Her Art Nest

What is Fair Isle knitting? With other names like stranded knitting, Jacquard, intarsia, mosaic knitting, it's no wonder the question co...

Gosh! You have probably been wondering where I've been. It's been shockingly weeks since I posted. For a starter I went on a thre...

~ Apricot Bread ~ This Apricot Nut Bread recipe was given to me by my Mom, and probably tops the list as "one of my favorites!" ...

I have been working like a mad woman spring cleaning my office. So needless to say, it has consumed all of my free time. I actually think th...

My mom has to be my "official" introduction to the kitchen. She let me scoot the kitchen chair up to the side of our beige Formic...

This biscotti recipe has been in my family nearly 40 years. I used to make these cookies for my son, Brad, when he was a toddler. They are...

Ahh . . . the possibilities a meal and your husband of 44 years can bring . . . so perfect at the moment. Fresh shrimp from the Pacific, h...

A couple of years ago, I joined a recipe card club with some of my artistic friends at our local scrapbooking store. As time went on, I rea...

"Life is a succession of moments." "To live each one is to succeed." ~ Corita Kent I've been working on some greeti...

Thank you so much, Lisa Swifka of Whymsical Bohemian, for giving us the opportunity to share a little of ourselves during this tremendous b...

This will be my third year participating in the "One World One Heart" event. I love flying all over the world and checking out...

For almost 200 years, Pfaltzgraff has provided America with gorgeous dinnerware. I have wished for a set of "Winterwood" coffee m...

Above recipe card by Nancy Van Hoose "Alice in Wonderland" images available through Moonlight Journey . Above two cards created by...

A couple of weeks ago, I dreamed about yarn. Knitting dreams are kind of common for me--for you see these colorful socks have a serious mis...

"Music washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life." Sometimes finding the time to create art becomes a little more diffi...

Friends, family, fellow bloggers, MERRY CHRISTMAS!!! I have had a year's worth of joy to thank you for. I love receiving your encourag...

Yesterday we spent almost four hours traveling across and back the upper peninsula on our way to Marquette to do last minute holiday shoppin...

Main Street in Grand Marais, Michigan East Side This is the town where my mom and sister live in the upper peninsula. It is a very small to...