Category: how to
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How to Make a Star Wars Sweatshirt for a Toddler
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A few years ago, I fell for the super nerdy “Spaceships Tee” from Super 7. It has a bunch of different spaceships on it, and it was only made in men’s sizes. Here I am with it: Perhaps you realize the error of my ways. Male nerds are drawn to…
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How to Make a Free Infinity Scarf
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I remember first spying jersey knit infinity scarves on Etsy a couple of years ago. I liked the ones that had several different strands of fabric, long and loopy. After doing a little research on jersey knit cotton, you learn that it’s the kind of fabric that doesn’t require any…
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A Coffee Filter Wreath
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I’d been looking for a new wreath for our place. After looking around a bit at blogs for ideas, I found that some people had been using interesting materials to them. I decided to try my hand at making one out of …. coffee filters! There’s no sewing, and it’s super…
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How to Plan a Retreat: Locations and Budget Thoughts
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This installation of the “How to Plan a Retreat” series takes a break from some of the step by step instructions. Today we’re going to dive into some of the resources that go into planning a retreat. I know first hand that budgets for retreats are often slim. When you look…
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Redoing the Bins in our Side Table
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Spicing up the little side table that I moved under our stairs was a multi-faceted project. If you recall, the table looked like this when it first was placed under the stairs: I’d bought the bins specifically for the table in it’s new home, but I found their overly-matchy nature…
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Easy Dwell Studios Inspired Accent Art
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Last week I revealed the little re-do I did under our stairs, and I made reference to an easy art project I did to lighten up the space. A couple of years ago, I found a triptych style frame at Pier One in the clearance bin. It was scratched up,…
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Old Table Re-do: A Media Stand Becomes an Entry Way Table
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We had an media stand that worked well in our old apartment. It was exactly the width of the space that held our TV. When we moved, we found that the TV seemed perched rather precariously on it. Add a baby to the mix and I knew we needed to…
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Who’s the Cutest?
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So just do this – 1. Go to Google2. Type in Who’s the Cutest?3. Click “I’m Feeling Lucky” You totally know it’s true.
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Gluten Free Reviews: Pasta, Mac and Cheese, and Pretzels
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Some of you all know that I’ve been gluten-free for about a year now. I have fructose malabsorption, which means I don’t have the enzymes required to break down fructose. It’s a little like lactose intolerance, if only in some of the ways it affects digestion (both result from a…