She Has a Bead on…Beading

When it comes to crafting, my girls still love heading into Michaels and exploring the aisles of creative possibilities, aisles filled with sketch books and artist pencils, markers and paints, miniatures and holiday decor, and so much more. When they were younger,...

Drawing on Their Doodle Prowess

Ever since my girls were little (with them, I tend to use the term, when they were knee-high to a grasshopper) they have been doodlers. In fact, pretty much since they were able to hold a pencil or a marker, we have had different options for them to draw, sketch, and...

Not Short on Stories

Because we recently finished reading Remarkably Bright Creatures and have been reading several of William Shakespeare’s plays, I decided to share a few of my not-quite-polished short stories with my girls. Unlike the novels I’ve worked on and that my 17 year old has...

Filling Fall with Creative Flare

A few years ago, instead of taking down our Christmas tree, I thought it might be kind of fun to keep the tree up and make it an around-the-year tree. Maybe I didn’t want to have to pack it up and get it back in the closet, but actually I’d seen something online...

Works of Art

My husband and I have been introducing our teenagers to some of the 1980s movies that influenced or inspired us when we were teenagers—movies that stood out to us or had a strong impact on us in some way. The Breakfast Club easily is one of their favorites so far with...