About Me

Thanks for stopping by and welcome to my world! 

I am a marketer by day and love to relax through creativity. I love to cook, draw, paint, make cards, create art on the computer and alter second hand furniture to give it new life.  I thought I would create a place where I can share the results, the challenges and sometimes, for the entertainment value, the total failures that I experience along the way.  Life is all about learning through trial and error isn't it?

Let me know if you find something interesting or were inspired to do something of your own that was inspired by one of my posts. I love collaborating, especially on recipes! Send me pictures of your beautiful food, card or pieces of art, I would love to see them.

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