The old year is nearly at an end.  A fresh new beginning is a great way to begin a new business.  I am looking forward to finding outlets for my many creative endeavors and ideas. 

May I wish each and every one of you a joyous and profitable New Year, and may you each be richly blessed.

I am a newly-retired teacher, looking forward to finally doing all of the crafts I have been collecting for many years. My first project is using seashells that have accumulated in my craft room.
They didn't look anything like this:

Or this:

Or even this:

They looked more like this...

I'll have to post a picture of a final piece when I get one, but for now, you can just use your imagination as to what the final project will look like.

Take two...

Good morning, all!  Yes, I know it's afternoon, but no one is reading this yet.  This is the second attempted post, as we're looking around, trying to figure out what each of the buttons does.

Initial Post... Testing 1-2-3

This is a test.  This is only a test.  If this was a real blog post, it would be much more interesting to read. 
Here's a picture of a candy cane.  Enjoy!

This concludes the testing of the Darrington Designs Blog.  We now return you to your regularly scheduled day.