A Fancy Funeral Wreath

A wreath for Edna, fashioned with wild grapevines, remnants of a vintage 1950's patchwork square dance skirt made by our mother, family photographs, paper, hot glue, and sisterly love.

Sand Painting

last three photos by Tracey Miller

Sand painting at the beach with my daughter-in-law, Tracey, and my grandchildren, Cecilia and Calvin, while vacationing in Charlestown, RI, last week. It's simple: mix food color with sand, and then sprinkle/paint with it. My sisters and I used to do this when we were kids. We probably got the idea from a Woman's Day or Family Circle magazine. It's loads of fun, and I suppose that you could find more natural food dyes...