by insidelady | Feb 26, 2012 | Uncategorized
It’s the Academy Awards tonight and the whole town is a flutter! My little mannequin is in her formal attire in a polka dot embroidered silk gown with leftover beads from a recent project fashioned into a stunning necklace and trim for her “hat” for... by insidelady | Feb 14, 2012 | Uncategorized
The origins of Valentine’s Day has long been anyone’s guess between several Christian martyrs named Valentine. Although there are three recognized “Saint Valentine’s” in different eras, each with their own legend, the Catholic Church took... by insidelady | Jan 12, 2012 | Uncategorized
We had fun this year with our penguins and snow in our holiday vignettes. I always hate taking down the Christmas displays and was going to keep them up a bit longer this time. But when I came to work, all my snow had been sucked up by the vacuum and now all I have... by insidelady | Oct 31, 2011 | Uncategorized
We recently hosted James Swan’s book signing of “101 Things I Hate About Your House”. What a fun night and such a charming guy! In preparation I must confess, there was much to be done before his arrival as I stood, book in hand, reviewing his powder... by insidelady | Oct 31, 2011 | Uncategorized
A few months ago while working on my blog posting, I came across a black and white group photo from 1970 that was all too familiar. It was from my 8th grade grammer school graduation and the posting was from Laura, a name I had remembered from 41 years ago but not...