Spring has arrived...

sew good...

Today I taught myself how to make and apply welting to my pillows...Just in case you didn't figure it out yet, the internet is where you go to learn things ;O)

Burnin' love

More pillows and tiles

Look for these in my Ecrater store and eBay...They make great Mother's Day and Father's Day gifts

New products

finished faux

Faux makeover

tip

When you get up in, the morning, walk through every room in your house. It will remind you of things you would like to do and why you bought a house with  so many rooms.

Welcome to the great Northeast

Miss Daisy

bully

He's coming along...actually, I think it's a she...I shall name her Daisy

Cosy up to a puppy

I'm really pleased with this little accent pillow...The corgi looks like he's sitting on my sofa...

Blog of Burgess: Are the works you're using really in the public domain?

Blog of Burgess: Are the works you're using really in the public domain?: "- Sent using Google Toolbar"

Computer Tip a day

#1 computer trick...windows 7

ctrl + equals ZOOM...just hold down the ctrl key and keep tapping the + until you can read the screen...good for us whose arms are not long enough

Windows 7 and me

I'm loving Windows 7. I had very few problems with Vista, but 7 is much quicker and more intuitive. This is good because I tend to keep my computers for years, until they start gasping. This one is a replacement for my beloved XP.

Why people hire the Geek squad

I had to replace my 9 year old CPU the other day. It's exciting, getting a new computer system, until you realize that all the files from your old system have to be transferred and all your very expensive software reloaded...all the while praying to the puter gods that everything will still work, which it won't because PC's are not PC. The operating systems have moved on without you. The registry files have disappeared, so unless you have that very important key that was taped to the edge of the case when you purchased the software, you are out of luck.
I accomplished most of this without a hitch until I put a cracked cd in the optical drive and the CD exploded inside my new computer...If this ever happens to you, don't panic. Open the drive, turn off everything, turn the puter upside down and shake it out...
to be continued...

Support with a flair

Functional and stylish...

Be who you are

Message on a pillow...sure to get read

http://everlastingimage.ecrater.com/

Second

Those who choose our TV programming seem to believe only lawyers, doctors and law enforcement professionals are of worth...The rest of us are mere secondary characters...

Holidays

todays tests

From left to right
ceramic tile..top and left
raw polymer clay...middle
heavy aluminum sheeting...bottom

Damask tile

Hand crafted 6 x 8 ceramic tile! Isn't it pretty!

grandyummy aprons

Braiding bread 101

I bake wonderful bread, but for years, the art of braiding bread has eluded me...A single sentence in an old cookbook has remedied the problem



Roll your dough in 3 ropes about 2" in diameter and

START BRAIDING IN THE MIDDLE!
Let rise once, then bake...yummy and pretty!
shown above....Braided cheddar cheese bread straight from the oven

Today's word ANTIMACASSAR

an·ti·ma·cas·sar

noun \ˌan-ti-mə-ˈka-sər\

Definition of ANTIMACASSAR

: a cover to protect the back or arms of furniture

Origin of ANTIMACASSAR

anti- + Macassar (oil) (a hairdressing)

First Known Use: 1844

Monogram Pillow

I used the marvelous clip art from Dover to create this elegant monogrammed pillow . Look for it soon in my eCrater store.

BINGO

My new earrings
If you like them they will be in my online store tomorrow