People tend to have strong feelings about Valentine’s Day. Jesse and I don’t. We celebrate it, but generally in the most minimal way possible. This year I decided to get a little (a very little) bit crafty. While I was at BevMo picking up a bottle of his favorite whiskey, realized that just handing him a bottle of booze wasn’t …
My apologies. The Inky Linky is on hiatus this week while I pack for a whirlwind weekend back east. We’ll be back next week, and I’ll finally be able to show off the epic project I’ve been hinting about for the last couple of months. Until then, enjoy this picture of a baby playing in a wagon made by her …
A couple weekends ago I was at a baby shower for a friend where they had the ever-popular table laden with puff paints and plain onesies. I love this idea, in concept. How sweet to have a collection of cute little t-shirts decorated with love by your family and friends? In practice, however? Major crafty performance anxiety. I just sit …
Allie’s Easter pictures went much more smoothly than her Christmas pictures. This had most to do with the fact that I wasn’t trying to get the OMGPERFECTPICTURE for a card, and instead just wanted a few snaps of her in her dress and with her basket. Plus, I was able to bribe her with candy. I call this one “I’m …
This is a post about how easy it is to use Glitter Ritz (or Elizabeth Crafts Silk Microfine Glitter as it’s now marketed). Jesse has a few friends in town this week, and we spent Tuesday evening drinking beer and gossiping and drinking beer, and I jokingly asked them if I could teach them a craft so I’d have something …
It’s with mixed emotions that I must share that this is my last week as a craft-at-home mom. Earlier this year, a good friend of mine told me about a job opening at her company, and I decided to throw my hat into the ring. Lo and behold, I was offered the position, and my first day will be Monday. …