Does it feel like spring where you live?  Here in Phoenix, it’s dry, very dry, and already hot!  (It was 97 degrees yesterday!)  Still, I like to remember the days of spring rains, fragrant flowers, and mild temperatures.  I’ve got just the perfect project to bring spring inside! Supplies needed: Paint Vinyl and Transfer Tape […]

My husband is in charge of the teenage boys at our church.  Everyone knows the way to a boy’s heart (or in this case, attention span) is through his stomach.  So, we bribe reward them with homemade cookies each week. I’ve been stuck in a cookie rut- making the same five recipes over and over.  So, […]

Welcome to the Handmade Hangout- where you can link up all things made by YOU! This week I’m featuring three of my favorite projects from last week’s linky. 1.  How to Paint a Piano from Run to Radiance-  I have to admit that the musician in me shudders at the thought of painting my gorgeous […]

Update***  Thanks to Taryn from Design, Dining, and Diapers for making this project a Top 10 project at The CSI Project!  I’m honored! Happy Monday, everyone!  First, I want to tell you a funny (maybe sad) story.  I had these wooden curtain knob things that I decided to use to hold back my bedroom curtains. […]

If you didn’t win the Spring Fling Giveaway last week, well- you’ve got another chance to win an awesome prize!  We are teaming up with some amazing bloggers to celebrate the 1st anniversary of Liz’s blog, Love Grows Wild.  We love Liz and we’re excited to help her celebrate such a fun milestone.  So- here’s […]

Welcome to Three Things Thursday, where I share a few projects that have caught my eye in the link parties this week.  Let me tell you, there are some beautiful, fun, adorable projects out there every week.  Even if you don’t link projects up, you should definitely visit the parties for some major inspiration. First […]

Have you entered the Bonita Bellita giveaway yet?  If not, go here or scroll down to enter! For this week’s layout, I had fun playing around with shapes!  One great thing about digital scrapbooking is you can resize and crop your photos into any shape without losing the parts of the picture you want to keep. […]

You may or may not have noticed that I didn’t get a scrapbook page up today. We are getting new carpet (which is kind of a long story….). Anyway, the computer is down and all my pictures are on it. I am typing this on our lovely IPad. So, I apologize. My husband is setting […]

I’m not great at sewing.  I’m getting better, though.  Sometimes, I just get in a mood to sew something.  Thank goodness for all the wonderful seamstresses out there in the blog world.  Here are some fun projects I found this week: 1.  I love Shabby Apple dresses- they are cute, modern, and modest, which is […]

Well, while we’ve been experiencing near-record heat here in Phoenix, with the weather that most of the country has been having, it seems like this Valentine’s Day will be perfect for cuddling up with someone you love, watching your favorite romantic movie and sharing a giant size box of chocolates. Perhaps you have something a […]

I’ve been a Primary president for over three years.  The Primary is the children’s organization at my church- kind of the children’s Sunday School.  I LOVE it.  I would gladly do it for three more years. Unfortunately, my time is ending, and I’ll be asked to do another job in my church, and let someone […]

Well, I finally got back onto my sewing machine.  I really am more of a crafter then a sewer (sewist?  seamstress?).  I really have to be in the mood to sew, and I have to have a big chunk of time, as I hate not not being able to finish a project once I’ve started […]

If you’ve stopped by the blog today, you’ve probably noticed that it looks a little different around here! If you’re reading this in your email, click over so you can see what I’m talking about!   I love the Blogger platform, and I’m not ready to switch to WordPress now (or maybe ever).  I was […]

It’s my turn to share my project for our monthly “Sisters’ Challenge”.  As you know, yesterday Laura shared these super cute printables for a bag of heart-shaped marshmallows. Last week I brought you these cute Sticker Valentines to use for your upcoming Valentine’s parties.   Today I was at the store and saw these fun dinosaur […]