I really kind of can’t believe I haven’t blogged this recipe before. This has been a part of our family repertoire since before we were a family. It was, like, the *one* “fancy” thing my mom ever made and each…
Why I don’t fix my nails
A lifestyle blogger knows that she’s going to receive criticism for what she puts out there. A blogger like me who regularly blogs elsewhere about the most controversial possible issues in life knows that I have to put on my…
CHA 2014 Recap
Vanna White emceeing the Lion Brand fashion show Today is the close of the 2014 Craft and Hobby Association trade show, and, I confess, I had to cry uncle. After a couple of days of pounding the concrete and being…
Recipe: Plantains Fried in Browned Butter
I’m known to be rather…well, “excitable” is the word we use in our family. I scream, I clap, I jump up and down, I have a laugh that shakes the rafters. There’s really no mistaking how I feel about something,…
Year of Pleasures: Pencil Socks!
You know what? It is really hard to take a picture of yourself in knee highs that doesn’t come off like a creepy camgirl shot. You can see that Miss Jem does not approve. But I had no choice! I…
Blogging: Art vs. Commerce
I have a few blogging friends that I can count on when I need a vent session, and unfortunately I didn’t get to see enough of them on this most recent trip, so I have to take my angst and…
2014 Crafty Goals
I’ve spent the last few days practicing a lot of self care, taking naps when I needed to, working on some slower more meditative projects that let me just chill out, and Working The Program has done wonders. I’m still…
Bundled Up Cozy Christmas Tree Unveiling
Christmas DIY: Miniature Quilt Ornament
Oh the last minute. It and I are bosom companions. In planning my calendar I, of course, never planned two a day tutorials, or even a tutorial on Christmas Eve. I mean, who’s still making ornaments besides crazy old me?…
Christmas DIY: Pair of Slippers Ornament
Bear and I get along famously. We’re one of those annoying couples who are so on the same page that we accidentally dress alike all the time. But the one thing we are always bickering over is the temperature of…