I love making lists. I tried a few list-making apps on my phone, but nothing beats the feeling of scratching a completed task off a piece of paper. I’m old fashioned I guess. I prefer long skinny notepads for my to do lists, but since those are hard to come by I made my own [...]
The other day I came across this beautiful painted wooden spoon tutorial. I trashed all my wooden spoons a while ago after finding splinters in my cookie dough, but I figured I could apply the same technique to a terracotta pot. I love the contrast of the high gloss shellacked paint next to the matte terracotta. This [...]
A few of you asked about gouache painting tips, so this one is for you guys! All you really need to get started with gouache is paint, brushes, a palette, water, and something to paint on (I used bristol paper). It turns out that I’ll need a bit more experience before I become the Queen [...]
A while back I came across this ombré dip-dyed t-shirt on J.Crew’s website, and it seemed like a challenge to make my own. Yesterday my sister came over with her tie-dying stash to help me figure out how. Lately I’ve been seeing (and loving) this look on curtains, but dying a shirt seems a lot less [...]
Daniel and I have a hard time coming up with creative date ideas, so we usually just end up going out to eat, putting on our PJs, and watching a movie. There’s nothing wrong with that, but it’s not like we’re going to look back in twenty years and reminisce about one of the 1,000 [...]
I’ve been crushing on this pillow from Vivaterra for a while. Although “You Are My Sunshine” is a great song, I would prefer to have a quote of my choosing on a pillow that I’m going to see everyday. Also, am I the only one that thinks $159 is a bit steep for a pillow? [...]
Just one more chalkboard porcelain paint project, and then I’ll give it a rest. I promise. How about… a chalkboard serving platter? It’s perfect for serving cheese, cookies, or any other goodies you might need to label. you’ll need: a porcelain platter (mine is from CB2) painter’s tape (optional) Pebeo Porcelaine 150 Chalkboard Paint (available at Dick Blick or Amazon) [...]
Naturally when I discovered porcelain chalkboard paint I had to grab some. The inventor must be some kind of genius. Now I have the most amusing coffee mug ever, and you can have one too. This is a much easier version of the hand painted mug project—no drawing or painting skills required! you’ll need: a porcelain mug (mine [...]
I’m assuming I’m not the only one with empty frames laying around waiting for artwork to fill them, so here’s a simple solution for your empty frame woes. Use an old school label maker (like this) to spell out a favorite quote, stick it on a piece of paper, and pop it into the frame. You [...]
The trees around here have been positively bursting with fall color over the past few weeks. I’d say they were just as lovely as last year’s leaves. I’m sure most of you have pressed leaves before, but if not it’s super simple. Just gather the prettiest leaves you can find, sandwich them in sheets of wax [...]