Did you have a good holiday weekend? We came down to Florida because my birthday is always on Memorial Day weekend & it gives me a good excuse to come home & spend it with my family. I can’t believe I’m 33 you guys. Geez Louise. We were supposed to head back to DC today […]
My Little Pony Rainbow Dash Dress with a Crazy Tulle Hooded Mane
AKA: Possibly the most ridiculous piece of attire I have ever made… I actually started making this dress for Sophie Monster because she loves Rainbow Dash but once she saw the CRAZY hooded mane she wanted nothing to do with it, luckily her fashion saavy sister had no problem jumping in. The dress is made […]
had a bad day brussel sprout, onion & bacon mac cheese
Does this ever happen to you? You read or see a recipe that just somehow connects to you on a spiritual gastroenterological level & for days YOU CANNOT STOP THINKING ABOUT IT. That happened to me, our sitter Amy was telling me how she had whipped up a macaroni & cheese dish with brussel sprouts […]
Eye Candy
Omgosh, I’m so freakin’ tired you guys. About 2 weeks ago we moved Sophie from her crib to a toddler bed in Sam’s room. Sam had been having trouble with being scared at night & Soph was starting to climb out of her crib so something had to be done. They were actually the ones […]
Land of the Rainbow Books
Have a bookshelf that time & time again has stumped you? You’ve tried books but they were…well, boring. Then you did that weird elephant statue & that was just weird, let’s be honest. Fake plants, dumb. Real plants, dead. How about this… It only took me, gosh, maybe two trips to the thrift shop to […]
growing in grace
We all need grace. We all fall short, despite our best intentions & if we’re lucky, although undeserved, the person we’ve wronged will choose to show us grace. I’ve learned over the years that this is not my natural inclination. Often when I’m wronged, especially if it’s been by a man, I’ve felt an overwhelming […]
There’s something about Sophie.
I don’t even know what words I would choose to describe Sophie Monster… Spirited, Sweet, Joyful, Silly, Exciting, Loveable…INSANE. For example, yesterday I was trying to take some beautiful pictures of Soph frolicking in the amazing ‘pink snow’ that’s covering our front lawn right now. (cherry blossom petals for you Floridians) At first she played […]
Mother’s Day Craft & Gift Guide
Above is a little snipit of some some of the items you’ll find in my “MOMMY DEAREST Mother’s Day Gift & Craft Guide” (a little ode to my own mother. Oh wait, so not because she’s like Joan Crawford! Ack! No, I meant because we watched that movie together when I was a kid! Seriously, […]
recipe review: Artichoke & Tomato Pasta
If you’re anything like me when you get a new magazine you dog-ear pages with recipes or projects that look good. In fact when I’m done my magazine won’t even lay flat because of all the folds I’ve made. How often I actually ever go back & try one of those articles is a completely […]
sleeping beauty princess glitter art
I could not be happier with the way this project came out! It certainly morphed quite a bit on it’s way from some fuzzy place in my brain to hanging on Sam’s wall but nonetheless I’m so darn excited with the final product! I knew I wanted something that was an image of Sleeping Beauty […]