The Long Lost Wedding Recap {Part 1}

The long awaited wedding recap is finally here! Since our photographer sent over 1,800 photos (no joke) to the now husband and me, I'm thinking that the best way to tackle the whole "wedding recap"...

Ask Away, Bitchez

Apparently Friday's "Dear TLM," post was a big hit. I don't know if it's because the tip was so great (I mean really, dryer sheets in your shoes to eliminate odor -- c'mon, that's a good one), or...

Dear TLM,

A Different Kind of STD

Just realized I never showed you dudes and dudettes the HTB's and my STDs -- that would be save the date cards people. No gonorrhea here. So, save the date peeps. Come March 18th, I'll be a "mrs"...

Invitation Exploitation {Exploiting My Wedding One Post At A Time}

Look what came in the mail today!!! Our wedding invites! Holy crap balls this is really happening. 52 days. And goooo.

Le Bachelorette Party, Sans Cray Cray

This Friday night my awesome bridesmaids/friends/secret planners took me out for my bachelorette party. First up, hair and makeup. I went with soft waves and a plum smokey eye. Friends that get...

And So It Begins... {Pre-Wedding Festivities}

Well, our wedding invitations are officially stamped and mailed. Can't wait for all our friends and family to get them so that I can finally post an invite pic here on TLM. Soon enough though, soon...

Wedding Update: Me, Myself, & I

With the HTB and I getting hitched in two months (holy crap!!!), I decided a little wedding update/rundown (get it -- UPdate and runDOWN...okay, I see that this is only entertaining to me and no...

Caught Red-Handed

...Correction, red bodied.

Out for the rest of the week...

...be back Monday! Xx, LS

Corralligator {Mod Podge Monday}

The title was supposed to be some witty play on "corral" and "alligator" but I'm pretty sure I failed at making those two words come together as one. Bad wording aside, my DIY skills were able to...

My DIY Photo Studio

Some of you have asked how I take my DIY post pics. The white background, the great lighting; it's all an illusion. Seriously, this is my photo studio... I know, super fancy. So, how do I get the...

Hang Mail

One of my more genius "in-the-moment" moments happened a few weeks ago when I came up with this lil doodad: a wire hanger turned over-the-knob mail holder. Seriously, I don't know how I got so...

A Dollop A Day Keeps the Dermatologist Away

Well kidlets, it's officially 2013 and I'm officially starting off this new year with one of my favorite tips yet. Way back when TLM was just a lil blog-bambino, I wrote about how I drink apple...

Instagram Round Up: 2012 Style

HAPPY {almost} 2013!!

HAPPY HOLIDAYS

Magnet Makeover

The gem magnets mentioned in Monday's post are one of the easiest things to make. Seriously, the options are endless and the "cost to make" can't be beat. This is because a strip of magnet...

Seven Step Statement Necklace

So, where did we leave off? Oh right, statement necklaces. What you'll need: black ribbon {3/4 inch width}, black felt, gems, hot glue gun with all purpose glue refills, scissors, and a little...

Gemtastic Headband Bonanza

Welcome to a Jewelicious {that would be "jewel," not "jew"...although us jews like their jewels, moving on} bonanza of a craft post. First up, jeweled headbands. What what. Somehow I find this...

This Past Weekend...

This past weekend I spent my days {and nights} crafting. I made jeweled headbands... a couple statement necklaces... and even a handful of magnets... Oh, and I also made a website directed at...

Crafting4Cause

Dearest friends, family, fellow bloggers, and beloved TLM readers... I am writing tonight because, in the midst of the Sandy Hook shooting aftermath, I am trying to find not only a way to cope, but...

Love. Live. Don't Take ANYTHING For Granted...

First off, my heart goes out to all who were directly affected by this morning's school shooting in Newtown, CT. It is such a horror and a tragedy that no parent, no child, and essentially no...

#notmynight

Enough said. Oy.

Tips Tuesday: Hang Thang

One of my more genius moments came this past weekend when the HTB and I decided to hang an industrial paper organizer. Heavy as hell, I knew having the HTB hold the darn thing, trying to tilt it...

Rustic Napkin Rings: Photo Instructions {DIY}

Wrinkle Release: Sofa Style

When I moved into my current apartment a month and a half ago, I had to leave all "soft goods" {i.e. sofa, mattress, etc} behind due to intense mold infestation. So, when I got to the new place,...

Coaster, Coaster {...Nothing Else Rhymes With ?Coaster?}

When I'm not traveling on a weekend-ly basis, I like to spend my Saturdays and Sundays planted on the ground with a paint brush in my hand, and my glue gun in the other. What can I say, I'm just...

It's Friday, Friday, FRIDAY... {?sang? Rebecca BlackSTEIN}

...mainly because Friday means Shabbat (whatup Jewz), and Shabbat means CHOCOLATE CHIP CHALLAH! Amaze to the balls. Correction: amaze to the parve chocolate chips. PS, TLM has finally ventured into...

Jean Short Report

A bunch of you emailed me asking where I got my jean shorts and studded camo shirt I wore in Monday's Thanksgiving recap post. The answers: the shirt is from Zara and can be found here. The jean...

Picture Not Perfect: Save the Date Style

Besides eating everything in sight this past weekend, I also had the madre act as photographer and take the HTB's and my engagement photos -- aka, pics to use for our save the date cards...that...