Post-Birthday Wishlist: A Roundup of My Favorite Things

Well, folks, it’s happened. I went to bed this past Friday night at age 31 and woke up as a 32 year old in the morning. This leaves me with one important issue: how to spend my birthday money! Here...

Over the River and Through the Woods to buy a Vintage Letterpress

On New Year’s Eve Day, I dragged Josh out to the middle of nowhere to buy an old letterpress. I have wanted one for years (ever since I bought a letterpress greeting card when I was 18 that I still...

Handmade Spool Garland Giveaway on Funky Vintage Lovely Blog

My pal, april, of funky vintage lovely, is hosting a 12 days of christmas giveaway and this spool garland i made is day 8. hop on over to enter this and the rest of the giveaways!

Custom Storage Ottoman Tutorial on Papernstitch

My newest DIY project is up on papernstitch blog! Click –> here

TUTORIAL: WOVEN COASTERS

Handwoven coasters make a great handmade gift that is not only cute, but really practical! Good gift options would be either a set of four, or just one along with a cute mug and a container of tea,...

What We Have Been Up To: In Instagrams

We have been having a love affair with Instagram around here lately. Even though I am on Twitter regularly, I have never found it to be very fun. Instagram, on the other hand, is a whole different...

Handmade Christmas Stockings Now Available

There are now handmade stockings in the SHOP. While looking at our vintage pink & silver Shiny Brite ornaments I realized that standard red & green stockings don’t look very good with them, so I...

Lego Storage Solutions: How to Keep the Bricks Tidy and Your Sanity Intact

As is the case with most little boys we know, Legos are the toy of choice in our house. The challenge is to keep them out of the carpet (no one wants to step on one in the dark, & our little dog...

TUTORIAL: FABRIC MINI NOTEBOOKS

These adorable mini-notebooks are the size of a credit card and are perfect to tuck into a purse or even a wallet! SUPPLIES: cardboard from cereal boxes, cracker boxes, etc.; high quality spray...

TUTORIAL: DOILY WREATH

SUPPLIES: (1) embroidery hoop (only the middle ring is used for this project); (1/2) yard of quilt batting, cut into strips (2 inches wide); (1/2) yard of fabric (your choice), ripped into strips...

TUTORIAL: LACE PRINT COASTERS

Help your friends protect their furniture with these pretty lace coasters! SUPPLIES: (4) solid colored ceramic tiles; (1) sheet of felt; (1/8) yard of lace; (1) can spraypaint (it doesn’t have to...

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TUTORIAL: LEATHER BOW KEYCHAIN

SUPPLIES: leather scraps (at least 7″x2″ big); small scraps of wool felt; metal keyring; needle and thread; high quality epoxy or adhesive. First, cut your leather into two pieces, one measuring...

New Gig: DIY Contributor at Papernstitch

Papernstitch is one of my favorite blogs for DIYS, inspiration and small business advice, and Brittni could not be kinder or more generous (I give her full credit for our last house being featured...

I Really Love: Colette Patterns

While clicking through the internet I stumbled upon Colette Patterns, which is a small sewing pattern company out of Portland, Oregon. The timing of this stumble is perfect, as I have been thinking...

Color In My Studio Space

I was organizing craft supplies in their new home today and was very happy with how much color there is in this space. Neutral, earthy rooms have so much appeal to me, but somehow wherever I am...

GIVEAWAY!! Mustache on a Stick from SomethingsHidingI nHere in Honor of MOVEMBER

What is Movember? Since its humble beginnings in Melbourne Australia, Movember has grown into a global movement inspiring more than 1.1 Million Mo Bros and Mo Sistas to participate. No matter the...