About Me

Hi, I am Ann and I will try to let you in on who I am; but I still have a hard time figuring that out sometimes!

I like to think of myself as still evolving.  I have a wonderful husband of 36 years named Tom -he is my best friend.   We have been blessed with three great kids and now, two grandsons. I love them all dearly.  When my kids were growing up we were busy with dance, hockey, baseball, lacrosse and  I loved every minute of it!  Now they are all grown up and I really miss those days.  They are all wonderfully supportive of my ventures and I appreciate them for that!!

 I retired from my long time place of employment, Mattel (toys)  - every girl's dream job to grow up and still get to play with Barbie!  Even when I was little I was always making clothes for my dolls or furniture out of a box.  My mother was a fabulously talented sewer and I inherited her love for fabric.  In the past few years my interests have grown from fabric to paper and to dishes too!  I just love prints, polkadots, plaids and paisleys- hence the blog name.  Other things I love:  my dog, chocolate, walking, ice cream - oh just  make that walking my dog to get chocolate ice cream - that should cover it - oh no - golf - I took up golf and love it!   We recently bought a fixer upper home on a small lake and have been working hard to make it into our home.  I am a paper crafter and half my time is spent creating cards & favors, the other half is volunteering at my church in or my community.  My blog is my creative outlet and I hope you enjoy it!