Pearl the Squirrel

Shell buttons If you've arrived here from my  Etsy post on button competitions , you might enjoy seeing a few more photos that...

For about a month now I've been working on a post for Etsy about the Pearl Button Museum in Muscatine, Iowa. The post finally went up t...

Writing about Fiberarts and the memories of clothing reminded me of one of my all-time favorite writing opportunities. In 1995 I was in gra...

After some rather stressful work-related meetings and conversations, I decided to give myself an entire day off. It's a stunning concept...

With today's temperatures, the heading should be "Button up your overcoat." It was barely zero on the bank thermometer downtow...