Original Post From November 2011: Well, since the sweetest day card I have been on a roll! I've made several new card sets, and this is my new favorite! I originally designed it to use as a thank-you card to a co-worker, but it has such an understated charm that I had to add a [...]
Read More...
Mother's Day is next week! And, since I discussed all my mushy gushy feelings for mom in the Mother's Day Printable Coupons post, I'll cut to the chase on this one. I wanted to do something a little more sophisticated for my mom and for my grandma. Thinking of Mother's Day and all the my [...]
Read More...
Just yesterday I had the distinct pleasure of joining the ladies of my family at a Baby shower for my cousin Dan and his wife Becky. They are having a little girl whom they plan to name Natalie Marie. I was SO EXCITED to go shopping for girl baby shower gifts! There have been a [...]
Read More...
The summer season means a lot of pot lucks for me. Family gatherings, graduation parties, work outings and miscellaneous other picnics. And I'm not ashamed to say that sometimes, I get rather behind. That means that the night before I have to present some amazing treat to wow the masses - I'm panicked, rushing, and usually pretty grouchy. [...]
Read More...
I think I've started writing this post 15 times already. I just can't put my feelings about my mom down in words. Everything I write sounds so trite and overdone. "She supported me, raised me, taught me..." It's difficult to describe a person's influence on you when it has been so vast. Moreover, its not [...]
Read More...
I love Pinterest. Sometimes I get the most WONDERFUL Ideas! That's where this little guy came from. He is in no real sense my original creation. I saw this wonderful paper basket post from 2009 on The Little Blue Room, and thought it was SO CUTE! So, the next step was to make a cutting [...]
Read More...
Honestly, I don't like to eat Peeps. The whole sugar covered marshmallow doesn't really appeal to me as much now as it did when I was a kid. But boy, I still think they are the cutest thing. I love seeing them all nestled in their cellophane at the store- and I love letting them [...]
Read More...
I'm not Irish. Not even a little bit. Neither is my husband or anyone I really know. Also, having spent much of my life in a college town, St. Patrick's day has usually meant boarding my doors and hiding out from the drunken masses. But- every holiday is just another excuse to show someone you [...]
Read More...
When I think tulle, I used to think of Tu-tus and crinolines. But lately, I've been thinking of accessories. From tulle flowers that I pin on my coat and in my hair, to these so cute tulle bead necklaces. I sat down with my materials and whipped these babies up in less than 20 minutes. Can [...]
Read More...
I mentioned a few posts back that I received a Martha Stewart Craft book for my birthday. Well, my latest favorite are these Felt Fortune Cookies. So, with that floating around in my head, I stumbled upon this paper fortune cookie post from last year. Suddenly I was in a V-Day Fortune cookie mood! I'm hoping that when I give this to [...]
Read More...
I've always found pop-up cards to be pretty cool. The cleverness of creating something that can sit flat one moment, and be 3D the next has always facinated me. So, when I saw a Valentine's card in the store that was an expandable heart- I had to make one! The concept is simple as can [...]
Read More...