Unique Challenges of a Home Office Working from home presents a whole variety of problems that working from an office never does. This past Monday, for instance, I got a late start at work because I...
1.2.3 Clean Up Your Sidebar & Menus We’re human, which means–among other things–that we tend to accumulate clutter over time. In our pantries. Under our beds. In our c...
1.2.3 Sell Something A blog is a product of passion. I should know–I’ve been blogging for years. It can become like an old friend that you visit every morning, or like a pet that...
1.2.3 Brighten Your colors Your readers want to shake off the grays and browns from cloudy, muddy winters! They are longing to see bright green, warm coral, sky blue, sunny yellow and deep vi...
I had an “incident” yesterday. I’ve been up to my eyeballs in work-related tasks, none the least of which involves merging my “lifestyle brand” with my “business b...
(examples of a wrong sweater…) I enjoyed a few leisurely hours of knitting this past weekend after deciding that I MUST HAVE a new cardigan for all of this spring weather we’ve bee...
I can’t remember which came first–the photo above from Pinterest featuring this stellar vintage look or the fabric I recently obtained…but the fact that they go so well together is ...
One of the other projects that I shared at the Habitat for Humanity ReStore this past weekend were these cardigan boot cuffs. I originally saw the idea floating around on Pinterest and thought that ...
I tend to rush. Everything. And sewing is no exception. Once I commit to starting a new project I want to finish it As. Soon. As. Possible. Unfortunately this compulsion is folly when it comes to...
I’ve finished my first Elisha Leather Project pillow! I spent a lovely weekday evening catching up on sitcoms via Hulu and designing/sewing this pillow, and I love how it turned out. As a spe...
I had a wonderful time at my local Habitat for Humanity ReStore this weekend teaching a special workshop on how to repurpose used sweaters. The cardigan above was one of the projects that I featured...
Scenes from the sunny kitchen nook this morning as Craig and I enjoyed a leisurely Saturday morning breakfast. My plans for the rest of the day? More leisure.
The Elisha Leather Project is officially off the ground, starting with some serious deconstruction. Picture me, on the floor, with a seam ripper. Taking apart the coat and photographing the process...
Remember these scraps from this before post? Well here’s the finished project! I love how this handmade baby quilt turned out, and love most of all that it looks entirely different from my or...
I co-hosted a baby shower for my good friend, Amy, this weekend and had such a wonderful time! We enjoyed excellent food (as you can see!), played Name That Tune, got a little choked up over some wi...
My friend Kerri loves to bake. And I love to eat what she bakes, especially when it is pink-frosted cupcakes made special for my birthday and delivered to my door…. Share
Winter is one of my most favorite seasons of the year. I love the crisp air and the crunch of snow. Here are few photos from one of our recent winter walks around the neighborhood with the dogs. Sh...
I celebrated my birthday this past Monday and was treated to several wonderful meals out with family and friends. But perhaps my favorite meal of all was a quick lunch Craig and I enjoyed while stan...
a few scraps can become something beautiful… (to be continued) Share
per.ni.cious [adjective]: having a harmful effect, esp. in a gradual or subtle way. There is a pernicious foe that threatens to allure me every holiday season. Sneaking around disguised as pretty adv...
I realize that upon first impressions of this site during the holiday season, new readers (you, perhaps?) might think that this is a site about crafts and design. And while certainly I LOVE cr...
Every Christmas Season I like to think about handmaking gifts, partly because I’m crafty but also because I want to support mindfulness and resourcefulness during the season, and to invest in a...
It is a well known fact that I have a fondness for thrift stores. What makes other people feel overwhelmed and itchy (aka racks and piles of mismatched used items haphazardly thrown about) makes me f...
My life is surrounded by inspiring images. I collect them like a spinster collects cats. For instance, right now my kitchen table is covered in magazine pages ripped from their glossy books. Each one...
This is the best Christmas present ever. (Well, except for Jesus, but hey, you can’t beat Him!). We’re talking flat screen, LCD, 36-inch awesomeness. And it’s all wrapped up for Chr...
Thrifty Holiday Project 3 of 5 ==> next One of my favorite sayings of late is actually an old adage. An adage that I hadn’t heard until recently, and now can’t get out of my head. It...
Thrifty Holiday Project 4 of 5 ==> next It is five days before Christmas and I have not… …wrapped any of my presents …shipped any packages to relatives living far a...
Thrifty Holiday Project 5 of 5 ==> start again I have a black turtleneck that I love to wear this time of year. It is soft and warm, and just a tiny bit sheer. I bought it to replace...
Thrifty Holiday Project 2 of 5 ==> next This week for me will be all about crafting as I prepare for this weekend’s Art by Craft event in Denver. Mainly I’ll be burning and packagin...
You know what I like? Changing the way my rooms look and feel with each new season. You know what I don’t like? Buying up a whole bunch of seasonal accents–like pillows and tchotkies&#...
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