Vicki O'Dell… The Creative Goddess

I came home from work on Saturday evening and this sign that I have hanging near my door said “The Witch is Out”. I just happened to be looking at as I turned off the ignition of my van and the sign flipped over to say “The Witch is In”. I know it had some help [...]

What a difference a (wet) day makes.  It’s been raining and close to 60° today and the leaves are falling like crazy!  Here is the big maple I put in my slide show yesterday.     Nearly the whole top of it is leafless.    I like the way the leaves stick in what is [...]

  Here is an idea I got from the crazy talented Pattie Wilkinson.  She used the real mini pumpkins and I used foam ones.  She used an urn and plaque for a base and I used fat candle sticks. She used real tea lights and I used the battery operated ones… Hey, a girl has [...]

I took a walk around my (nearly) 2 acres of yard today.  I was just amazed at all of the colors so I grabbed my camera and saved them for future.  I smell new artwork coming! I made a little slide show… I hope you like it. Here is the link to the slideshow on flickr.  [...]

I’m finally running low on Halloween ideas so today’s post is something in the Home Decor area… I saw some canisters in the Pier 1 flyer several months back and liked the look but not the price tag.  So of course I tried to make my own. They were glass canisters with a chalk board [...]

This is a phone pic of the Duck Tape Tote I made yesterday. Why? Because it’s on sale and I can! :)

I’ve never been a big candy maker.  It just never really appealed to me.  Too much time spent on something that will be consumed in a matter of seconds…. I have four children, remember?  But this year I decided to try a couple of candy making projects while I was working on my 30 days [...]

They are coming! Over covered bridge        By horse and buggy   by air…. the guests are beginning to arrive.    You are almost here…   This is the one!        Come around back.  That’s right…   Really, didn’t your Mother warn you against kissing frogs?  Come on in. My, it’s chilly [...]