Does anyone else have a major pickin habit? And I don’t mean your nose! I mean antique hunting/salvage yard snooping / garage sale gawking / flea market fishing/swap meet swooping…. that kinda picking. I have a running list of items that I’m always on the hunt for. Goes a little like this: window frames, bird … Read more
Not much is better than receiving a pretty personal piece of mail (say that five times fast!). You know what I mean. Like when you were seven, ripping open the birthday card from dear ol granny. Or like the time you tenderly peeled back the edge to see the beautiful wedding invite from your best … Read more
Does anyone else out there prefer cookie dough to an actual cookie? Like, I’ll whip up a big ol bowl of dough and only get about six cookies on the sheet because the littles and me have been ‘taste testing’ the dough to see if it needs a lil more of this (which is doesn’t) … Read more
So this DIY covers a couple of bases. First off it is an idea for what you can do with those scraps of wood that are laying about. I have a couple of those, well actually maybe a garage full. My hording tendencies kick in and I can’t get rid of them. I just can’t! … Read more
What a pretty plate right? And it was so easy to do! The is the perfect craft for gift giving. The hubs has been asking for some coffee mugs to bring to work that are not super feminine. What Anthropologie tea cups and cafe au latte mugs are not good enough for you!?!?! Oh well … Read more
There really is nothing like a handmade card. Such a special little treat when you open up an envelope and you see this little piece of crafty heaven. Someone made it with their own two hands. It is like getting a chunk of the love chocolate bar via the post. And giving a handmade card? … Read more
My hubs told me about this and I had to try it out to see if it really works. And it does! Old wood has such a warm and familiar patina. Like favorite park picnic benches. Time-worn barns. Brings back the memories. We have this great black and white photo of the hubs grandpappy and … Read more
I am so excited to meet him and frankly, I am sooooo over being pregnant. We plan on having Lou and the baby share a room while they are little and I currently love how Lou’s room is decorated but the fact is… it is a little girly. I want to stay far away from … Read more
Ok. Love Anthropologie but sometimes I think ‘you got to be kidding me?!’ with regards to their prices. This is a perfect example Ok yes, it is an original painting/collage but REALLY NOW??? $1500 for a 10″x10″ piece of art. One thousand five hundred dollars for less than ONE SQUARE FOOT?!?!?! Bawwwwwhhhhh So I gave it a … Read more
I dream of shade gardens. Drafty, soggy, wet, mushy shade gardens. After living in the driest nook of Southern California for my whole life I constantly find myself trying to ‘get away’ peeking into books labeled, “Gardens of the Pacific Northwest’, or ‘How to make the most of your shade garden’ and even ‘Cascadia: Gardening … Read more