Another OH MY moment! ONE INGREDIENT FOR THE FILLING. Are you ready? Sweetened condensed milk. Extras: Oreo cook...

I was walking through the kitchen and the light was streaming in from above.  A stunning moment.

I got a new mixer on Friday (YAY!) and had to make something. And since later I am making some Greek pitas, this seemed like ...

New Recipe! Cold, fresh succotash salad to go with dinner tonight. Fresh green beans, fresh corn right off the cob, baby limas, red onion. ...

Oh my. It's sweet. It's gooey. It's rich. A crust base. A caramel and cream center and a crumbled ...

Fresh berries, flour, brown sugar and butter. Ta da. I used 2 cups of blueberries and 2 cups of raspberries. I ha...

The other day a friend was getting ready to make strawberry shortcake. Except she was using the small, round sponge cakes in a package. That...

Finally getting around to posting the first of the Fancy Lures. Goes with something soft or with blue jean...

Apple Galette - frankly I was not familiar with a "galette", but you learn something everyday! I made ...

In remembrance of those who gave their lives in service to our country, to those who have served and to the men and women who are curre...

Some good ol' Red, White & Blue for the Holiday tomorrow. Too festive to pass up. And good again on the 4th, or any day for that...

A friend asked about whether Wild Thing came as earrings... so here they are! They look fabulous on. Spunky...

A little "lighter", if that's possible for potato salad. Light mayo and red wine vinegar. Onions, parsley and turkey bacon. A...

Bacon-wrapped club crackers cooked in a low, slow oven. A brief died-and-gone-to-heaven moment. They taste like hom...

Scrumptious   Extremely appetizing or delicious. Very attractive. Garden & Gun is one delicious publication. It's one of the f...

Fun and funky combination of my newest "Lure" (think trailing a...

So fresh and beautiful. A soft color palette that's like velvet shaped into petals. Creation and photo credit: Geny's Wholesale Fl...

Long necklace with handcrafted polymer clay beads. 32" strand with magnetic clasp.

Project finished and framed! Flag is approximately 13" wide, framed in a shadow box. Very tactile, so no glass on the front. Here is a ...

Just a teaser corner of a WIP. Love the palettes you can get from fabrics! More later.

She is her own work of art. Miss Mattie, the standard poodle, waiting to come inside after a messy run through the wet woods. Ugh.

I am still on the fence on this one... macro crochet pattern for fun. Seemed like it could be like a textile stained glass and allow for an ...

Stepping it up with a felted bowl - 7" wide and 2" deep. Yarn is a wonderful wine color with accent rows added in a wonderful vari...

It's tiny - 1 1/4" wide and 2 1/4" high - perfect for holding rings, when you take them off. Or one hard boiled egg, if you ar...

Felted heather green coasters. Been wanting to try felting with 100% wool, so I felted my crocheted coasters and, ta da, a set of 4. Watch...

Almost, anyway. Wishing you and yours Happy Holidays.

Oh my, such luscious colors all wrapped up in one piece. Even richer in real life.

Lovely combination of colors and feel. On the left, it's wool and bamboo viscose and on the right, the softest kid mohair and silk. The ...

Finally getting around to finishing up this big one in pastels. Ornate holster along with collector guns - favorites of the Cowboy Action Sh...

Made an update with new home page images on The Illustrated Cat ! Perfect gifts - note cards, post cards and prints. Check it out if you hav...

New on www.TheIllustratedCat.com !! Just introduced a fabulous new tote bag. I carry mine as a purse and use it when traveling. Might make t...

New in the line of The Illustrated Cat... pendants! handcrafted.... Made from reduced images of my colored pencil art. They are kinda' f...

I have not managed to keep up. Goodness, what an embarrassment. Between normal demands and launching the card line, things have gotten away!...

What 'cha think? This is a new 5"x7" postcard for sending or framing. Thinking about doing a series with all 6 cats.....

Wow... it's a been a little while but I have been busy launching a line of illustrated note cards. Showed at the Atlanta Gift Mart in Ja...

Explorations! I took reduced images of the colored pencil cat portraits I did, and made silver solder pendants (lead-free!). Long chains. C...

And this one, with beautiful blue eyes. Technique is somewhat different when doing a cat with long hair. I think I'll treat myself to m...