Vicki O'Dell… The Creative Goddess

    Sometimes winters here in NE Ohio can feel like they will never end. By this time of year I start to get a little moody and long for warm breezes, bird song, and sunshine. I have a few little routines that I employ this time of year to help me deal with the [...]

  While the rest of the world is OVER Valentine’s Day and moving on to other things we just had our family Valentine’s Day dinner last night. It was our first chance to get together to celebrate the holiday and we decided we wanted to do something special. I knew I wanted to make a [...]

I am super excited to be a part of this fabulous giveaway. I met many of these amazing bloggers at Winter CHA last month and I’m crazy about each and every one of them. I hope you’ll stop by their blogs and follow them on their other social sites for lots of ideas and inspiration. [...]

  Happy Valentine’s Day to some of my favorite people in the whole wide world. I hope it’s a great day for you no matter how you celebrate it.   I was cleaning up my mixed media area Tuesday night because it had gotten to the point where it was HEAPED with tons of supplies. [...]

    Today is Warrens’ birthday! In keeping with my Word of the Year for 2013 I decided back in January that I was going to BAKE cakes for each of my family members to CELEBRATE them this year. Partly because I’m sick to death of store bought cakes or packaged cake mixes and partly [...]

    I have a review today over on the Craft Test Dummies blog for the Clover USA Extra Small Kanzashi Flower Maker. Even though many of the projects I make these days aren’t especially sewing related, sewing is my first crafting love. Sewing, cross stitch and embroidery kept my hands busy from the time [...]

  PHOTO CREDIT: Jenny Barnett Rohrs of crafttestdummies.com   I am finally home and recovering from Winter CHA Show 2013. The whole thing is a bit of a blur now as I sit with a cup of tea and my laptop and look back at photos from the show. So many hugs, laughs and rock [...]

  I don’t make pastries for breakfast around here very often so when I pull this out of the oven everyone knows it’s a special occasion. We love this yummy Streusel Coffee Cake on Christmas morning before opening presents but you can make it any time you feel like making something special. The best part [...]