By Hook, By Hand

Hard to believe that Christmas is less than a month away!  Today is our traditional Creative Black Friday, where instead of standing in lo...

When it comes to making dollhouses, my favorite power tool is my crochet hook!  I cannot saw a straight line, and hammers mash my fingers ...

"The world is indeed full of peril, and in it there are many dark places; but still there is much that is fair, and though in all l...

Jeanette is a hard plastic Nancy Ann with a painted face and jointed arms and legs.  I'm always amazed at how beautifully these dolls ...

Minerva Wormwood is my latest Nancy Ann remake, one of the dear dolls sent to me by my good friend Tomi :-)  The time of the year just beg...

For the last several weeks I have been engrossed in buying and re-making distressesd Nancy Ann dolls.  These are vintage dolls that were m...

I've always been drawn to the old Nancy Ann Storybook dolls; several years ago I bought a plastic one and used her for a template to c...

Field of Flags installation at the Minnetrista center in Muncie, Indiana.  Honoring Veterans the week of Labor day.  Our family, and espec...

A crocheted item with the name Goblin Cleaver was bound to catch my attention!  This pattern is available on Ravelry , and makes a wonderf...