This ring, as you can tell from the original tutorial I tried to work from, is supposed to be a beautiful beaded, spiral-wrapped stone ring. On the pictures included with the original tutorial, which dates back to 2012, the spirals with the tiny beads perfectly encircle the larger stone and draw attention to it. Their…
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Absolution Coming Soon!
Hey, everyone, I just wanted to let you know that my latest book, Absolution, is available for pre-order! It will be released on April 23, 2019. It’s the next phase in Luis and Donovan’s story, which began in Hunter. Hang on tight, it’s about to get bumpy!
Make Your Own Bath Salts
Have you ever thought about bath salts? I’m not talking about the drug. (Please don’t put that stuff into your bath. It’s your body, your choice, but I can’t imagine good things would come of it.) I’m talking about a simple addition to your bath designed to help ease aches and pains, with an aromatherapeutic…
Rose Quartz Bracelet
The thing with beads is that when you’re first starting out with them, everything can seem pretty simple. This bracelet, made from rose quartz and aqua quartz, is just about as simple as can be. It doesn’t take a degree in engineering and it doesn’t require a whole lot of candlepower. If you’re looking for…
Simple Crochet Headband
This is the first crochet item I’ve made that was built in the round. I got the pattern from Rescued Paw Designs, because I subscribe to their newsletter. I was looking for an easy pattern I could work up in a day, because I was having one of those days where I needed a win….
Writing The Meet Cute
We like romance. It’s why we’re here, isn’t it? We like to read romance, many of us like to write romance, and sometimes we even like to watch it on the screen. Creating a great romantic story requires us to mash up a few different elements, but one thing is consistent. Romance is about relationships,…
Simple Wire-Wrapped Ring
This is a super-simple ring project that will let you practice your wire-wrapping skills. I made it for my daughter, although it still proved to be too big for her. She’ll grow into it. In essence, I had some wire left over from re-imagining the wire wrapping for her amethyst – more on that later,…
Butter Beans with Greens
We are not a vegan household. That said, I’ve been trying to cook with a lot less meat lately. Some family members (read: those who are not me) aren’t willing to go completely vegetarian, but we’re all on board with eating healthier and spending less money. So we’re just making meat a rarity in this…
Crochet, Anxiety, and Blankets
I’ve made this blanket three times already. I’m not a time traveler. I just keep making the same blanket, from the same pattern, over and over. Sometimes I try to make a blanket from a different pattern, but my evening crochet blanket pattern of choice is always the Alissa throw from Rescued Paw Designs. (For the record,…
The Turnip Thing
I made this turnip dish a little while ago because I wanted to have a vegetarian main dish on the table that would make my family feel full and contented. I didn’t want us all to feel gross, bloated, and sluggish. The Spawn and the Spouse were starting to mutiny about the volume of beans…