Why yes, its true! On this lovely Valentines Day, I printed a hundred canvas bags for the Art Therapy Institutes "I Heart Art" fundraiser this weekend. I dont have printmaking equipment - not...
Darby and my dad spent a lot of quality time together this weekend. They seem to have some sort of deep spiritual understanding.
Next time I teach color mixing Im showing this video.
"What -- YOU wanted to sit here? Well... This is awkward." - Darby
Eli brought home a bunch of white flowers the other day - there were so many that I split them into two bouquets, one for the dining room table and one for the bedroom.He picked white because he thou...
Since Im on a roll with posting today, here are some of my submissions for the Spaces & Places project, which launches on Monday.My first internship site during a collaborative knit/crochet insta...
Have I posted a shot of our not-so-new-anymore shelves we got for the living room? It took about 30 seconds for them to be completely full of stuff. We have a lot of stuff, I guess. Mostly books...
Were less than two weeks away from the Art Therapy Institutes annual fundraiser, "I Heart Art"! There will be live music, food trucks, beer, and a super awesome silent art auction. You can cl...
“This is what you shall do: Love the earth and sun and the animals, despise riches, give alms to every one that asks, stand up for the stupid and crazy, devote your income and labor to others, hate t...
I want to ride off on an adventure to South America or somewhere in one of these amazing renovated Airstream trailers.images via pinterest
I wrapped pipe cleaners in yarn and braided them together to make these funky bracelets as a demo. The kids at work went crazy and got totally in to making them, and now have big plans to have a "...
If you live within a 100 mile radius, you probably used to hearing my squeals of joy whenever a package arrives from a friend. This is partly because I love getting mail, and partly because I have re...
I want to put that fluffkin in my pocket.(via cuteoverload)
I was trying to organize my photos from some recent paper mache adventures and came across some old pictures from Chicago. I was feeling nostalgic, so I thought Id share what some other folks cr...
(note from a first grader)
My art club kids made some really neat collages today using cut-up maps, magazines, and origami paper. As always, I was so impressed by the creative ideas they come up with. For example, here is...
We bought an old filing cabinet at the ReStore several months ago - its covered in rust but has lots of neat drawers. Elis been talking about refinishing it, and I think Ill push for this teal/green/...
Do you use Pinterest? I just started using it this week and im obsessed. Which is ok, I decided, because it is actually a useful way to organize all of my other obsessions.All those someday attic ren...
We hosted a little potluck brunch this morning at our house. I made a pancetta and leek quiche and a broccoli dill quiche, and guests brought pastries, porridge, crepes, fruit, breads, and more.Befor...
i cleaned up a little.
I came upon this school-bus-turned-tiny-house and have been sitting here in amazement, just pondering its loveliness, thinking about possibilities. The craftsmanship looks impeccable. And the wood st...
im thinking about blondish highlights, maybe underneath so when I braid it they show up like little surprises?
I found this tour of a renovated attic space and since I continue to be obsessed with the idea of (someday) renovating ours, Im posting tit here for future reference.via apartment therapy
Have you seen our newly refinished butcher block table top? We got it for free because it was covered in hideous red linoleum affixed with tar - a really awful combination. When we discovered that th...
the last week of december is crazytimes. so many places to travel, people to see, holidays to celebrate. it was a stressful whirlwind, to be certain. there was christmas at dads...hanukkah at mo...
heres one of the ornaments eli and i made for our families...
Here are the finished paper mache bowls the Art Club kiddos made - I love how each one has its own personality...if you want to make your own, check out my tutorial over here.
i should have taken a "before" shot of the messy shelves, but alas, youll have to trust me that it looked significantly different before we spent some serious quality time folding yesterday.&...
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