Her Art Nest

Need a little something to get you feeling like you are "south of the border?"  This recipe is one of my favorites and with Cin...

How many times have you sat down at your work table and tried to think up something to create? Often I start an idea and then trash it, or ...

Honestly, I don't know whether I enjoy baking the food I create or coming up with new recipe cards! This is an old recipe I received fr...

Self-Portrait, 1948 "Anybody who has survived his childhood has enough information about life to last him the rest of his days." ~...

I love creating these colorful recipe cards, but I especially cherish my time at our local scrapbooking store where we exchange these cards ...

I can't believe it is almost the end of January! Here is my latest creation using the beautiful images from Moonlight Journey entitled ...

Stationery card View the entire collection of cards. A holiday wouldn't be complete without creating a special Christmas card and maili...

One of the best ways to cheer up a friend is with an old-fashioned sweet treat. And this one was introduced to me at a dinner party many y...

Inspiration can come from almost anything. For me, it's color, vintage images, and family. I can remember when I was in third grade si...

Packaging gifts is something I like to do. I do have some loved ones that are hard to buy for or prefer giftcards or cash. I love to give ...

Growing up, Christmas was a huge celebration. My mom always loved the holidays from the tree, the lights, family holiday parties, and the pi...

The most important thing to me is to make a cookie is that tastes great! My mom always seemed to make the best cookies, and this happens to...

As I write this post, it is a glorious crisp fall day in northern Michigan. Fall instinctively brings the thought of pumpkins, mums, apple ...

A few years ago, I was given a treasured gift by being invited to join a recipe card club. Once a month, 12 of us get together to share lau...

As the weather begins to cool, I look ahead to fall by showing you this latest afghan knitted in autumnal colors. I started this afghan abo...

I can't wait to tackle that gift-giving list again this year. I love sharing through my love of knitting and here is my very first co...

I love the early morning, when the sun is just rising in the east; the sky is bright red and I can hear the birds sing. As I sit here today...

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!" ...