I went so ridiculously over the top with Halloween last year. Decorations for two full trees had me thinking of Halloween for half of the year. I see Halloween ornaments all over in the stores, but whenever anyone comes over…
Fabric covered bangles
My love for big fat bracelets is thoroughly documented. So when I found these wooden bracelet forms at my local craft store, I had to have them. The possibilities just made my mind race. I am such a crafty nerd.…
2010 Year of Pleasures #41
A beautiful expression of friendship from a truly beautiful friend. I am so lucky to have you in my world, Janet.
Camera Strap Cover
You know, it’s really hard to take a picture of your camera when you only have one camera. For years I’ve been seeing all those cute decorative camera straps floating around the internet, and I had it in the back…
2010 Year of Pleasures #40
Do you know how much time I have saved thanks to this beautiful, beautiful machine? No trying to steer a stroller through a maze of a line, no more trying to get around people filling out forms, now I just…
2010 Year of Pleasures #39
Bear’s out of town this week, and with how totally overwhelmed I’ve been feeling lately, I was pretty panicked about it. But then I decided to just seize this opportunity to do whatever the heck I felt like whenever the…
12 Days of Christmas crosstitch
When last I shared this project, over a year ago, I’d gotten less than half way through and still had hopes of finishing before Christmas. Silly Tresa, when will you ever learn. Seven Swans a Swimming Six Geese a Laying…
Thrift store SCORE!
Over labor day weekend while Atti was playing with Grandma, I took the opportunity to sneak away with Bear and his dad to do a little thrifting. Ventura is a great little beach town with some wonderful shops, and I…
2010 Year of Pleasures #38
I found these while out thrifting over the labor day weekend. Do you know how hard it is to find vintage patterns in a modern size? I saw these and immediately hugged them to my chest while rapturous visions of…
It’s official
If you’ve been around this blog since before Atti was born, you read a whole lot of my angst about making my dreams come true and how I longed to be a capital W-Writer. It’s kind of mind boggling to…