Since I was a little girl playing with marbles, I’ve always been caring, curious and creative.

And while the caring part of me was determined to become a nurse, the curious and creative parts led me down the path to first becoming an interior designer, then an entrepreneur and more recently, a writer and content creator for Marbles to Pearls. Now, as I enter my wonderful 70’s, I still want to play with those childhood marbles every chance I get but every day going forward, I also plan to share a pearl or two I’ve collected along the way, including some of the caring, a little of the curious and a lot of the creative.

So be on the lookout for an eclectic mix of design, decor, DIY projects, recipes, selfcare, caregiving tips, plus plenty of fun parenting and grandparenting activities to do with the kiddos.

And remember…
while you’re never too old to play with marbles,
you must grow old to gather life’s pearls.

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Arts & Crafts
Arts & Crafts
Arts & Crafts
Arts & Crafts

Though my Mom nudged me to be a nurse as far back as I can remember, she also encouraged my interest in art. I definitely had talent and was a creative child. And being around Mom made me more so. She was incredibly creative and it always seemed to me that there was nothing she couldn’t do.

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DIY & Design
DIY & Design
DIY & Design
DIY & Design

Even though I initially went to school to be a nurse, it’s really no surprise I ended up in interior design. I come from a long line of creatives and do-it-yourselfers. Growing up there was always a project going on at my house or at the house of one of my extended family members who lived nearby. 

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So wiped out tonight. Loading and unloading lumber; going up and down the ladder a zillion times; and using every ounce of strength to hold 2x4s in place until I discovered clamps was so exhausting. Clamps are my new best friends btw! I did frame
It's ORC Spring 2023 Week 4! Left off ORC Fall 2022 with a partially demoed door opening to my closet. The realization that the intended opening was in a load bearing wall sent shivers down my spine and slowed me to a crawl. Then there was my daugh
Yup. I did it again and signed up for ORC Spring 2023 because well, darn, three's the charm isn't it? Am determined to get this done and actually sleep in my room again. It's only been a year since the last time! Seriously, have been doing some w
Well my friends? Some things take longer and others take a whole lot longer. ☹️ So here we are. Am taking a little “time out” for a couple of weeks and will get back at this project again soon - hopefully with one or two of 🎅🏻 Santa&r
Discouraged.☹️Disappointed.☹️ But not defeated.💪🏻 Really thought I’d be so much further along than this for Week Seven. Head cold then sinus infection really got me good and slowed me down. The good news is I have finally figured out how t
Another week of ugly but there's real progress being made! ☑️Cleaned the mess to make room for a new mess! ☑️Banged out a gazillion nails to save existing trim/boards for reuse. ☑️Cut/hung drywall for the first time. Not fun. Dread ceiling but thr

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One Room Challenge: Wk.8
One Room Challenge: Wk.8

aThis last week of @oneroomchallenge has been a sprint to the finish line! And believe me, at 70 I don’t do sprints, but wow, there was no time to spare.

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One Room Challenge: Wk.7
One Room Challenge: Wk.7

Feel like I blinked and Week 7 was over! The weather improved and so did I. 😊 Feel like I blinked and Week 7 was over! The weather improved and so did I. Framed out screen porch wall. Discovered that I had to add a 1x4 to the 2x4 top plate to increase thickness in order to install Screen Tight tracks…

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One Room Challenge: Wk.6
One Room Challenge: Wk.6

Welp! Week 6 of the @oneroomchallenge was nothing short of a real challenge! Mother Nature decided to whip up some 35 mph wind gusts and sustained winds of 22 mph along with buckets of rain and cold temps to keep things interesting. And? I was sick with a cold. Not a fun week but managed to get things done.

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One Room Challenge: Wk.5
One Room Challenge: Wk.5

So Week 5 of @oneroomchallenge has been busy. Finally starting to make some serious headway. Yay! A few stumbles along the way but powered through.

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One Room Challenge: Wk.4
One Room Challenge: Wk.4

It’s Week 4 of the @oneroomchallenge and time is flying by way too fast! Had to put the @hamptonbay furniture together to be sure there was no damage or missing parts. It was a little more challenging than expected and took all day because of interruptions but got it done. 👍🏻I love it!!

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One Room Challenge: Wk.3
One Room Challenge: Wk.3

It’s Week 3 of @oneroomchallenge and I’m definitely the 🐢 in the race getting to the finish line … which is only 5 weeks away so YIKES! 😳 Oh well, someone has to be last right? 😉.

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