Melissa TerlizziFeb 4, 2020The Common BuckeyeBack about a 100 million years ago, when I only had two kids--and life still revolved around sippy cups and folding strollers--we lived...
Melissa TerlizziJan 20, 2020New FrontierWhen 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...
Melissa TerlizziDec 17, 2019Treadmill RunningI 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...
Melissa TerlizziDec 4, 2019Taking a Big LeapI'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...
Melissa TerlizziNov 25, 2019I Now Pronounce You--DONE!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...
Melissa TerlizziNov 20, 2019Toads to SleepGone are fuzzy bees And chirping crickets, Leafy trees, And shady thickets. Gone are thunderstorms And sprouting seeds, Mosquito swarms,...
Melissa TerlizziNov 15, 2019An Update on the Cake Couple 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...
Melissa TerlizziNov 13, 2019Of Knitting and ClayingI started playing around with polymer clay roughly 8 years ago–and that is only because I started playing around with yarn some 20 years...
Melissa TerlizziNov 8, 2019Gobble Gobble Gobbling November 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...
Melissa TerlizziNov 4, 2019Getting Ahead: Please, Just Let Me Get a Head.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...
Melissa TerlizziNov 1, 2019Portrait of the Artist...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...
Melissa TerlizziOct 30, 2019Happy and Headless: just in time for Halloween! 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...
Melissa TerlizziOct 28, 2019They didn't fall; they were pushed! 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...
Melissa TerlizziOct 25, 2019Sculpting butts again...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...
Melissa TerlizziOct 23, 2019Big Orange CatThis 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...
Melissa TerlizziOct 21, 2019And so it begins...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...