I believe I’ve told the story of how I took up sewing while I was pregnant with Allie because of an early-third-trimester freak out about how I needed to be able to make Halloween costumes for my kids. Overall it was one of my more productive freak-outs. I learned–and fell in love with–a new skill, and I’ve been able to make beautiful and …
A couple months ago my daughter started kindergarten. That baby that I had only about a dozen posts ago? She’s almost 6. She goes to elementary school. Where does time GO? I’m totally one of those moms who wants her kids to stay little forever, but the one thing I was really looking forward to with Allie growing up was …
When I started planning, I spent several weeks sortof at a loss for how to decorate it. I saw all these gorgeous spreads on Instagram and in Facebook groups, but never seemed to be able to recreate them in my own planner. I started out just sortof putting down stickers that I liked, without much regard for how they went together, …
If you watch my Instagram, you’ve noticed that I’ve been doing a lot of coloring lately. That’s all thanks to the Daily Marker 30 Day Coloring Challenge. I love this challenge for forcing me to sit down and practice my coloring every day. (Yes I know that sounds crazy.) When you bounce between crafts the way I do, it’s easy for some …
Okay. I made this card in September of 2015, and never got around to writing about it. But I still love it, so here you go. It’s possible that the horrible lighting and hideous wood-paneled walls at the house we used to live in played a role in why I blogged so little…but anyway. At the time, the stamp and die were …
Back in January I impulse-bought a Happy Planner, and it’s kinda changed my life. This is unexpected. For years, I didn’t really “get” the whole planner trend. In fact I was a little annoyed that some of my favorite scrapbooking companies were pivoting more toward planner accessories. I can store my appointments in my phone, aren’t paper planners obsolete? I barely …