I’m excited about the project I’m sharing today! When the amazing Kimbo from A Girl and a Glue Gun invited me to be part of Heat Transfer week with Expressions Vinyl I immediately knew I wanted to do another piece of wall art. I love pushing the boundaries of how to use canvases to create custom art and this was another successful attempt at awesomeness! I used the heat transfer vinyl from Expressions Vinyl to…
Continue readingI’ve been sewing up a storm lately, but I enjoy a good craft project, too. Recently I’ve had a hankering to try some new things. I long to slowly shuffle through the aisles of a craft store, letting my imagination run wild. But, the weather stinks and I’ve always got kids with me, and a trip anywhere just isn’t as fun as I want it to be. I was thrilled when I discovered Consumer Crafts.…
Continue readingI had the privilege of reviewing the gorgeous Handmade Winter eBook! I flipped through the delicious pages, mouth-gaping at the delicious recipes, divine cocktails, and inspiring sewing and crafting tutorials. The entire eBook is full of phenomenal photography and terrific ideas. I was inspired the second I flipped the virtual page and landed on these precious chalkboard blocks. My oldest is in Kindergarten this year and for some reason just can’t get the hang of…
Continue readingAfter doing my post on green cleaning, I started thinking about how much money I was saving by not buying commercial cleaning products and how much safer I felt my family was without being exposed to all those chemicals. I started thinking of other ways to cut chemicals and unnatural products out of our lives and decided a great place to start would be some beauty items. I’m not fancy, I’m mostly a chap-stick-and-mascara-hair-in-pony kind…
Continue readingSounds silly, right? I mean, it’s only January! Well, after talking to you guys on Facebook, I realized many of us are in the same procrastinate/leave your stuff for the last minute boat, and many of us spend the days leading up to Christmas in a total sewing panic. And honestly, I’m tired of it! I want to do a handmade Christmas every year, and every year I bail at the last minute. Well, NO…
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