LIFE NTERTWINED

3/25/2016 By Catherine Ratliff I do! I did! I will do! Past! Present! Future! These are the three tenses of my story. My new desk shipment arrived from Target. It's a white Classic Parsons desk with an aquamarine blue drawer. I chose white because it is a fresh color; one in which I always refrained from using. The fact is that the color white and I have had a bad history. I go from spilling gravy to meat sauce to coffee on a crisp white shirt. Imagine what I would do to a white sofa or white desk. Well, times are changing. I'm learning to embrace and live on the edge. I bought my new desk online for around $53.00. It was delivered in only a few days. I had to shift a few things around as I prepped for my yard sale. This will be my very first ever. That's a whole other story. So, I am decorating my plain white desk top with rich blues, some greens, and oranges. It's a work in progress since I plan on incorporating more of these favorites colors in the vic...

Re-purposing Craft Project Done at Your Workstation By Catherine Ratliff 1/8/15      I was gifted a new polka dot block Memo Cube (The MOE3 line) by Jackie Shapiro.      This item was purchased at Michaels  crafting store. But, I’m betting you can find them almost anywhere. However, they may be manufactured by a  different company. Ultimately, they will have the same benefit. When you need a piece of paper to jot down an important note, it fits the bill.       This particular block memo cube comes in different colors. It has 600 pages that form a colorful polka dot design once all sheets are shrink-wrapped or pushed together. A beautiful bright red bow was tied around it with a pastel blue ribbon.        The first thing I did was detach the ribbon off the back of the memo cube.        Then, I took a pair of scissors to cut the ribbon off. The bow  was glued ...