Two Last Minute DIY Christmas Gift Ideas

Candle Luminaries

If you read my post on Sunday about making candles and soap, perhaps you’re wondering how it all turned out? Well, wonder no more! I posted tutorials for both over on Dealectica. Here’s a little sneak peak: Candle Luminaries // Yes, these are the same candles you saw solidifying on the kitchen counter on Sunday. [...]

Weekend Ramblings | This is how I’m spending my Sunday

Making Candles

Making candles. And soap. I’ve wanted to do both for a long time, but now that I’m in the midst of doing them, I realize that there’s a good reason people buy these things instead of making them themselves. It’s a lot of work! And spilling soy wax all over your stove? Very hard to [...]

Crafting with Cat Hair Review

Crafting with Cat Hair Review

I guess publishing this review for Crafting with Cat Hair confirms that I have ventured into crazy cat lady territory. But before you judge me, think about this: wool comes from sheep. So if we use sheep hair to make wool, what’s wrong with using cat hair to make wool? OH YEAH, THAT’S RIGHT, nothing! [...]

RIP ReadyMade, my most favorite magazine EVAH

Hanging Lampshade

It hurt when Blueprint ceased publication. I felt bummed when I got my notice that Domino was out of business. But ReadyMade!? This is just too much to bear! I know I’m three months late with this, but when ReadyMade made the announcement about their demise, I was in the midst of moving chaos, so [...]

Super Cool DIY Projects I’ve Pinned

I love Pinterest. If I had the time, I’d be pinning stuff all day long. I’ve found so many ideas on there and I love sharing things I’ve found on the web with others. I think my favorite pins are the DIY projects. There are so many things that I want to do and make! [...]

Inspiration: Old Japan

Japan Photos

It’s funny how ideas for blog posts can evolve. This started out as a post where I shared vacation pictures and then kvetched about how it’s been too long since we’ve traveled anywhere exciting. (Oh, and it has. Believe me!) And now it’s a Japan-inspired design board post. It’s been almost two years since our [...]

Etsy Obsession: Plants

Marimo Plant on Etsy

I think I have an addictive personality, but instead of actual physical addictions, I fixate on things. Okay, that sounds creepy–let me rephrase. I go through phases where I’m really into certain things. And right now, I’m really into plants on Etsy. While I’ve ordered a few, I also love looking through the plant listings [...]

My Shameful Heartsy Addiction

It takes a lot to sell me on new deal websites. At some point, they all start blending together–I mean, how many $20 for $50 haircuts can one person use, right? I see bloggers writing about them all the time and it’s become white noise to me. So when I saw people writing about Heartsy [...]