I’d like to say goodbye to 2007 by recognizing some of the posts which have served as anchors for Joyful Abode in its first seven months.

Solving the Jewelry Storage Problem: My elegant solution to storing …

After posting every day in November, I thought it would be a breeze to keep up the pace in December. It wasn’t.
Things got hectic-feeling… and I scrimped on Joyful Abode a bit.
So I’m going to …

Meg at MontessoribyHand decided to host a holiday tradition swap through her blog this year. TONS of people signed up (at least 100, but I forgot the exact number) and I got to be Meg’s …

The recipe is in this post about our holiday traditions.
We used the KitchenAid mixer to mix up the dough, and rolled and cut the cookies on our brand new kitchen island.

Sew, Mama, Sew! has invited all crafty bloggers to take part in the Handicrafters’ Holidays question-and-answer. I’m going to break mine up into two sections and do the Traditions part first, and then the Gifts …

I decided to make a yummy chocolate cake for my sweet husband.
I used the same cake recipe as always. It’s such an easy, delicious, and failproof recipe that there’s no reason to try another (for …

Shortbread is one of the simplest cookies you can make… the “cleanest” recipes only include three ingredients. Flour, Sugar, and Butter.
I’ve made many different shortbread recipes in my day (haha… my day), but this one …

Over the last two days, I uploaded all of my [tag]zipper pouches[/tag] and my [tag]tree ornament set[/tag] to Joyful Abode @ Etsy.
Here are just a few:

All of the zipper pouches are the perfect size for …

Wel, maybe I didn’t totally rock it…
But really, the [tag]art show[/tag] was very encouraging to me. I wasn’t sure how I would do “out there” but … they like me! They really like me!
(I was …

I finished up another batch of these zipper pouches. I love the way they look all together.

My bobbin box is one of my very favorite things…

And I always feel a sense of accomplishment when I …

A couple of [tag]craft shows[/tag] I’m applying for require pictures (they’re juried), and one of the pictures has to be of the [tag]booth set-up[/tag]. Since I haven’t done any shows yet, I set it up …

A while ago I was posting about how we were using our cheap on-sale [tag]bottom round steaks[/tag].
I never ended up posting this one though… which might actually be the best incarnation of it.

Through the experimentations …