If you’d like to add a little bit of extra love to your house this Valentine’s Day (or really… any day for that matter!), here’s an easy banner to help you proclaim your love! All you need is cardstock and some shiny gold brads (from any office supply store)
If you’re lucky enough to [...]
This Christmas, I wanted to decorate our living room windows with something out of the pages of a Pottery Barn holiday catalog. But the cost of draping 6 windows in pine needle swag just wasn’t that appealing… and when I attempted to make a pom-pom garland two years ago, it came up looking tiny and [...]
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Yup!!! I’m doing it!!! GIFT EXCHANGE HERE WE COME!!! When I asked a couple weeks ago, I got a few definite "YES!” votes and a whole lot of “MAYBE” votes and only one “NO” – so I figured I’d put myself [...]
All it took was one little “pin” on pinterest for me to assemble the following items and put them in Miss L’s bathroom before bathtime…
… and before you knew it, we had a little Georgia O’Keefe on our hands!
You can learn the step-by-step magic behind how [...]
I brought presents to Mexico in the bottom of my luggage. When Cathy saw these in person, so called me out… “You’re such a sorority girl” … essentially meaning that I celebrate all events with t-shirts. In other words… yes I did make celebratory t-shirts for our trip to Tulum.
This was [...]
I like Disney coloring books. They provide me with simple lines to copy and really make something unique. You may remember the first wearable crafting endeavor with the Sleeping Beauty Castle bleach shirt circa January 2009. Then came Dumbo in bleach in September of that year.
Now… let me introduce you [...]
Another long, overdue post… but it was sitting in the draft folder so I figured I’d finish it up before it truly become ancient history!
As you know, I made this personalized bunting flag for Miss L’s 1st birthday. I’m pretty certain that we’ll be using for all future birthday celebrations in the house (um, [...]
This Charley Harper quilt at the California State Fair blew my mind. I stood and looked at it for eons until I realized that my entire family had abandoned me for exhibits around the corner. They told me to just take a photo and move on… so I took the photo, [...]
I work in a building (and a field) that is dominated by women. And my particular building has a penchant for creative opportunities, be it Halloween door decorating contests or elaborate potlucks or photography contests. In a way, it’s nice to know about so many colleague’s outside hobbies, and know a bit more about a [...]
It’s usually about this time of year when my brain starts thinking about Christmas cards. I start thinking creatively, think big thoughts, and then forget about them until the end of November when I scramble to put something together and get them out in time.
While uploading some archived images to FLICKR earlier today, [...]
[image from Angela Hardison]
For this year’s anniversary, I used inspiration from Angela Hardison to create a small set of “cards” to include with this year’s gift. I only wish I had stumbled upon this wonderfulness earlier!
I went ahead and created a PDF [...]
Last September, I talked about the wonderful site Craft Hope, and how one translate their crafty skills into a charitable contribution for very worthy causes. In watching the news of all these natural disasters in recent weeks, the overwhelming feelings of helplessness have crept up on me. I can’t imagine having a giant wave [...]

