Saturday morning found me on the phone fighting with not one, but two banks, to let them let me transfer money from one account to another. I was stressed. I was upset. This was not how I wanted to be spending my Saturday morning. Then I got an email from the lovely application Statsy letting [...]
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A. and I have been working steadily since we bought our house last December (almost a year ago!) to turn this house into a home. With every new change (paint my studio, install new chair rail, rip up the carpet) we take a step back and say “this is starting to feel more like home” [...]
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Technically I should have rolled out the autumn inspired items in my shop before the holiday items, but I just got super excited about my Christmas aprons! Though, to be fair, I’m probably equally excited about this wheat print. When A. and I got engaged and started wedding planning there was one thing we knew [...]
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I enjoy Halloween. I don’t love it. Some people LOVE Halloween, but I’m not one of those. Especially when it comes to decorating. I have pumpkins ready to become jack o’lanterns sitting on my front step, but around this time of the year I’m more like to decorate for fall than specifically for Halloween. HOWEVER, [...]
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I love, love, love Christmas. Every single little thing about it! My number one Christmas love? Baking of course! (Followed by a VERY close second of Christmas movies). For some reason I have identified my dad as the perfect recipient of baked goods as Christmas gifts. I mean, I know why… he loves Christmas treats! [...]
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Last month we celebrated the First Birthday of my little Goddaughter Bridget. I loaded on the handmade gifts for this special occasion. First I posted here about the Birthday Banner I made to hang behind her high chair. And now I’ll show you how I made her silhouette for her room! It’s a super easy [...]
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Last weekend A and I celebrated our First Anniversary. We though for awhile about a romantic weekend getaway with no responsibilities, no phone calls, no emails… then we thought about the price tag that would probably go along with that. So we came up with a new plan: a nice dinner out, a movie, and [...]
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First off, I slacked again and I know I haven’t given a post worthy of reading in a couple of weeks. I’ve been crazy traveling for some freelance work on events and while that’s no excuse… it’s the only reasoning I have! Today was the start of a volunteer reading program I signed up for [...]
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