My oldest son is an excellent artist. He's displayed talent since he was just a tot. {I'm a proud mama... Can you tell?} I've never had a good way to showcase his masterpieces. I always intend to frame them or scan them for some massive future display project. But there's just never enough time (or money) for that. One of my major problems is our refrigerator. It's big and beautiful ...
Today was such a productive day! If you've been following my Facebook feed, you may remember that I posted this brilliant, inspirational project a couple of weeks ago. I am so grateful to Sew4Home.com for posting this tutorial for a microwavable neck/muscle warmer. Filled with rice, these warmers stay hot for an hour after only 2 minutes in the microwave!! This is one of those handmade ...
Happy Tuesday after Christmas!! I'm smack in the middle of a ten-day vacay! I started my break with a looooong list of creative to-do's. Then, illness struck. I was so, so sick on Christmas day. It was a feat to make it couch to watch my littles open their presents. Here are a couple of photos from the morning. {I think I took 5 in total.} I am fully recovered, but ...
Just a continuation of the fun that I had with my glass tiles this weekend... Happy magnets!!! {These are for me. :)} For this project, I used 1.5" domed tiles, scrapbook paper, and dimensional stickers that look like typewriter keys. I made this set as a gift for a colleague. She and her husband are world travelers so I knew this sheet of stamps would be perfect! I ...
Hello, friends!!! I survived my first semester of grad school! I finished class this past Thursday and I couldn't run fast enough back to my studio... just to sit there... and sigh with relief. Actually, first, I ran to Michael's. No kidding. I needed retail therapy. Here are a few of my fun finds. Needless to say, my creativity was overflowing this weekend! As usual, I've been ...
So, I discovered this week that many of my ornaments did not survive the move. I didn't know they could break into so many pieces! It's almost as though they disintegrated. I now clearly remember one of the movers dropping my ornament boxes and scrambling to put everything back together. There were so many things going on at that moment that I filed it away, under "Let It Go." Really. ...
When you're looking at pillows this pretty! And these pictures don't do them justice. The first pillow is not as lumpy as it appears here. By the way, I started this project days ago to share with you, but someone was seriously competing for my attention. He's pretty dramatic. :) The first pillow is inspired by this Pinterest find: I have two armchairs underneath ...
