Funny story: As you might be able to tell from the above photo of my living room (and projects like geode jewelry boxes, framed rock art, mineral tote bags, soap rocks, and many others), I’m a big fan of rocks and crystals. When we were at the Sou’wester over Valentine’s Day, we chatted with a lady in […]
Weekend Inspiration
This week I shared my chocolate mousse tarts, and they reminded me of a bunch of Valentine’s Day ideas from my archives. This weekend is the perfect time to get your Valentine’s Day craft on, or prep for making treats. Here are some ideas: Spicy chocolate heart brownies | Heart wrist bag | Vintage-Valentine matchboxes | Heart […]
Favorite Projects of 2016
Happy post-Christmas! I hope you had a good celebration. Since I got home from Christmas travels, I’ve been lazing around a bit, planning for 2017. But first I had to look back on 2016, and take stock. I realized that I did a lot of projects this year that I’m proud of, so if you need […]
Weekend Inspiration + May Recap
Now that June is here, I thought I’d recap my May projects and recipes, because I did some fun DIYs in the last month that you might’ve missed. If you’re looking for a weekend project to do or recipe to try, maybe one of these will strike your fancy. What will I be working on this […]
DIY Mineral Chart Tote Bag with Free Printables
Make this DIY mineral chart tote bag with free printable images.
Make Concrete and Gold DIY Plant Pots
Field Trip: Devils Punchbowl
One of the things Steven and I like to do when we have a free day is drive out to the Oregon coast. If you’ve never been there, it’s a magical place. It seems like every time I go, I discover something new to marvel at and love. Last Sunday we drove out to Devils Punchbowl State […]
Growing Paperwhites Indoors
Is your house looking a little bare now that you’ve (hopefully) put away your holiday decorations? Mine was, so I decided to force some paperwhites indoors. If you’re not familiar with growing bulbs, they spend the cold winter weather dormant, and then when spring comes around, they sprout. But you can trick them into flowering […]
Rock Crystal Art
This summer when we visited my sister Andrea in Seattle, she took us to the Punk Rock Flea Market, held in a former post office. The place was crammed with booths where people were selling art, vintage clothes, records, comics, t-shirts, etc. You name it, somebody was probably selling it. But my favorite booth by far […]