When I painted and decorated my home office, I hung a piece of galvanized sheet metal to use as a magnet board. After that project, I swiftly moved on to another, and haven’t been using it as effectively as it could be. With a little tip from my sister Shelley, I bought some chalk ink [...]

My designer friend Laura and her fiance Casey got married last friday at Tilden Park in Berkeley. Laura did all the designing; the invitations, name cards, favors, you name it. She did a great job pulling all the details together. Here are my favorite shots from the night:

Week after week, my most important chore was to dust the trophies and the books on the shelves in the living room. This was no simple feat! Seven children, each with some fourteen trophies or so {maybe more from the more -ahem- atheletic of the bunch}. The Encyclopedia Brittanica lining the bottom shelf {the reading [...]

My friend and I are throwing a baby shower for our friend Shannon. We decided on a little birdie theme for her baby boy. After having seen these adorable invitations from Jordan Ferney, I HAD to make them. These are the birdie invitations I made:

Since it was birdie themed, my sister, mom and I came [...]

My blogging buddy Jess of Make Under My Life has a weekly routine of sloughing off her unused and unloved items in her “Weekly Exfoliations.” Week after week she takes something that she is no longer using and donates, recycles, or tosses as she sees fit. The weekend sun got to me this weekend and [...]

Stopped by my friend’s garage sale she put together for her mom and picked up a Polaroid Camera. Her mom had film in the house that she let us use, and we had so much fun with it. I’m loving how the pictures come out, the imperfect emulsion and yellowy colors. Be sure to let [...]

I’m pretty neat at home, but my jewelry drawer can get unruly. I battled it yesterday with $5.50 at Wal-mart, and here’s how I did it:
Here’s the “before”… I had an acrylic container I had inherited along the way somehow, and everything was crammed into it. Yes, my jewelry shares the same drawer as my [...]

Mueller Austin is a progressive and exciting master-planned new home community in Austin Texas. The homes are a mix of different homebuilders and home styles. What better way for neighboring cities and potential residents to keep up on the news at Mueller than a blog? The Mueller Journal just launched today, designed and developed by [...]

My lack in posts was a biproduct of my sister being in town from Virginia. We went to the city and saw Wicked {thanks Mom!} and did a great deal of shopping. Wicked was amazing, and I haven’t stopped listening to the music since. If only I could finish the book…

And how I made it [...]

As I sit here eating my corndog {I know – ew} 10 minutes before I have to leave for my volleyball game {double-ew: jumping up and down on with a stomach full of corndog}, I’m reflecting on all of the decisions and surprises we have had when owning property. I thought I’d just jot them [...]