I hope you are enjoying your new Spring Essentials freebie print! Doesn’t it just put you in the mood for spring? My friend says it looks like a wedding is about to take place – which now that I notice, it actually does. That would… Continue Reading…from doodle to artprint (a tutorial)
Changing out pillows is such a good way to update your home or decorate seasonally, plus they are super easy to make and you can get creative with materials (like using a woven rug or a sparkly tank top or a thrifted sweater). Remember the… Continue Reading…make a pillow out of a table runner (tutorial)
Two years ago I took a fabulous online calligraphy class called I Still Love Calligraphy. I practiced during the month of learning, getting slightly better, and then filed the supplies away and haven’t done much since. For some reason this week, I had the urge… Continue Reading…practicing calligraphy
While I’m far from great at it, watercolor is my favorite paint to play with (as seen in the summer, fall & winter essentials free prints). You want to know what’s even more fun than actually painting? Letting an app do it for you. Especially… Continue Reading…a simple way to turn photos into watercolor paintings
These new iphone cover designs were supposed to be wintery to go with the previous original, summer and autumn designs – but what came out is decidedly un-wintery! We’re still so far from spring, but cheerful colors and trendy geometrics can work for any time… Continue Reading…free iphone covers {new designs}
My mom made special felt stockings for our family when we were just a family of four. They are red and green with sweet ribbons and we’ve used them for the past several years for the kids. This year, as I mentioned yesterday, I decided… Continue Reading…embellishing simple white stockings
My sister has a holiday motto she says in a sing-songy voice this time of year: wrapped and done by december one. The amazing part about it is that she actually adheres to it! {me? Not so much}. Perhaps, like my sister, you have found… Continue Reading…make your gift wrapping lovely with woodland christmas tags & gift wrap guide
Here’s a festive wreath that is fun to make and can be displayed beyond this holiday season. Isn’t it cute?! Funky and vintage-y and pretty. Here’s how to make one: // SUPPLIES // 3 packages of tissue paper / wire wreath form / fringe scissors… Continue Reading…tissue pom wreath {tutorial}
There are only a handful of shows I watch regularly and Project Runway is perhaps my very favorite. I always love seeing the art these amazing designers can create with limited time, a small budget and sometimes, the oddest of materials. In a show last… Continue Reading…an unconventional diy pleated wreath {made of duct tape!}
Have you ever wondered how to turn your handwriting into a font {or to simply create a font!}? About a year ago, I discovered this fun app that allows you to create fonts, gives you lettering templates and is so easy to navigate. It is… Continue Reading…turn your handwriting into a font
Have you noticed my undying devotion to the Seattle Seahawks? For as long as I can remember, cheering on my home team has been a weekly tradition. I love the fall for the pretty colors and cozy moments, but most of all, I love the… Continue Reading…she needed a seahawks shirt
Autumn is officially here {well, I guess it has been for a few weeks now} which means it’s time to update our iphone covers. These pretty fall covers slip in perfectly to a clear iphone case and make it oh so easy to switch it… Continue Reading…free autumn iphone covers
Forever a fan of anything typography-related, these faux-zinc letters are super simple and inexpensive to create and fabulous to look at. Perhaps you’ve seen real zinc letters {so pretty, but can get a little pricy} and there’s a good chance you’ve already read a tutorial… Continue Reading…zinc letter look-alikes {tutorial}
One of the items I added to the boys’ room design board was this fun woven jute cube. I’m not even sure where I found it but I figured it was something I could recreate very inexpensively. SUPPLIES // storage cube / jute webbing /… Continue Reading…woven jute storage cube for the boys’ room
It’s accessorizing time in the boys’ room and so I’ve been scouring our house, finding a few things online and crafting my own items to give their room that campy/outdoorsy/vintage/boyish charm I’m going after. This is one of the pieces I sort-of made. It started… Continue Reading…diy hand stamped tree slice
