A wise man once said, “You want to go into forty the way you want to come out of it”. Ok, it was Bill Rancic. And he may have been quoting someone else, but for some reason it has stuck with me for years. I’ve documented occasionally my desire to be thinner, healthier, stronger, more …
I’m popping in today with a pretty printable for you for Valentine’s day. This is one of my favorite ee cummings quotes and the background is basically an edited picture of a watercolor I whipped up while painting with my son. It’s sweet and lovey, but not too lovey, so you could keep it around …
Do you remember Choose Your Own Adventure books? I LOVED those. We’re going to do that here on the blog. And by we, I mean you and me, reader! You are going to choose my next crafting adventure. Sound fun? Good! I bet you’re wondering how this will work. Me too, sort of. Here’s my …
I’m going to tell you right from the get go, if you are into perfect, this is not the post for you. This post is about handmade with glorious imperfections. I made earrings out of polymer clay and I adore them! And you can make them,too! So there are two different styles and I’m …
Remember the felted wool fall decor I tried out? Well, I’m back with another felted wool craft. This one is a cozy little necklace that would make a fun hand made gift. Call me crazy, but I adore how fuzzy those little felt balls are. Now, I’m not going to lie to you and tell …
I found some A-dorable Christmas decorations at Ikea!
I live in a nice town. It seems very insulated and safe. And it is. Almost always. Except for the one time our car got broken in to. In our driveway. While we were sleeping in the house. A few feet from the car. It was not a big deal. We didn’t really lose anything. …
I’ve been slowly making progress with the Christmas decorating. I’m planning to be done approximately one day after Christmas. Today, I tackled the mantel. I have my upcycled yard sale mirror that I LOVE, but it is not very Christmasy, so I had to get a little creative with the color scheme for the mantel. …
I decorated my tree. I’m going to share what I love about it with you. I love that my kids decorated it with me and my son sang Christmas carols while we did it and then he and his sister sat down and read the Christmas story out loud. Together. I swear. No joke. They …
My kids are 7 and 10, and I swear, I already am having a hard time figuring out unique presents for them that will actually pull their attention from the dreaded “screens”. Here are some ideas: I love this 3 in 1 game table because even if my kids don’t like it, I’ll totally play …