Confirming once again that I was born in the wrong decade, my latest acquisition: a Record Player. While going to thrift stores to try and not break the bank while furnishing and decorating my craft room, I found a few second hand vinyl records and the nostalgia got the best of me. I wanted to …
Continue reading Saving the Day When a Project Goes Wrong! Record Player Decoupage
Going to start this post giving you a glimpse of my current state: So much excitement! Even though it's a small little DIY project, I had this idea a LONG time ago and it kept jumping up in the back of my mind for me to do it, so I finally made it happen and now my …
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Not too long ago, I got bit by this bug that left me permanently changed: the vintage bug! Sounds funny, I know, but the truth is I'm not really sure how or where it came from, but I became OBSESSED with everything vintage. I've always been told I'm an old lady, so it actually kind …
Continue reading Project Craft Room – Details: Vintage Typewriter
When I'm focused on a project (especially something that makes me happy) I don't stop. Project Craft Room is the definition of 100% focus, and the paint job is all done! As I mentioned on the ground zero post, this color palette inspired me to know what I wanted my craft room to look like. …
One of the most important moments in the life of any human living in the US is their twenty-first birthday, because even though we come of age at 18, we cannot legally drink until we are 21. There are lots of different ways in which the birthday boy/girl lets everyone know that they're now officially part of …
Lo and behold! A crafter needs their space... And if its me, then it's A LOT of space. And so begins the journey to my own personal Narnia: the perfect craft room. We've always had a room reserved for guests in my house, but since I've been working from home about 80% of the time and …
There's no greater feeling than working on the things you love to do, but when you get a chance to have your work be a part of the special day for a family member, it just makes everything 10 times better. When my sister got engaged, it was a very special time since she's the …
This little project came about unexpectedly during my trip to Colombia while visiting my family - well, the one who wasn't expecting it was me, because my mom and grandma actually had been waiting for my arrival to ask me to do this haha! Having recently moved into a new house, my grandma is still …
Continue reading Simple Project Sundays: Kitchen Spices Display
If you don’t know by now, let me make this very clear because you will see plenty of it in my blog forever and ever: I. LOVE. DISNEY. Disney Disney Disney. Disney. Are we clear? Awesome, moving on! One of the last times my friends and I went to Disney, we all bought the traditional …
After my 25th birthday party, I decided to make my credit card take a sabbatical, because with December holidays so close by, I was sure the magnetic band would fall off at some point. The thing is, Halloween was the following week, and my friends and I had spoken about throwing a party at one …
Work-Craft Balance 