He Leadeth Me

On a recent trip to Houston, I asked my sister-in-law, Gail, if she would mind giving me some cookie decorating lessons. Gail is so creative and I thought if she actually showed me how to ice  cookies, I might actually tackle them on my own. This was the set up when we arrived. She had already baked the cookies and even iced one (upper right) so that it could harden and we could try a special technique on it. The icing bags were filled and ready to go. Eager pupils were Kim and Sweetie, pictured with teacher, Gail.   I was the third eager student. My first attempt at a cupcake cookie. Gail demonstrating the fine art of spreading the icing.   Some of my finished creations. We ate just a few along the way. Not because we were hungry, you understand, but because we wanted to test them to be sure they were tasty.  (And they were!) Kim was a natural, rubber gloves and all. Thank you Gail for the great lesson. I cann...

I wasn't happy with the white bedspread in the Grandchildren's Room, but I didn't really know what I wanted. I'm so glad I waited. Yesterday, I found a quilt top at a local Antique Store. It looks perfect on the bed and I'm sure will provide hours of alphabet "lessons". I can just picture a sweet little lady somewhere lovingly embroidering each picture's letter. A is for Apple B is for Ball C is for Camel (not sure why some of the pictures came out sideways) D is for Duck E is for Elephant F is for Frog G is for Goose H is for Hen I is for Ice Cream J is for Jack in the Box K is for Kangaroo L is for Lamb M is for Mouse N is for Needle O is for Owl P is for Penguin Q is for Quill R is for Rabbit S is for Squirrel T is for Turkey U is for Umbrella V is for Vegetables W is for Windmill and then there are X, Y, and ...

The bed in the Grandchildren Room needed a headboard and I was itching to make one using the book covers that my librarian niece,  Jenny,  had saved for me. One of the tutorials I saw suggested using plywood but we were afraid that might be hard to hang on the wall, so I purchased a painting canvas. Another tutorial suggested using watered down Elmer's glue, but that seemed messy. Can you tell why this is a How NOT To post? I ignored all the tutorials and did my own thing. The glue didn't want to stick to the canvas and the edges of the book covers kept curling up so I got good old Mod Podge and covered it all. Love all these fun book covers. And I guess the saying "All's well that ends well" is true.  I love the way the finished product looks.   Close Up so you can check out the books used. More close ups. I have caught each of the grandsons from time to time, sitting on the bed, gazing at the book covers and pointi...

I bought 100 of these little hearts at a resale shop last weekend. Does anyone out there in Blogland have a good idea for what I should do with them?