Category Archive: Holiday

Happy Mother’s Day!

Mrs.CrankipantsMother'sDay

 Be good to your Mom, she spit on a tissue to clean your face!

Mother’s Day Circa 2002

Spider-card

It was 2002 and Sam Raimi’s take on the wall crawling web-head had just been released smashing box office records and forever raising the bar on what to expect from films about costumed crime fighters. I was fired up about the movie because I was hooked to the comics as a kid, and my son …

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Happy Easter!

Mrs.C-Easter

Finery Fit For Peter Cottontail

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Easter is upon us, and there’s nothing better to celebrate the holiday than polka dots! I made this bow tie out of leftover fabric from a quilt I recently made. If you’re interested in the hows – go here!

Happy St. Patty’s Day!

Mrs.CrankipantsSt.Patty's

Sorry, no green beer for Mrs. C. My olive’s green. Does that count?

Happy Valentine’s Day!

Picnic

This year my Valentine to Joe covers our various obsessions. Joe’s got this thing about shrimp, whereas I have a fixation with ugly food from vintage magazines. When I spotted an ad for Underwood Deviled Ham, I knew the theme of my card was going to be a romantic picnic. Besides, nothing says passion like processed …

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Valentine’s Day with Mrs. Crankipants

Pastry-head

Valentine’s Day is all about indulging – I’m hoping to get a heart shaped box of chocolates today. * gives Mr. Crankipants the side eye *

Happy 2012!!!

lifesavers

It wouldn’t be New Year’s Day without a trip up to Broad Street for the Mummer’s Parade! This year’s costumes did not disappoint.

Happy New Year!!!

Mrs.C-NYE

Happy New Year from Mrs Crankipants and the rest of the Willceau Illo crew!

1908 Happy New Year!

HNY08

This is a postcard I’ve had for a while, sent from Boston to Willimantic, CT. I wonder if Zip ever got that money back.

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