I finished the invitations for the upcoming birthday bash in honor of my dad and his twin brother’s 75th birthday. It really is quite challenging to combine creativity with age-appropriateness. Birthday party invitations usually call for balloons and confetti and fun stuff like that. However, those things really didn’t seem […]
Yearly Archives: 2011
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I am happy to report that I am putting the past two weeks behind me. My husband is doing well! Thanks again for all of your emails of well-wishes. I am back working on a couple of upcoming projects. The first is creating an invite for a 75th birthday party […]
Life has smacked me in the head again. This time, my husband has had some complications from his chemo treatments and has been in the hospital for a few days. He will be in there for a few more. T It drives me crazy being in the hospital! (Aside from […]
I’m finally back from move-in day at college. Here is a quick look at the banner. You don’t need to decorate a college dorm room to make one; any blank wall will do! Check back tomorrow for the tutorial. Unexpected surprise: it doubles as a headboard. Who knew?!
I’m taking a few days off from blogging because I want to spend every second playing with my girls! I’ll definitely post photos next week of move-in-day and the dorm decorating fun! In the meantime, here is the finished project that I blogged about yesterday. When you make your banner, […]
By this time next week, Adrienne will have moved in to her dorm room and I will have spent the night with her in her room. (Shhh…don’t tell anyone! She has a single room, so I won’t be disturbing anyone. Plus, we HAVE to re-create that fabulous scene from Gilmore Girls. […]
One of the benefits of having pretty much every craft item known to man is the ease at which my girls (and heck, the entire neighborhood for that matter!) can count on me to have just the right thing they need when it comes to making projects for school. Glue? […]
In keeping with my latest obsession of making boxes and stationary, here is an idea for something you can make for a college-bound kid. I made the card resemble the Duke “D” by cutting out part of the fold and by rounding the corners. The cards are perfect for college […]
I have been on a roll making stationary and decorative boxes. It’s so much fun, and you’ll love doing it, too. See how to make a faux suede box HERE, and a fun baroque box HERE. My aunt owns a horse farm that she calls “Magnolia Farm.” During these lazy and […]