It’s my little brother’s birthday today. He’s not the type to mind if I don’t send him a card, which is good because I didn’t make him one. Instead, I’m going to share my favorite picture of him with my little munchkin. Are you MELTING? I mean, seriously. Allie has four uncles, but Andy is bound and determined to be …
A Little of Everything…
And a lot of nothing. That’s what I feel like I’ve gotten done today. I’ve made progress on a bunch of things, but haven’t actually finished any of what I started today. This was intentional, but it’s still mildly frustrating to look at the pile of work you’ve just done and see nothing but more work. What it means, though, …
Product Review: Sew-Sew
So (sew?) We R Memory Keepers has this line of tools that allows you to add stitching to your cards and layouts. They’re kinda cool. They started with the Sew Easy, which is a handle with interchangeable rollers that pierced various stitch patterns into your paper. The idea was to pierce, then hand-sew through the holes. Great idea if you …
Nap Time Painting
I think I mentioned recently that I finally found all the supplies I needed to create name letters for Allie’s nursery. I’m not sure if I updated with the part where all the pieces finally arrived. I love Hobby Lobby and all, but their shipping is not fast. Still, the final element arrived a little over a week ago. And …
Scrappy Trivet and Coasters
I have to be honest, this project was a whole lot more fun to start than it has been to finish. It’s really fun to start, though. Like, really fun. All you need are strips of fabric and batting 2.5 inches wide. Then you fold them into quarters and sew down the middle to form long fabric ropes. Once you …
Beach Baby {Layout}
I feel like I need to apologize in advance for the inevitable earworm this post is going to cause. Ever since I thought up this layout (like 3 weeks ago) I’ve been randomly busting out with “LONG HOT DAYS (do do do do do do) COOL SEA HAZE (do do do do do do) JUKE BOX PLAYS but now it’s …