Living 2+ hours away from my mother makes being present in each other’s day to day lives a little tricky. We call, of course, and chat on Facebook. I send her pictures of The Squish a few times a week as well. I wish, though, that I could be more near on the crummy days,Read more
Growing up I had a tumultuous relationship with my father. There were plenty of factors involved – but the basics are that he was a hard working man from a family that didn’t fit my Disney expectations. I was a headstrong young woman who disagreed with him on every point, and longed for a different, betterRead more
These lemon bars are my take on my mom’s classic recipe. It was one of her foolproof desserts that came out perfectly delicious every single time. For my mom’s lemon bar recipe, she usually used a base of oats and sugar to hold her lemon mixture together. For this recipe, I’ll be putting my own twist with a childhoodRead more
Growing up, there were a lot of things that worried me – things that probably didn’t even phase my childhood peers. For example: I remember constantly being in a state of nervousness after school. Somehow, I always thought that I didn’t take the homework down correctly. It would be a full night of tears and telephoning various classmates to confirm (and re-confirm, ofRead more
I’ve mentioned before that one of my all time favorite just-for-me things is painting my nails. I get to relax, pamper myself, and spend a little me time. So when I’m looking for a great any time gift for another nail-loving-lady, it doesn’t get any better than nail induced relaxation in a jar. This lovelyRead more
As any parent out there can guess – I don’t get much sleep with an infant in the house. The sad truth, however, is that I never really got a lot of sleep anyway. Somewhere around my 2nd year in college I began a morning sugar-coffee routine that became the only thing that made meRead more
Sometimes, when you’ve been crafting for a while, you take the techniques you learned along the way for granted. There are ideas, recipes, ways of doing things (like this watercolor stenciled box) that come so naturally you assume others know them too. This home-made watercolor wash using a clear mod podge to resist the paintRead more
I never knew I was “One of those Moms” until this past Valentine’s Day. I was perusing one of my favorite mother’s forums, a place where mom’s go to share joy, rant, and seek support from the day to day struggles of parenting, when a woman posted about hand-made valentines. I smiled and clicked toRead more
Recently I’ve been obsessed with brightly colored accessories. I don’t actually have any, but I’ve been pinning them, adding them to wishlists, and day dreaming about having just the thing to complete every outfit. Granted, a lot of this is just the wishful thinking of an overworked designer and mom, since getting out the door atRead more
When I started this Handprint Dish from a hunk of humble salt dough, I had no idea it would become one of my favorite projects. It turned out so sweet, so elegant, and just the perfect little treasure from my darling Squish’s first year of life. The vision of his tiny, perfect hand, cradling my weddingRead more
First of all, let me say, that I have no problem with candy. Candy and I get along very, very well. I love it, and it promises not to tell my husband how much I ate. So, this Printable Memory Game is in no way a break up with candy. That said, sometimes I cringeRead more
DIY Baby Teethers might have saved my sanity. During pregnancy last year I found myself overwhelmed by desire to make things for my soon-to-be son. I was exhausted and had very little spare time as we tried to prepare for his arrival, but that didn’t stop me from wanting to. Thankfully, this little project helpedRead more