpture he found in Paris. It's tall, but its translucence allows for cross-table conversations. STEP 1: BRING IN A COLORFUL TABLECLOTH For the holidays, start with a backdrop of color.  Here, McCarthy opts for a deep plum tablecloth that ri...

The Holidays are coming and just like the Squirrels we have got to get busy now and think about our Family and Friends & Gifts. So I have two promotions for you! 1. As a Facebook or Blog Fan you get 15% off any  purchase till Dec. 15th! {I will apply that for you before you buy.} This one can be used with the current coupon in my Etsy Store!! 2. My current Etsy Store Coupon is: Purchase $30.00 or more and recieve an email coupon for 30% off on your next purchase! THANKS FOR FOLLOWING THIS BLOG AND FOLLOWING MY FACEBOOK PAGE!! Cindy & Buddy