Chelle's Blog

Sweet little speckled king snake going down a hole to eat mice and moles! God speed, snek! ? No, that isn’t it at the top of this page. But if you didn’t know what a speckled king snake looks like...

Back in November 2018, I learned that I have a new sister on my Dad's side, through a DNA test from Ancestry.com. Her name is Margo, and she jokes that she has heard the term "new sister" so much lately,...

Here's the interior of Moosh Print Studio. It holds a metric ton of art supplies and tools, so there's no way it will ever not look busy! Inside Moosh Print Studio...

There's a pileated woodpecker, hammering happily in the neighbor's pine tree this morning. ?? No, that isn’t it at the top of this page. But if you didn’t know what a pileated woodpecker looks like in flight, now you do!...

Another Frankenlamp finished: crystal boudoir lamp with old slag glass shade in the sitting area of our bedroom. ? Easy Peezy, Lemon Squeezy... just rewire the lamp and use led lightbulbs so it doesn't burn your house down. Then add...

How can someone be so bad at hanging wallpaper, yet so confident to glue the hell out of it. I’m removing wallpaper from the upstairs bathroom this weekend. My mood won’t improve. Update: March 27, 2019 After six weeks of...

In the middle of making this rag doll (my first ever, don’t laugh!) for our youngest granddaughter, Isla. Talk about unrealistic body expectations! Thank goodness she has a long skirt. Her crotch literally is right above the hem! ? I...

So excited! The cat tree arrived yesterday for us to install so Sophie, our 18-1/2 year old Siamese, can officially ignore it. I knew to install the thing next to the vent, since Sophie has always been a heat seeker....

Happy New Year! Here's to a great 2019: The Year of the Pig.. I'm feeling confident I can live up to that! We rang in the new year with the addition of our daughter, Ashley, and her babies/our weird grandkids,...

A couple of years ago, I made a removable desktop to cover the sewing machine cabinet my maternal grandfather built. I just finished covering that top with the well worn leather and hardware of an old suitcase. ?...