Savoring the Sweetest Parts of Life
Let’s talk. For a while now I’ve been sick of my iPad case. It serves it’s purpose, but it’s boring. Just leather. Just black. Just blah. So, like any able-bodied crafter, I decided I’d give it a revamp. I saw this iPad cover by Free People and loved the feather print. Perfect opportunity for me to finally make some foam stamps, right? You’ll see. It all started off innocent enough. Prelim pics of the disaster that was about to strike. {Read More}
You know how I made that String Art a few weeks ago to spruce up our bedroom? Well, I didn’t stop there. For my second knitting project of the year, I decided that I wanted to knit a cover for a throw pillow. And since anchors are also a thing between Shelton and I, that seemed to be the obvious decoration choice. The great thing about this DIY is that it is totally customize-able to whatever you’re wanting – heck, you don’t {Read More}
If you’re like me, you just can’t toss out those cute brown paper boxes each month from Birchbox. I recently reorganized all my make up in our bathroom and was able to free up a ton of space with this Magnetic Make Up Frame DIY and some leftover Birchboxes. Here’s how you can make your own stacking boxes for whatever knick-knacks you have that need organizing… I traced the top and side of the box lids, following the shape of {Read More}
I received some great advice a few weeks ago from my friend Renee Do, who I affectionately call Do. As in “Do, a dear, a female dear…” She is pretty special to me for a number of reasons: 1. We traveled through England, Ireland and Wales together when we were teenagers. 2. She is one of the most honest, forthright, yet modest people I know. 3. She likes long emails just as much as I do. When I started up Swoonful {Read More}
After Shelton blew my socks off last week with my early Valentine’s Day gift, I was so excited to surprise him with a homemade piece of art straight from my heart. I’ve been looking for something to put over our bed, but nothing I found while perusing Etsy (or Pier One for that matter) seemed to fit us. When this happens, I know the only solution is to brainstorm a project and do it myself. Once the notion of string {Read More}
If you’re like me – you’ll do whatever it takes to make a seemingly-ordinary gift unforgettable and special. In this post I talked about a wedding gift I recently gave to a good friend of mine that included a cookbook (Dinner: A Love Story by Jenny Rosenstach). To make the cookbook a little bit more unique, I created a bookplate using some clear Avery labels I had in my craft stash and Illustrator. The step-by-step DIY is below! Before you {Read More}
Happy Valentine’s Day to you! Whether you’re in love with someone or just in love with yourself (highly recommended), today is a day of showing appreciation. Send a sweet email to a friend you haven’t talked to in a while. Send flowers to your mom. If you go out to lunch, bring back a snack for someone you work with. There are so many ways to show you care – that’s probably why I adore this holiday so much! Let’s {Read More}
I am a girl who loves getting flowers. I know, I know. They die eventually. But for me, the surprise of a fresh bouquet never gets old and is always appreciated. Shelton is great at surprising me when I least expect it. Case in point, last Sunday he came home with this arrangement from the grocery store: I’ve said it many times, and will say it many more, I am a very lucky girl. With Valentine’s Day on the horizon, {Read More}
Raise your hand if you have a love/hate relationship with scrapbooking. (My hand is raised.) I love the final product of a finished scrapbook – I mean, really, is there anything better? But I hate how much time/money/energy can be required just to get to that final product. In late 2011, I decided to switch things up a bit. I started saving mementos in a jar to haphazardly (read: no precision required) compile into a scrapbook at the end of {Read More}
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