This week has been a hectic one. Drama and emergencies at work, clutter and mess piling up at home, and hardly any time to myself. No time except the 2-3 minutes of Pinterest, Facebook, or Google Reader I snatch here and there on my phone or on my work computer. I know, I know, shameRead more
Its no secret that I’m excitable. I shudder to think just how many exclamation points I have used on his blog in the past several months. I see things, they seem possible and then my imagination takes off. I buy supplies, I chat about a project endlessly and about 75% of the time I finish it. WhyRead more
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 file for the paper basket, so that I could make multiples in a flash for Easter. And the step after THAT is sharing them all withRead more
I really enjoy dying eggs for Easter, and I’m always looking new Easter egg dye ideas. There is definitely something about the more detailed work of things like Pysanky and Ukrainian egg patterns that soothes me with their intricacy, but I definitely don’t always have the time for that. That desire for something beautiful and uniqueRead more
Currently in my refrigerator there are two dozen eggs marked, “MINE! DO NOT EAT!” In sharpie. That MUST mean its getting close to Easter! I love art with eggs. My husband and I have dabbled in Pysanky (to some pretty impressive results), I’ve dyed them, painted them, colored them with sharpie, and more. But this year, IRead 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. CanRead more
I love pinterest. I do. But lately, it had been getting me down. There were all of these beautiful rooms and bedrooms, with soft colors and classy decor that kept catching my eye. Why is that sad? Because my bedroom is sad in comparison. My hubby and I moved in to this rental house builtRead more
Well- its been a rough couple of weeks working on my wedding scrapbook. It found its way onto my to-do list after I agreed to join the Impossible Challenge at the beginning of the month. You can see the first post about it here, and the update here. Now its done. I use that termRead more
My line of work entails many community “events”. Each of these events often includes some sort of branded t-shirt. I only need so many t-shirts, so I am always looking for ways to up-cycle them. That’s why, when I saw this pin on Pinterest, I knew I had to give it a shot. But, thereRead more
I’ll admit it. I have a thing for mocha. Just mocha, mind you. I don’t like coffee. I do like what coffee does to chocolate. . One of my dearest go-to drinks are the kind you buy in adorable little glass bottles at the grocery store. But what to do with those ideally sized glassRead more
Well, a couple of days ago I was inspired by the “Imagine the Impossibilities” challenge. After reading what it was all about, my first thought was of my wedding scrapbook. You see, I’ve been married some time now, and I haven’t even STARTED this book. I bought it 2 years before the wedding (it wasRead more
My mother tells this story about how her father used to demand the kids eat breakfast before opening any presents. And it couldn’t be cereal, it was bacon and eggs- a REAL breakfast before ever a present was touched.This story she tells came up every year. Why? Because she used it to segway into threateningRead more