Hello friends! If you follow my crafty twitter handle @WCBCraftStudio, you know that last Tuesday I lived my best digital life during the premiere episode of NBC's new hit show Making It, live-tweeting and commenting on the most memorable moments. From Amy and Nick's pun-offs, the projects, the creativity, and the whole feel-good vibe of …
Continue reading #MakingIt Week 1 Fast Starter & Master Crafter Challenges – WCB Style
Hi crafty friends! I know I usually post on Tuesdays, but since Prime Day begins today at 3:00pm EST, I figured saving some cash was worth breaking the rules! Here are some items for a few crafting disciplines you may want to look into and take advantage of the Prime Day discounts - Dual …
For today's Friends & Family feature, I've selected my younger cousin Francis, whose birthday is coming up on the 29th so let's wish her a happy early birthday from the WCB crew! When I think of the Shakespearean line "and though she be but little, she is fierce," it is literally personified by my cousin …
Continue reading Friends & Family: Francis – Little Jack of All Trades Who Packs a Punch!
As you may remember from this post in the beginning of the year, I have the opportunity to be the Hannah Montana of Corporate America and crafting, because I work on corporate matters during the day, and I get to bring in my crafting life to corporate at night. My old SAP colleagues love to …
Continue reading A Corporate Meeting With a Taste of The World Cup
Ok, don't get too excited because I only have two makeovers ready for publishing, but I guess it's a good contrast to my usual lengthy posts. With the move and fixer upper moments behind us, it's time to improve the things that we're actually keeping for our new apartment! Bookshelf Makeover: I bought this shelf …
And we'll never be royalllllllllllllllllllllls, it don't run in our blood... but we sure can pretend for a day! My friends and I decided to be royally extra this past weekend, and have a watch party for the Royal Wedding of His Royal Highness, Prince Harry and his new bride Ms. Meghan Markle aka Her …
Guys, can you believe it?! Just over a year ago, I began this series of posts following the journey of my best friend's road to the altar, from the proposal & the surprises I gathered for her, the engagement party & proMOHsal, saying yes to the dress, the bridal shower, the stamp serendipity, the bachelorette, …
Continue reading #MyBestFriendsWedding Final Chapter – The BIG Day!
One of the responsibilities of a Maid of Honor is to collect the ribbons and bows from the gifts the bride receives on her bridal shower, and use them to make a fake bouquet (or bowquet as I like to call it) for the day of the rehearsal, so the bride has something as a …
Continue reading #MyBestFriendsWedding Chapter 8 – Rehearsal Dinner Bowquet
I'm usually worse than a safe box when it comes to keeping things a surprise for events, but this time it's been harder than ever because for the most part, the things I make are for random people so I can do #CraftingWithKathy episodes on Snapchat/Instastories or ask my friends for opinions, but since it's …
Continue reading Who needs paper when you have tiles? Moroccan Place Tiles!
The reason I started WCB (the blog & Etsy shop) was because working for a software company in Corporate America was not very conducive to me expressing my creativity, and I needed an outlet. Even after leaving SAP, I'm still in touch with my colleagues and every so often, they reach out for a craft …
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