As classes were winding down for the semester, the sun managed to beckon Brad and I away from our studies for a little photo-picnic. Chicken salad, the best Apricot iced tea in the world*, blackberri...
Yesterday, Yahoo News covered the story of a teenage girl in Michigan who made the bodice of her prom dress out of Starburst wrappers. It’s a neat dress: the bodice is rows of folded Starbursts...
We’re setting up a brand new, fancy fabrication lab at school – of course I signed up as a Teaching Assistant as soon as I had the chance! Someone had to pick out and test the sewing mach...
On Saturday, I had the privilege of attending my cousin Katie’s baby shower. It was wonderful to see my grandma, my aunts, my cousins, and of course Katie, who despite her large belly and sore ...
Two weekends ago, I got to go to my favorite place. Yes, that place. Also known as Disneyland, the happiest place on earth. Arianna, one of my very good friends, goes to school in southern California...
Every once in awhile, I enter a personal “Ikea phase”. When I’m in this phase, I adore walking around Ikea and playing with all the random items, sliding the drawers in and out, and...
Two weekends ago, a number of events occurred. Brad had just received his passport, and it was anxiously awaiting use. I was feeling antsy, since I hadn’t been on a trip in awhile. Brad read ab...
Last weekend was the first weekend: the weekend after the first week of classes. And rather than relax and unwind whilst simultaneously winding (up for the new semester), I sacrificed my weekend for ...
Many of you may have noticed a big red warning in your browser when you’ve tried to visit the Fluffyland blog in the past two weeks. “The site has been compromised,” it read, or som...
Over Christmas break, my mom and I did a major fabric purge in our basement. We found all sorts of treasures: half-pinned t-shirts, pajama pants missing a final hem, and disastrous fabrics that had b...
Theodore Roosevelt summed it up best with this quote: “whenever you are asked if you can do a job, tell ‘em, ‘certainly i can!’ then get busy and find out how to do it.”...
There’s a song that I love, “The New Year” by Death Cab for Cutie, that is obviously very fitting for today. Or at least, one would think so. It begins with some musical clangs that...
why, hello christmas, you’ve surprised me this year. you do love surprises. Classes ended a week later than usual this year, so I didn’t end up back home until late on the 18th. Cleveland...
I’ve been shipping out lots of boxes that look like this! I’ve had this tape since just after last Christmas, and I finally get to use it. Hurray! guten morgen, dezember! is a post from: ...
I hope you all have a wonderful thanksgiving filled with food, family, and blessings! I’ve got lots to be thankful for, especially my family, friends, and the wonderful chance to forget about c...
We Clevelanders were spoiled at the beginning of the month with a blissfully sunny and almost-warm November. We had seven sunny days in a row… seven! Hear that, Los Angeles? We’re catchin...
For my last Halloween weekend as a college student, I couldn’t resist the chance to dress up! I wore my new winter hat as part of my Amelia Earhart costume, and Brad dressed as the 11th (and mo...
I always love taking pictures. But there are some days where I can see things better with my camera than with my eyes. Lines, shapes, textures, colors. And then the produce salesman shouts, “ta...
Every September, the Cleveland Museum of Art hosts a Chalk Festival on their spacious back lawn. Their walking paths are paved with large stone squares whose smoothness is ideal for chalking. The mus...
“you don’t have a soul. you are a soul. you have a body.” - c.s. lewis a small quote of the day. is a post from: Fluffyland Craft & Sewing Blog
Today marks my 9th day of class so far, and I’m finally readjusting myself to the school life. After being on co-op and working for a whole semester, I’ve been having difficulty with a fe...
It’s only the second day of class, and I’m already starting on a lab report! What fun… But I’m about to leave for my first photography class of the semester! It’s been o...
For me, finding the perfect planner is always my biggest back-to-school challenge! I need it to be decently pretty on the outside, but the inside, especially, must have good pages so that I can write...
Although it pains me to admit it, one of my favorite daily routines is catching up with all my favorite blogs. I like to think that it keeps me inspired and will make me a better blogger… but i...
Tonight Brad and I went for a back-to-school walk, exploring the campus, identifying new things, and reminiscing about the old. The company of my boyfriend, my camera, and an ice cream bar made it a ...
Vintage sheets I snagged at the thrift store recently: I’m refashioning them into curtains for my dorm room! There’s nothing better than something soft & grandmotherly to make a room...
I encountered difficulty with today’s theme for the Photo Challenge: Sunflare. Typically, for a sunflare, you need sun… and I’ve just moved back to Cleveland*. We don’t get ma...
I don’t take enough pictures of sunsets… I should certainly make more of an effort, because they’re always so amazing! This is the sun setting over a street in Roanoke. I spent a wo...
This photo is part of oh so lovely’s 30 Day Photo Challenge. Today is Day 21: Pretty Pattern. pretty pattern: bright buttons is a post from: Fluffyland Craft & Sewing Blog
Last night marked the third-to-last night I’ll be sleeping at home for awhile! It’s almost back-to-school time! I’m working hard at packing and cleaning – such a surprisingly ...
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