Tonight I’m hosting a girls’ night for a bunch of friends. I’m making a few of my favorite fall recipes including this spiced cider, these gingersnap cookies, and my mom’s homemade chex mix. I’m trying out this caramel-in-a-can recipe to pair with apple slices, and I can’t forget a veggie tray to balance out all [...]
Lately we’ve had a lot of rain around here, and all sorts of wild looking mushrooms have been popping up. Since one of my terrariums recently suffered a casualty, I decided to make some little mushrooms to fill the void. Supplies: oven bake-able polymer clay sturdy wire cut into 3″–4″ lengths (make sure it isn’t [...]
Someone special is turning 4 today—Mabel! Oliver’s 6th birthday is in a few weeks, so I made them little crowns (from toilet paper tubes, spray paint, and twine) to celebrate the occasion. They seemed to think the crowns were some kind of weird punishment, but since I bribed them with treats they let me snap [...]
I’ve been longing for a different coffee table for a while. I couldn’t find one that I liked available for sale anywhere, but I knew exactly what I wanted. Luckily my dad has major woodworking skills and a garage full of tools! I drew a sketch of what I had in mind, and last Saturday [...]
Last week my friends and I threw a tea party baby shower at my house for our friend Laura. I wanted to decorate with doilies since they seem tea party-ish, so I dyed some of the doilies with coffee to give them an antiqued look and folded them over yarn to make doily bunting banners. Don’t [...]
I ran out of blank pages in my sketchbook, so I picked up a new one today. In college I had a professor who required us to decorate our sketchbook covers, and I’m going to start doing that again. Since I’ve had Danni’s washi tape notebook in the back of my mind for a while, [...]
Last month I was inspired by Rachel’s photos of the Fat Hen—specifically the hand written pricing on a pane of glass. I loved the look and decided to recreate it in my home. It was a great excuse to practice my hand lettering too! I didn’t want to draw off the cuff, so I lettered [...]
For the past 2 or 3 years I’ve kept an eye out for the perfect Jenny Lind bed for our guest bedroom. Last week craigslist finally came through for me! What’s your favorite craigslist/flea market/ebay find? My new-to-me bed is definitely one of my top five favorites. The bed needed a good polishing, but furniture polish [...]
If you’re looking for an excuse to start collecting those adorable vintage jello molds, I’ve got one for you. They are ridiculously easy to turn into candles. Once you’ve gathered all your supplies, you can make these in 15 minutes or less! Supplies: microwavable soy candle wax (available here) lavender essential oil (available here) candle wicks [...]
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 [...]