If I hear “Look at this creativity!” regarding a pumpkin that was carved using one of those paint-by-number-esque carving stencils, I’m gonna lose it. Creativity? You mean tearing it out of the book, and tracing it? Pfft. Call me a snob, but that ain’t creativity. Do these people not know that such stencils exist? Do [...]

It occurs to me that I should be posting about ways you can trick your blogs/websites out. I can teach you simple tricks… but what do you want to know?

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I thought you would enjoy this as much as I did…
My brother Lane (yes, the sweater horse brother), put a few items he is selling on his facebook account. I thought you would like his descriptions. Do you feel this way about your furniture?

“Meet Hank. Hank is a dependable and sturdy young fellow who is [...]

This. Blows. My. Mind.
It started with a facebook message from my brother:

And then I got this in the mail:

Can you believe this was made from these? My brother told me that he googled an image of a horse, printed it out and created his own pattern. Inside the horse is a bell… and it’s our [...]

I have two dresser refinishing projects in my near feature… here are some fun ways you can add personality to your dresser:

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You can see my other posts on wall hangings here.

Because she lives in Chicago, we haven’t actually “met”, but Jessica and I have talked on the phone and emailed frequently. She is the mastermind behind many of my favorite pieces of jewelry, JessLC.com, and we all love her Make Under My Life blog.
Thank you Jess for the ohbaby shower!
Many of you have left comments [...]

I didn’t appreciate that little waist when I had it. I’ll never do that again.
My computer was buggin’ out the other day and I couldn’t figure it out. Until I noticed my gut was resting on the space bar.
Still haven’t *tooted* in front of my husband! Is there an award for this somewhere? Can I [...]

Unfortunately with this blog, you are often at the whim of my google image searches. Today: Quilts. I ran back and got that fabric and am headed to another fabric store tomorrow to find more. These are the quilts I’m thinking about:
{the pattern on this one calls for 21 fabrics! I Looooove it, but I [...]