Back about a 100 million years ago, when I only had two kids--and life still revolved around sippy cups and folding strollers--we lived...

When I set up this blog, I was brimming with ideas! Every week it was my intention to crank out 1 or 2 essays; posts in which I would...

I returned home from Ohio one week ago today. As soon as I stepped out of the car, it was like a giant invisible hand picked me up by the...

I'd like to open this blog by going over with you a few key details about my business plan. These are the guiding principles of Melissa...

I finally finished the cake topper--and just in the nick of time, too! It's Thanksgiving week, which means it's time for me to drop...

Gone are fuzzy bees And chirping crickets, Leafy trees, And shady thickets. Gone are thunderstorms And sprouting seeds, Mosquito swarms,...

I am nearly finished! I can finally see the proverbial light at the end of the cake topper tunnel. Once I complete the shoes and create...

I started playing around with polymer clay roughly 8 years ago–and that is only because I started playing around with yarn some 20 years...

When I was a kid, Thanksgiving was not my favorite holiday. In fact, if I had been given a choice, I probably would have eliminated...

Look at photos of a person’s head taken from all sides. Contemplate the angle of the cheek, the fullness of the lips, the curve of the...

For the past few days, I have been down and out with a very nasty cold. Patient “0” was my sweet little baby granddaughter, who for all...

Here is the happy headless couple so far! I am really pleased with how they look—but there are dangerous hours ahead—I still have to make...

For those of you living in tropical climes, or whose hemisphere is currently spinning toward summer--I'd like to share a few photos of...

I have finally started work on the wedding cake topper. I am taking my time. I don’t have a lot of experience sculpting people, and have...

This pile of legs and fur is my cat, Ty. Ty is short for Tiberius, and he is the best cat ever to shed his hair upon this great green...

Welcome to my blog! The beginning! Day one! Do people even read blogs anymore? I have a feeling the blogging heyday is over. Most people...