My nephew Jax and I have a mutual love for dinosaurs. What can I say, the kid’s got style. So for his birthday last month, I decided he needed a handmade dinosaur. Enter the dino plush. Having never made a plush before, and certainly not one that could withstand the love (or hate) of a [...]
Brandon and I returned from a fantastic vacation a few weeks ago. His grandparents have a cabin near Creede, Colorado, and they were kind enough to let us stay there for a week. It was g.o.r.g.e.o.u.s. The trees were just starting to turn, there was no cell service or Internet, all the people were amazingly [...]
Early last month, I moved from a 760-square foot apartment to a 397-square foot studio.* As you might imagine, I went from having a decent-sized kitchen to a tiny one. I love it. (My kitchen sink has a sprayer. A sprayer!!) But in the process, I ended up with a lot of leftover shelf liner. [...]
I’ve recently decided I don’t like the idea of buying things I can make (or at least attempt to make) myself. In light of that, I wanted to do something fun and homemade for Mother’s Day and thought a paper flower bouquet might be a fun twist on the standard Mother’s Day gift. I made [...]
If you’ve known me since… oh, high school, you know that I’m not much the flowery type. In fact, I wrote a speech my senior year decrying the murder of plants for silly uses like home decor and anniversary gifts. The thing is, I actually do like the way flowers look. I just don’t think [...]
Confession: I have been known to wander around craft stores and snatch up random objects that I like and/or think will be a fun project someday. This is part of the reason my craft space needs organizing. It’s getting there, honestly. Anyway. On a recent trip, I bought a few little craft wood frame-type things. [...]
I like being crafty. Here I will document my exploits… and maybe we’ll all learn something along the way. More...