Spring has made an appearance in Massachusetts! Snow is melting away and it is finally time to shed the giant down parka I have been engulfed in all winter. Â At least for a few days. Â You know what spring makes me want to do? Â Shop! Â Obviously. Â Just like all of the other seasons do. Â I’m …
I found a new flea market and I’m obsessed with it. Â The guy that runs most of the booths cleans out estate sales and then sells all of the unwanted stuff. Â It’s like the circle of life for tchotchkes, art and lamps. Â And I love it all. These were the first things that caught my …
I might have spent an hour or four pouring through West Elm last night. Â You know what that means, right? Â It’s my favorite bloggy game, Buy It, Spy It or DIY It. Â Do we need a rules refresher? Â A “Buy It” means, get your wallet and hand over the credit card. Â This is well priced …
The subtitle to this post is “My Cutest Fail”. Â I’ve been wanting for a long time to try weaving. Â I finally bit the bullet and bought a loom. I found the pattern for this adorable clutch in Joann’s project listing, here, Â and I thought it would be fun to make. It was fun, in …
February. I’m glad to see you go. Â Here in Massachusetts we were buried in snow. Â Like 9Â feet of snow and that is not an exaggeration. Roofs collapsed. Â Roof dams became a part of our daily vernacular. Â Giant snow banks caused car accidents (just ask me, I know first hand). Â Every time I see an Instagram …
What do you get when you mix polymer clay with sparkly nail polish? Super sparkly jewels for your ears, that’s what. Â Boom. Materials: Small amount of polymer clay – I used white clay Sparkly Nail Polish Sharpie Paint Pen in Gold (or silver, your choice!) (optional) Earring posts and backs Gorilla Glue or other …
My daughter looked at me the other day, right in my eyes so that she knew she had my full attention and said, “Mom, I think  Jane is a feminist”.  (Jane is one of her friends.  Except I changed her name; anonymity and all that).  She said it with a sort of reverence, as if …
Here is what I would like to wear to work, unless they start to let us wear sweatpants and then I will wear sweatpants. Maybe yoga pants.
I finished one corner of my bedroom makeover. Â Don’t worry, I’ve given myself the whole year to get it completed, so I’m right on track. I don’t really have a before picture of this area. Â Just picture it empty. Â Cause that’s what it was. Â There was nothing there. Â Now I have a nice place to …
I’ve decided that for the Bedroom Year I’m going to tackle the bedroom starting in one corner and then work my way around. I’m going to start with the corner where I want to add a plant. Mostly because that feels like the easiest place to start and I am so not motivated when it comes to …